Environmental

In winter 2022, filmmaker Irina Semenovich documented voices of Donbass residents living under Russian annexation.

Anonymous Russian journalists visited a Urals town in 2022–23 to gauge locals’ views on their leaders.

Lebanon’s iconic cedar forests face threats from climate change and illegal logging amid national crisis.

Bullfighting, once central to Spain’s culture, is declining amid rising concern for animal welfare.

Since Myanmar’s 2021 coup, the Chin have armed themselves to defend their land, identity, and ideals against the junta.

Finland, the world’s happiest country, joins NATO amid its complex ties with Russia.

In Antakya, children hit by the earthquake find joy again through games, workshops, and visiting theater troupes.

In Togo and across Africa, black‑market tramadol in high doses fuels addiction as workers use it to fight fatigue.

Spain, EU’s second largest country, faces obstacles to its potential from lost Latin American influence, civil war legacy, Catalan separatism, and economic troubles.