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- The Georgian village facing Russian ‘creeping occupation'
We’re in Georgia where the village territory of Khurvaleti is increasingly affected by Russian forces demarcating the 'border' of breakaway state South Ossetia.
Written by Clément Girardot with contributed reporting by Tamar Kalandadze.
Read by Pete Ferrand.
23 min - The refugees cast adrift in the Mediterranean
Katy Fallon spent months reporting on the Greek islands in the Eastern Aegean. Once praised for welcoming thousands of refugees...it's now become a place of widespread reports of human rights violations.
Written and read by Katy Fallon.
18 min - The mystifying rise of suicide in Pakistan’s Thar Desert
Suicides have spiked dramatically in the historically remote region. Is breakneck social change to blame?
Written and read by Alizeh Kohari.
26 min - 'A healing journey': Residential school survivors and the Church
Pope Francis has apologised for the Roman Catholic Church's involvement in Indigenous residential schools in Canada. For more than 160 years children were abused in
Canada’s residential school system. More than 60 percent of them were run by the Catholic Church.But following the pope's apology, can survivors forgive?
Written by Brandi Morin.
Read by Laura Lockwood.
15 min - Poland-Belarus border: The people pushed back in a Polish forest
In Poland, a tale of two borders. On the Belarusian border, refugees face pushbacks and detention.
Written and read by Nils Adler
26 min - LGBTQ Ukrainians and Russians find solidarity in Berlin
As activists highlight risks for LGBTQ community, Germany’s Quarteera welcomes Ukrainian refugees and Russian exiles.
Written by Gouri Sharma.
Read by Emma Jones.
21 min - Worlds apart: 24 hours with two refugees in Poland
An Iraqi Kurd and a Ukrainian, part of families with young children, take us through a day in their lives as refugees.
This story is written by Amandas Ong and Nils Adler.
31 min - The Hopi farmer championing Indigenous agricultural knowledge
Michael Kotutwa Johnson is on a mission to show that millennia of Native American land practices can provide valuable lessons for growing food and sustaining the Earth.
Written by Jane Palmer.
Read by Laura Lockwood.25 min - The Kenyan mothers fighting to end police brutality
Mothers in Kenya whose sons have been killed by police brutality are fighting for justice, and in turn, protect other young men.
Written by Jaclynn Ashly.
Read by Pete Ferrand.
23 min - The radio show championing justice for abuse victims in Nigeria
Silent Voices is a radio show in Nigeria that offers support to women and minors who are victims of violence to seek justice. By exposing perpetrators, the show aims to galvanise others to reach out, so that they too can get help.
Written by Ope Adetayo.
Read by Pete Ferrand.
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