Inta Ruka is one of the most famous photographers in Latvia, and one of the leading portrait-photographers of our time.
Asha Hagi Elmi and her sister Amina spearhead efforts to bring dignity to the women of Mogadishu's refugee camps.
Forced to flee their homes, a Tuareg singer and her band reflect on their identity and self-determination.
Can a beauty contest restore the dignity and hope of Colombian women put behind bars because of drugs and violence?
A journey through New York City reveals what it means to be truly food insecure in the land of plenty.
A visual essay about the impact of deforestation in Indonesia as seen through the eyes of a dying orangutan.
A comedian gets ready to film a new series of his pro-revolution television show, poking fun at the Yemeni government.
An ex-Wall Street banker jets off to South Sudan to show how investors are rushing to Africa in a modern-day land-grab.
We follow the journey of Kenyans seeking justice for Britian's role in the torture during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising.
A new West Bank eco-town is tempting some Palestinians with promises of a dream city, but it is not without its critics.
Victims' families and an ex-US soldier unpick the Wikileaks film that showed US forces killing Iraqi civilians in 2007.
Mohawk ironworkers raised America's cityscapes but who are these 'sky dancers' with homes on the reservations?
An emotionally powerful story of a six-year-old battling cancer, showing that laughter really is the best medicine.
Three breakdancing Lebanese siblings must fight deportation to stay in the city they consider home.
Chagas is a deadly disease that has affected millions of people, but one Argentinian doctor is trying to stop it.
Can Erodo, a nomadic Turkana in Kenya, get the education he strives for?
The story of six Syrian activists who risk their lives to capture the horrific daily realities of the conflict.
The story of a young Chinese woman who sells her time online to earn money by helping strangers with their errands.
An insight into the recent history of Belarus and the growing movement for change in 'Europe's last dictatorship'.
An insight into the life of Ida, a young woman trying to survive in Kuala Lumpur's red light district.
We follow three Iranian wrestlers as they fight for medals at the world youth tournament and aspire to Olympic glory.
A group of women overcomes the Turkish-Kurdish divide through theatre.
How villagers from a Kurdish farming community in Iraq survived the atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein's regime.
How one homeless US family, trapped by diminished economic opportunities, is navigating through the daily challenges.
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