social media campaign

Members of the "Bring Back Our Girls" campaign celebrate news that Boko Haram extremists have released 21 young captives.

Nigeria's #BringBackOurGirls campaign celebrates 21 returnees

October 17, 2016
Conflict

Twenty-one Nigerian school girls were reunited with their parents Sunday after two years in captivity. They say Boko Haram is still holding some of their classmates.

Nigeria's #BringBackOurGirls campaign celebrates 21 returnees

Latest Headlines

A Chinese company strikes a deal with the Taliban to extract oil from Afghanistan
Pork paradigm shift: This high-end São Paulo restaurant features pig ears and tails
LGBTQ Russians are fleeing to Central Asia
Warsaw Ghetto’s defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies
Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India's democratic values, journalist says
Big tobacco is forced to pay for cigarette butt pollution in Spain, but smokers may soon be on the hook
Peru protests reveal ethnic and regional divides
Court orders Canada to take back its citizens from camps in Syria
Random rules: Part II
In Turkey, refugee children face hurdles to school enrollment
More stories

The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.

Produced by

Major funding provided by

  1. Carnegie Corporation of New York
  2. MacArthur Foundation
  3. Ford Foundation
  4. Corporation for Public Broadcasting

  1. About
  2. Contact
  3. Donate
  4. Meet the Team
  5. Privacy Policy
  6. Terms of Use

©2023 The World from PRX

PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402.