Instagram ‘micro-influencer’ seeks to capitalize on boom ‘My main challenge is dealing with the people that only want to bring me down.’ Janese Watson (courtesy) For top celebrities like Kylie...
West Africa Islamic schools test traditions and children’s rights A reporter found the parents of child beggars didn't always want them "rescued" It's a common site in cities and towns across much of West...
In Venice, tourist crowds generate livelihoods and annoyance "Coping with so many tourists makes everyday life more difficult" Deirdre Kelly, a British artist who’s lived in Venice for 15 years, is worried....
Kashmir photos document lives shaped by conflict "You mute the colors to keep the emotions there, because that is what matters most in a place like Kashmir." Mumbai-based photographer Avani Rai...
Right to be forgotten highlights tensions between privacy, freedoms "What you have is a risk that people will rewrite history" What can you do if you Google your name, and the top search result is a news article...
A glimpse of Western Sahara’s forgotten refugees "There's a chance the Sahrawi people could start a new war." The frozen conflict in the disputed territory of Western Sahara rarely makes...
Project Exile: Reporter escaped Russia after beating, burns "Please leave. They're going to kill you." Fatima Tlisova didn't make it easy for the Russian government to get rid of her. As a reporter...
Project Exile: Criticizing Kurdish referendum leads to exile "He told me to either leave or they would beat me very terribly." Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region has long had a reputation in the West as a...
Project Exile: Moroccan journalist flees after being stripped, jailed "The police broke down the door of my apartment and forced me to undress." When the security software on Moroccan journalist Hicham Mansouri's...
Project Exile: Tajikistan harasses reporter into exile "I knew that they have just one goal: they want to see me out of journalism." The calls came to Tajik journalist Humayra Bakhtiyar at her sports...
