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Equatorial Guinea does not respect the right to education for deaf children
23 December 2022
Politics & economy
Equatorial Guinea does not respect the right to education for deaf children
According to experts, deaf children should be exposed to sign language as early as possible. In addition to ensuring access to education, it also helps to prevent the development of various types of mental [...]Read the full article
Welcome to Miami: speculation, gentrification and inundation
7 November 2022
Development
Welcome to Miami: speculation, gentrification and inundation
Real estate developers are flocking to some of Miami’s poorest neighbourhoods, located farther from the coast and better protected from flooding and coastal erosion. Faced with rising housing prices and cost of living, many longtime residents are [...]Read the full article
One photo at a time, Thai fisherfolk try to hold those responsible for oil spills accountable
14 October 2022
Environment
One photo at a time, Thai fisherfolk try to hold those responsible for oil spills accountable
Fisherfolk in eastern Thailand have taken up the role of citizen scientists to document the long-lasting impacts of what is believed to be the biggest oil spill in the history of the country, and to obtain compensation from those [...]Read the full article
In Uganda, virus hunters search for traces of next pandemic
16 September 2022
Environment
In Uganda, virus hunters search for traces of next pandemic
A group of veterinarians and health workers are collecting and analysing samples from animals and humans at a tourist hotspot in Uganda to determine the presence of pathogens and viruses with the potential to cause a global health [...]Read the full article
The women workers of Vietnam's silk farming industry
26 August 2022
Culture
The women workers of Vietnam’s silk farming industry
Vietnam’s nearly 4,500-year-old tradition of sericulture continues to provide a livelihood to numerous families. This time-honoured tradition is mostly carried about by women.Read the full article
In an impoverished hinterland of Brazil, inequality is fought with creativity and resilience
1 July 2022
Development
In an impoverished hinterland of Brazil, inequality is fought with creativity and resilience
Selma Jesús de Souza promotes community work that brings social, environmental and quality-of-life improvements to her village and her territory. This includes the manufacture of acoustic insulation panels from wild cane fibre, as well as a [...]Read the full article
As coal mines close, Silesia's miners face an uncertain future
17 June 2022
Politics & economy
As coal mines close, Silesia’s miners face an uncertain future
Poland has closed two-thirds of its mines over the last 30 years, reducing the number of jobs in the sector from 300,000 to 80,000. The energy transition raises both hopes and fears. While miners understand the need for change, they fear for [...]Read the full article
“Daughters of God”: life in India's transgender communities
16 May 2022
Human rights
“Daughters of God”: life in India’s transgender communities
This photo essay is an immersive insight into the transgender communities of Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu in southern India, a testament to the day-to-day struggles and resilience of transgender [...]Read the full article
Providing support and rehabilitation for landmine victims in Mali
22 April 2022
Human rights
Providing support and rehabilitation for landmine victims in Mali
Since the start of the armed conflict in Mali in 2012, mines and improvised explosive devices have claimed numerous lives every year. A rehabilitation centre in Bamako provides amputee survivors with custom-made prostheses and psychological [...]Read the full article
Guatemala's youth pay the high cost of mass emigration
4 March 2022
Human rights
Guatemala’s youth pay the high cost of mass emigration
A photo essay illustrating how decades of migration to the United States has created a generation of abandoned children for whom gangs have become a surrogate family.Read the full article
Light pollution: the white light wounds disrupting our planet
18 February 2022
Environment
Light pollution: the white light wounds disrupting our planet
The form of night lighting that humankind has adopted on a massive scale is not only excessive and inefficient but is also doing far more damage than we, from the comfort of our urban environments, tend to [...]Read the full article
Working children on the streets of Kabul
4 February 2022
Human rights
Working children on the streets of Kabul
The political and humanitarian crisis devastating Afghanistan since mid-2021 has exacerbated child labour in the country. These are portraits of children who work to support their families.Read the full article
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