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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

Science & Technology

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 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

Conflict
Brighton Beach

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?

Two men in military uniform walk arm and arm

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

Elections

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.

A mass of protesters wearing white and carrying Ethiopian flags gather in the street

Uptick in church burnings raises alarm in Ethiopia

Religion

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.

Up close image of Kenyan man wearing black sweatshirt

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

Gender

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

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.

Three young men sit closely together and look at a cell phone

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

Refugees

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.