The other Battlefields
For Ukrainians, the journey to adulthood is anything but typical. The universal concerns of youth, school, friendship, future ambitions, are eclipsed by the harsh reality of air raid sirens, daily attacks, and the loss of loved ones. Young people are forced to mature quickly, shifting from dreams of a carefree future to the urgent questions […]
Rebuilding Faces, Rebuilding Lives
After more than three years of war, thousands of Ukrainians live with the physical and emotional trauma of severe facial injuries. Doctors now use cutting-edge methods, including 3D printing, to rebuild faces. Recovery is cruel, with wounds that impair eating, speaking, and even the sense of self. Patients depend not only on surgeons to heal […]
Riots in Jakarta
Tear Gas and Fire — The Language of a Government That Lost Control Jakarta’s streets turned into a battlefield when parliament failed and the cabinet stumbled, dragging the economy down with them. Promises of prosperity dissolved into soaring prices and lost jobs, leaving citizens with nothing but anger. Protesters filled the capital, demanding answers, yet […]
“Funeral of Pope Francis”
250 thousand believers came to Rome from the most distant parts of the world to say goodbye to Pope Francis. Most of them came a few days before the funeral to see the body of the Pope displayed in St. Peter’s Basilica. The Eternal City was filled to the brim with people – thousands of […]
Beyond the Waters
In September 2024, a storm called Boris had its way with towns and villages across Central and Eastern Europe. In many communities, it dropped a month’s worth of rain in only twenty-four hours. Romania was not spared and people in Galati county were hit the hardest. Thousands of homes were severely damaged and hundreds of […]
“Mare”
As a result of climate change caused by human activity, rising sea levels will have dramatic consequences for the Old Continent this century. From the calm waters of the Mediterranean to the stormy waves of the Black Sea, the refreshing coolness of the Baltic Sea and the harshness of the Atlantic, in the series “Mare” […]
The Quiet Rise
Far-right extremism in Germany is no longer hidden at the edges of society. Neo-Nazi groups march through towns, gather in public spaces, and run for office. Their presence is open and organized, showing a direct clash between democracy and fascism, between memory and denial. Symbols of hate return under new names, while ideas once considered […]
A Church on the Move: Preserving Sweden’s Soul
The relocation of Kiruna Church stands as one of the most extraordinary cultural preservation projects in modern Sweden. Rarely in history has an entire church—an architectural icon and a national treasure—been carefully lifted and transported to a new site, brick by brick and beam by beam. Originally built in 1912, Kiruna Church is widely regarded […]
War and abuse against vulnerable populations
War and abuse against vulnerable populations What happens after a slum community is evicted? The area surrounding the Sem Terra do Parque União community in the Maré complex has been dealing with instability and evictions since the 1980s. Although the area was reclaimed and divided into lots with the aim of providing affordable housing for […]
Chernobyl village
Radiation. Chernobyl. These two terrible words came into life of USSR residents so long ago that now ex-soviet people almost forgot about the nuclear disaster hiding behind those words. People in my native Belarusian village do not care about them too… And they did not care even 5 years since the accident. The first time […]