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A man with no legs sits in a wheelchair in his living room

A heavy-duty wheelchair expands mobility in post-war Colombia

Nearly 200,000 people in Colombia live with a disability as a result of a half-century of civil war. As Colombia now struggles to secure a lasting peace, the country’s vast mountains, rocky and unpaved roads and spanning pasturelands pose some of the biggest threats to people who must navigate rough terrains in wheelchairs.

A heavy-duty wheelchair expands mobility in post-war Colombia
A man looks at a screen showing the face of another man projected on a wall

In Myanmar, underground poetry nights build bridges between Rohingya and Burmese writers

In Myanmar, underground poetry nights build bridges between Rohingya and Burmese writers
Brighton Beach

After years of racial discrimination in Russia, this Korean Uzbek community finds peace in New York City

After years of racial discrimination in Russia, this Korean Uzbek community finds peace in New York City
Protesters with signs stand in front of a Starbucks storefront.

Low coffee prices are starving farmers. Can a cartel fix it?

Low coffee prices are starving farmers. Can a cartel fix it?
Two men in military uniform walk arm and arm

The US promised thousands of foreign interpreters special immigrant visas. Now they’re trapped.

The US promised thousands of foreign interpreters special immigrant visas. Now they’re trapped.
A woman stands with smartphone in a shop with organizers

Jewish and Arab women unite to defy Bedouin voter suppression in Israeli election

On Tuesday, scores of women volunteers crisscrossed the dusty roads of Israel's southern Negev desert to bring hundreds of Bedouin women from remote villages to their polling stations.

Jewish and Arab women unite to defy Bedouin voter suppression in Israeli election
A mass of protesters wearing white and carrying Ethiopian flags gather in the street

Uptick in church burnings raises alarm in Ethiopia

These incidents of arson and murder come at a time when tensions between the country’s ethnic groups  —  including Oromo, Amhara and Tigrayan — are already high and causing divisions.

Uptick in church burnings raises alarm in Ethiopia
farmer

Colombian farmers combine agriculture, ecology to solve economic, health woes

Carlos Osorio has an honorary degree in agroecology from the University of California, Berkeley, and uses his farm to train a new generation of local farmers — and bring city-slicker Colombians and foreign visitors to the farm to tell his story and reconnect them to the land.

Colombian farmers combine agriculture, ecology to solve economic, health woes
Up close image of Kenyan man wearing black sweatshirt

'Intersex' is counted in Kenya's census — but is this a victory?

Activists hope this will set a precedent for intersex rights in Kenya, but intersex inclusion is still far from reality.

'Intersex' is counted in Kenya's census — but is this a victory?
Former rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia play football at a camp

In lead-up to Colombian elections, woman mayoral candidate is latest assassination victim

Since the FARC rebels announced they would be willing to take up arms again against the government, violence against political hopefuls is on the rise.

In lead-up to Colombian elections, woman mayoral candidate is latest assassination victim
Three young men sit closely together and look at a cell phone

Fast friends, Rohingya refugees in exile rebuild their lives in Malaysia

Mohamudul Hasson and Tobarik Huson, both Rohingya from Myanmar, met in Malaysia after taking arduous journeys to escape persecution and stagnation as stateless Muslim minorities. Neither Myanmar nor neighboring Bangladesh recognizes them as citizens.

Fast friends, Rohingya refugees in exile rebuild their lives in Malaysia
Mother plays with toddler

China’s Gen X moms turn to IVF in desperate quest for a second baby

For decades, China’s one-child policy limited women to one child. In 2016, China introduced the two-child policy and now, older mothers are racing against their biological clocks to have another baby — with high emotional stakes.  

China’s Gen X moms turn to IVF in desperate quest for a second baby
A plastic sex doll with brown wig sits in an office chair

South Korea's sex doll industry stirs controversy with 'life-size' imports

South Korea's sex toy industry professionals say sex dolls are the answer to increasing loneliness in South Korean society. But critics have pushed back on the law and say these "real dolls" objectify women and lead to more sex crimes — a hot-button topic in the wake of South Korea's #MeToo movement.

South Korea's sex doll industry stirs controversy with 'life-size' imports
Man stands in 7-Eleven in work vest

South Korea’s ‘No Japan’ boycott is new. But the wounds are old.

The conflict between South Korea and Japan has been going on for decades, but the past few months are somewhat uncharted territory for the two countries, which have nevertheless enjoyed robust trade. Today, six in 10 South Koreans are currently participating in the “No Japan” boycott.

South Korea’s ‘No Japan’ boycott is new. But the wounds are old.
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Without respect for Indigenous rights, climate change will worsen, UN says

On Thursday, a special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlighted the key role of traditional landholders and the importance for governments to recognize the land rights of those groups over the territory they inhabit and manage.

Without respect for Indigenous rights, climate change will worsen, UN says