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The attacks on Gaza after October 7th, 2023, are unprecedented. The population, trapped inside the strip, is captive, with nowhere to flee. Over the past year, Palestinian civilians—families—have been displaced from north to south, then back again, enduring relentless shelling, airstrikes, ground invasions, famine, disease, and the loss of loved ones. They have witnessed their […]

Israel launched a war on the Gaza Strip on October 8 2023, in which 21,000 Palestinians were killed, most of them children and women, as a result of the violent bombing of buildings in Gaza City. The Israeli army requested the transfer of the residents of Gaza City from the north of the Strip towards […]

My grandparents settled in the mining basin of Asturias, Spain, in the 1950s. A time when coal mining was the engine of economic development in the region. My father grew up in these narrow valleys surrounded by mountains, where the river ran black and where the sound of the siren announced the descent of the […]

What began as peaceful student protests in late June 2024 turned into a nationwide outburst of anger in July and immense pressure that forced Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country on 5 August 2024. At the root of the initially peaceful student protests was a quota system for government jobs […]

A growing trend of Caribbean flamingos living in resorts, particularly in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, has raised concerns among conservationists. While tourists enjoy close encounters with these iconic birds and share photos on social media, flamingos face significant threats to their well-being. Some are captured from the wild and confined to resorts, where they undergo […]

People love birds. Few have any affection for vultures. Yet vultures play a vital role in the preservation and safety of our environment. Nature’s garbage collectors, vultures control biological waste by devouring carcasses at lightning speed. Corrosive stomach acid neutralizes virulent pathogens preventing diseases from spreading. Their waste management services are free and eco-friendly. One […]

Born hemiplegic, nearly blind, 43-year-old Lydie Imhoff was gradually losing the use of her limbs. Last year, she made the decision to travel from her native France to Belgium to undergo euthanasia, for “fear of living in a dead body.” Euthanasia is outlawed in France but has been legal under strict conditions in neighbouring Belgium […]

Having launched a war as a fulminant blitzkrieg, Russia has, instead, become bogged down for years in an incredibly bloody conflict against a nation that refuses to be conquered. While the capabilities of the Ukrainian resistance against a much more powerful opponent depend to a large extent on the help of partners, over time, the […]

This photo essay was taken between July 2022 and April 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. The city became a fortress for Ukrainian troops resisting the constant attack of the Russian army. A look from the first Russian shelling, where hundreds of civilians were killed or wounded, to the last Ukrainian soldiers who held out until the […]

I first went to the Donbass eight years ago, when the war between Ukraine and Russia was just beginning. After a few years, the active phase of the confrontation ended and the conflict seemed to have been frozen for many years. But in February 2022 the war broke out with renewed vigour, and I was […]

The Miankaleh Wetland located in the north of Iran has hosted birds and animals for many years. Today it is in danger of destruction due to lack of attention and proper management. Water shortage and drought on the one hand. On the one hand..unauthorised hunting and hunting..and intentional fires on the one hand..planting and harvesting […]

The city of Dhaka, Bangladesh is grappling with a massive environmental issue; overwhelming plastic waste driven by its rapid urbanization and population expansion. A host of initiatives and grassroots recycling networks have sprung up as a solution to combat this challenge with local residents playing a pivotal role in collecting, sorting, and delivering plastic materials […]

The victims are more than numbers, they are broken lives with a personal story behind them, who have lost the most precious thing we possess, life. Thousands of people have fled their homes in search of refuge, in many cases leaving behind family and friends. According to World Health Organisation figures, 6.3 million people have […]

The escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine finally blew up in the early morning of February 24, 2022, after almost eight years of war in the Donbas region, with the entry of the Russian Army into the Ukrainian territory. This new conflict phase has caused millions of lives to be cut short and the devastation […]

“For the past six months, we have not been able to sleep because of the “thieves”. They come at night and eat our food”, says the Garo village headman’s wife Mimita. She says that almost every night, a herd of 40 to 50 elephants moves across the border from Meghalaya, India into the Sherpur District […]

In June 2022, I worked for three weeks in Ukraine, where I focused on Odesa region and city, a symbolic and strategic place. When I arrived there, almost six months after the war began, Odesa was resisting, not untouched, but unbowed. It found its solutions to fight back, not « physically » but by defending […]

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has triggered a refugee crisis, with over 7 million people fleeing the country, while another 8 million remain displaced within. Indiscriminate strikes on civilian areas by Russian forces have sent people underground, sometimes living in dank basements for months at a time. As the war hits its […]

2019 marked a turning point in Hong Kong’s history. A proposal for an amendment of an extradition law by the Hong Kong government sparked a series of mass demonstrations. The effects of the pro-democracy movement, the anti-Beijing sentiment and the increased social engagement may change the cities political future. The many demonstrations led to violent […]

This project tells the story of people forced to abandon their ancestral city Hasankeyf. It is located in upper Mesopotamia to Anatolia, along the Tigris River in Batman, Turkey. Here, aligned with the state’s water policies, the Ilisu Dam was constructed even though, inevitably, historical and cultural heritage would be buried, its precious riverine habitat […]

The German NGO migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 carried out six dramatic rescue operations during its three-week mission in the central Mediterranean in July/August 2021. Miraculously, there were no fatalities during these operations on the world’s deadliest migration route, though several migrants were found to be severely injured and had to be medevaced to Malta […]

The new programs such as “Yo Cambio” ( I Change) in the prisons of El Salvador intend to help many young people out of a complex and dangerous environment. This program of the Directorate of Criminal Centers of El Salvador offers since 2014 real opportunities for reintegration. El Salvador has the enormous problem of overcrowding […]

Work is very essential in Nigeria and a man without work cannot be trusted. My father worked hard as a salesman until he died of a stroke at the age of 53 and my grandfather died in the army at the age of 50. Most men in Nigeria die when they are between 30 and […]