Larry and Margaret

Larry and Margaret were one of the few lucky couples of the Vietnam War to return to each other’s arms earlier than expected, but tragedy found a way back to them in the form of Margaret’s untimely death Margaret and…

Who Is to Blame for Kenyan doping?

Kenya’s once famed elite running programme is under increased scrutiny as the extent of doping comes to light. By Helena Hussey Over the past 50 years Kenyan athletes have come to dominate long-distance running; yet, what started with a generation…

A Labor of Love. 

New York City passes a new policy targeting soon-to-be parents with limited income and offering more support during birth. Kohn and baby Louisa in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Kohn By Kaitlyn Conway Nataleigh Kohn, 33, of Hudson, New York, gave birth…

The Loss of Belonging

Resurging Islamophobia in response to the conflict in Gaza has Nour Bilal reconsidering her newfound sense of home in the US By Abigail Bennett Nour Bilal’s past experiences with the police in her home country of Syria have all led…

Mom, You’re Home

My mom, Nasrin Waris {L} and grandmother, Nurjan Begum {R} in Bangladesh Source: Tasfia Arshad By Tasfia Arshad Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. ‘Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will all return’. At the time of…

Sweden: no longer a place of refuge

The Swedish Migration Agency knowingly maintains a culture of abuse in its detention centers. By Maria Thornton  Many migrants and asylum seekers dream of safety in Sweden but many find themselves trapped in nightmarish conditions instead.  The Swedish Migration Agency,…

Sourceable and the search for trusted reporting 

A new platform aims to reinstill trust in reporting. By Segal Shahaf  After Lena witnessed the difficulties Syrian activists had with sharing their stories, she founded Sourceable, a platform that seeks to generate trust between witnesses of human rights abuses…

UN fails to combat climate-security risks in DRC

There is a disconnect between the current United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the climate-security crisis taking place there, which is being further exacerbated by a new land auction. By Sophie Jay Deforestation is an…

Lives Cut Short         

Stories from the genocidal campaign against ethnic Hazaras in Afghanistan A poster with photos of 54 people, mostly students and girls from ethnic Hazara community, killed in the September 30, 2022 suicide attack on Kaaj in Kabul. Source: Freshta’s uncle…

Echoes from the Tunnel

by Jada Bullen My family had never shared the full story about the bloody day atop Fort Rupert that forever changed Grenada’s history and their lives. Thirty-eight years later, I finally started asking questions, and the stories they shared changed…