Islamic dress debate provides fodder for artists In 2011, France became the first European Union country to ban women in public from wearing veils that cover their faces. But the debate over Islamic dress in Europe didn't stop there. Since then a number...
Rescue workers ready for next migrant tide in the Aegean "It’s these moments that remind us that every life counts." In 2015, more than a million migrants from countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea tried to cross the Mediterranean to reach safety and a...
Project Exile: Bangladeshi reporter makes new life in Sweden "I’m not the first or the last journalist to be detained and tortured but I’m sort of the only one who spoke up." It was just after midnight on May 11, 2007 when a group of Bangladeshi soldiers and...
After rape, Irish abortion ban led woman to U.K. "I could get up to 14 years imprisonment for having an illegal abortion. Whereas the maximum penalty my rapist could get is seven years." When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned many state abortion...
Spanish correspondent survived wars, ISIL captivity Marc Marginedas has covered some of the world's most brutal conflicts, and has the psychological scars to prove it. The first thing to know about Marc Marginedas is that he has gone on living. The veteran...
Project Exile: Donkey video leads to exile from Azerbaijan "The legal system is not working. Or it is working but as a toy of the government." Emin Milli once planned to become a lawyer in his native Azerbaijan. "Very fast I realized that I could not be a lawyer...
For Russia, World Cup poses myriad challenges Ukraine, security and corruption complicate 2018 tournament With the world’s attention set to shift to crisis-riddled Brazil for the 2016 Summer Olympics, one government in particular is likely watching how...
Fall of Lenin statue highlights Ukraine tensions Soviet symbols still elicit division in Ukraine Upon arrival in the gray, industrial city of Zaporizhia in March, rumors were swirling: Ukraine’s largest remaining statue of Vladimir Lenin was slated to...
Hungarian journalists build new site after controversy Mass resignations from one of Hungary's top news sites led to the creation of a new investigative outlet In 2014, Hungarian investigative journalist András Pethő wrote an exposé about a series of...
Inside the Islamic State’s favorite app "They just want to feel relatively secure right now, or for the lifetime of whatever operation they're plotting." The messaging app Telegram has gained notoriety recently for its use by the Islamic State, or...
