The battle to remain Palestinian in Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter
A legal battle over the ownership of historic properties belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church has turned political.
Category Archives: Features
‘You are not honourable anymore’: Shamed into Iraq’s sex trade
In Iraq, a special police unit is struggling to turn the tide against human trafficking and the soaring sex trade.
The deadly virus Nigerians fear more than COVID-19: Lassa fever
Inside a Nigerian hospital ward treating Lassa, a virus that infects 100,000 - 300,000 people in West Africa every year.
Women working inside an Afghan chemical lab face uncertain future
At a fertiliser plant in Afghanistan’s north, women work to support their families amid changes after Taliban’s return.
William the 5th: How Ruto went from streets to Kenyan presidency
In Ruto's first presidential bid, history and hustle helped him outwit the sitting president and a political veteran.
Yearning for Afghanistan, in one meal
Naan and kebab mean joyous gatherings. But what do they mean for Afghan families torn apart by conflict?
Romania declares war on drugs after music festival death
MPs seek tougher laws for all drug-related offences while civil society calls for treatment of consumers.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Pakistan’s ‘fearless’ musical icon
Twenty-five years since his death, the legendary qawwali singer remains a major influence in South Asia and beyond.
Analysis: Angola’s election race is between continuity and change
Angola's opposition is looking to capitalise on growing dissent against the government, to secure power.
‘I’ll be sacrificed’: The lost and sold daughters of Afghanistan
Child marriage, lack of education, financial desperation; a year since the Taliban takeover, girls' futures are at risk.
Meet Cambodia’s cyber slaves
In Cambodia, thousands of foreigners are trafficked, enslaved in compounds and forced to scam by cyber-fraud syndicates.
What has sparked the latest tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh?
Armenia and Azerbaijan trade blame for the recent clashes that violated a ceasefire over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Restoring a culture: One Indigenous leader’s fight for her people
Cheryl Seidner has helped the Wiyot tribe reclaim their land and ceremony decades after a massacre stole both.
Witnessing Pope Francis’s apology for abuses against my people
Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin reflects on the papal apology tour in Canada - and what 'sorry' means to survivors.
Kenyan presidential wildcard plans 4-day weeks, cannabis farms
The spy-turned-law professor is seen as joker, literally and figuratively, but has cultivated a small band of followers.
Who is the man driving Britain’s ongoing rail strikes?
RMT trade union leader Mick Lynch captures the imagination of millions struggling in the UK's cost-of-living crisis.
In Kenya, the youth lead the push for peace on eve of elections
The events in Kibera were part of a weekend full of initiatives to promote peace ahead of Kenya's elections on Tuesday.
Murdered women: Sabina Nessa, ‘a kind and generous soul’
Family and colleagues of the 28-year-old primary school teacher remember someone dedicated to her family and pupils.
How we remember them: My grandmother’s dining room set
'It is a shrine to the people who helped raise me - a marriage of memories from my past and those I continue to create.'
The Turkish school preserving culture of young Uighurs in exile
In Istanbul, a 'Uighur School' is teaching and housing children whose families face persecution in Xinjiang, China.