June 25, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Anna Nemtsova
Moscow's counter-terror measures in Dagestan prompted a protest from a mob of Muslim mothers and wives who said their loved ones were being locked away, beaten or tortured with electricity.
June 18, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Peter Chilson
A rebellion in Mali has carved out a new territory in West Africa and created a new wave of refugees. A Tuareg man, once "a great rebel soldier," now a refugee in Burkina Faso, tells his story.
June 18, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Bobby Bascomb
The Senegalese Sahel is home to the nomadic Peuhl herders who have witnessed the impact of climate change on their ecosystem. They're looking to the Great Green Wall to slow desertification.
June 18, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Mellissa Fung, Lynn Burgess
Mellissa Fung fords rivers, encounters storms, fights mud and choppy waters to reach the indigenous Ngobe village of Nueva Lucha.
June 15, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Mellissa Fung
The Ngobe, an indigenous people in Panama, are struggling to keep their land out of the hands of Canadian mining interests.
June 15, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Dimiter Kenarov
Mining companies eyeing gold deposits in Turkey's Kaz Mountains promise a boost to the local economy, but villagers are skeptical.
June 14, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Mellissa Fung
Subsistence farmers in Panama turn activist to protect their land and their way of life from two Canadian mining giants that have other designs.
June 14, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Habiba Nosheen, Hilke Schellmann
A preference for boys over girls and the resulting gender imbalance has remained largely hidden in Pakistan due to the lack of accurate population data.
June 13, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Ameto Akpe
Massive urban migration to Abuja, Nigeria, has overwhelmed the water infrastructure and made access scarce.
June 13, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Shiho Fukada
As full-time "salaryman" jobs are increasingly replaced by low-paid temporary positions, Japanese workers find themselves in a cycle of overwork, stress and depression that often leads to suicide.