September 5, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Melissa Turley
HIV-positive women in South Africa are coming forward, reporting they have either been forcibly or coercively sterilized because of their HIV status.
September 3, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Eve Conant
Russia’s nuclear industry is expanding quickly. Energy-hungry countries put aside concerns over Chernobyl and Fukushima as they seek to join the nuclear club.
August 31, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Adam Janofsky
Thailand is one of the world’s largest seafood exporters, but overfishing and human trafficking have caused the fishing industry to become entangled in a net of its own.
August 31, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Melissa Turley
South African sex workers say it isn’t the clients they service they are most afraid of – it’s the police. Abuse is rampant and includes assault, exploitation, and bribery.
August 31, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Melissa Turley
Some South African women express dismay after President Zuma airs his thoughts on marriage and motherhood.
August 30, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Jason Motlagh
A civil war grinds on in northern Burma's Kachin state despite political reforms in the capital. Here's part two of two dispatches from both sides of the conflict.
August 30, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Adam Janofsky
For decades, hundreds of thousands of Burmese have sought refuge in Thailand, a country with an economy highly dependent on illegal workers. But once there, they face a life of indentured servitude.
August 29, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Jenna Krajeski
While Turkey's Kurds see hope across the border in Iraqi Kurdistan, the region's veteran transplants remain skeptical about the future of Kurdistan.
August 28, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Caroline D'Angelo
In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac, flooded tents and concerns about the spread of cholera show that Haiti is still vulnerable to natural disasters.
August 28, 2012 /
Untold Stories
Jason Motlagh
A civil war grinds on in northern Burma's Kachin state despite political reforms in the capital. Here's part one of two dispatches from both sides of the conflict.