World in Progress

Blind people facing the corona crisis in India -- helping people with impairments and disabilites globally cope with virus and lockdown -- rising threat of cybercrime from North Korea -- drive-in weddings South Africa

The coronavirus pandemic has had and still is having a big impact on people's lives. For some it's literally a matter of life and death: Not just due to the virus, but because of violent partners at home. For others, coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns have had disastrous effects on their livelihoods. And that sent ripple effects across continents when money from relatives stopped coming.

Brazil's indigenous population faces a double threat from the coronavirus — Local newspapers die out in the US — Dr. Courtney Radsch of the Committee to Protect Journalists talks attacks on journalists at the George Floyd protests — Why palm oil is a blessing and a curse for Indonesia

DW’s investigates fake trials in China’s "reeducation centers" in Xinjiang – Olivier de Schutter (IPES) talks about which parts of African farming are getting cash and why sustainable farming isn’t one of them – An insider look at Bhutan’s booming hydropower business

In Guatemala, the Coronavirus pandemic is putting an extra strain on millions of poor people -- In Hong Kong, the June 4th Museum commemorates the Tiananmen Massacre in Beijing - something that's strictly prohibited in mainland China.

Climbing death tolls and infection rates are worrying us all over the globe. But the novel coronavirus is affecting people's lives in a way that goes beyond the health risk it undoubtedly poses. Workers all around the world who live paycheck to paycheck say they don't know what's next for them. In West Africa, millions are at risk of going hungry. And in Turkey, villagers fear tourism season.

World in Progress is a 30-minute radio show that connects the dots in a globalized era.

This week: Because of the Corona pandemic, More than 70 percent of school children worldwide have been affected by school closures- that’s around 1.3 billion children. We look at the what challenges that poses to the students and their teachers, with reports from Mexico, Tunisia and Germany.

This week, how Hindu nationalists in India are using the coronavirus outbreak to spread hate against Muslims, the fact checkers fighting fake news in Kenya. Plus, how campaigners in Europe are pushing for better laws to help rape victims.

We were on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic that's still raging around the globe. Restrictions here and elsewhere have been eased a bit, but it's still a far cry from anything that resembles normalcy. It's especially dire for those who were already living under difficult conditions — people who are homeless or living in slums. Extreme weather disasters also make matters worse.