HUMAN RIGHTS
How Trump's Travel Ban Hurts Iranian Americans Like Me
Students, human rights workers, and ordinary people with family in Iran have been victimized by a capricious and harsh policy.
Giving Robots Human Rights Could Stop Them Destroying Us
A European Parliament idea to give sophisticated robots a form of "electronic personhood" has been criticized, but it could save us all.
Portraits of Women on Strike Against Poland's Ban on Abortion
Women from all over the country skipped work or school and went on a general strike to oppose the complete ban on abortion.
What It Looks Like When the Turkish Army Places Kurdish Communities Under Curfew
Miriam Stanke traveled to Van, Yüksekova, Silvan, Şırnak, and Nusaybin to meet some of the Kurds who had recently been confined in a curfew state by the Turkish government.
What It's Like to Be a Gay Refugee in Germany
Refugees some times carry with them the objectionable convictions of their home countries, so coming out as a homosexual refugee in Germany is out of the question. Many asylum seekers are still afraid of exactly the same people they feared at home.
Why Fans Are Sending Legos to Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
After the Danish toy company refused to give Ai bricks for his latest portrait series, the internet came to the artist's aid.
A British Mom Is Mad That Her Cigarette-Addicted Son Can’t Vape at School
An e-cig is not medicine, school says.
Bangladeshi Sweatshops Continue to Imperil Workers’ Lives
In 2013, the Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed, killing more than 1,100 Bangladeshi workers. Despite the news coverage, sweatshops aren't much better today.
This Journalist Spoke to Chechens Living in the Shadow of War
We spoke to French-English journalist Manon Loizeau, who recently went back to Chechnya years after the end of its devastating war to make a new documentary.
All That Is Missing from Greece's New Civil-Partnership Legislation for Same-Sex Couples
The Greek Ministry of Justice just proposed a law that would recognise same-sex civil partnerships. We spoke to Greek gay rights activists about their concerns.
Meeting Pakistan’s Radical Feminists
We met the Pakistani women who dare to fight for free speech. One of them was Sabeen Mahmud, a woman who created a counter-cultural haven for thinkers in Karachi, and, in April, paid for it with her life.
Ghosts of Boko Haram: How Nigerian Refugees Are Coping in the Wake of the Baga Massacre
Though the Nigerian military has won victories against the notoriously violent militants, refugees displaced by the violence are still struggling to repair their lives.