Development & Education

September 10, 2019

Activists hope this will set a precedent for intersex rights in Kenya, but intersex inclusion is still far from reality.

Build the wall across the San Pedro River? Many say no.

Arizona Public Media

September 09, 2019

Construction of the border could begin as early as October over Arizona's last free-flowing river, the San Pedro. But a host of groups think a wall or a fence is problematic.

Protest

Puerto Rico’s new land-use zoning map strikes a nerve with fed-up citizens

PRI's The World

September 06, 2019

The proposed map could potentially speed up the development of — and radically transform — popular natural landscapes and historically protected urban architecture. It was rolled out in the midst of an unprecedented political uprising, which might have doomed the proposal to obscurity. Instead, it struck a nerve.

Facebook wants to create a 'Supreme Court' for content moderation. Will it work?

PRI's The World

September 05, 2019

Updated

09/17/2019 - 4:00pm

Every day, Facebook has to make difficult and consequential decisions about what should stay or go on its platform. Now, it's turning to outsiders for help.

Refugees

Fast friends, Rohingya refugees in exile rebuild their lives in Malaysia

GlobalPost

September 05, 2019

Mohamudul Hasson and Tobarik Huson, both Rohingya from Myanmar, met in Malaysia after taking arduous journeys to escape persecution and stagnation as stateless Muslim minorities. Neither Myanmar nor neighboring Bangladesh recognizes them as citizens.

Community

For these Latvian Americans, summer is for learning about their roots

PRI's The World

September 02, 2019

A new academic year is kicking off around the world, but for some American teens, the end of summer brings a close to a different school experience — learning their immigration history and family language in heritage summer schools.

Migration

Sicilian school helps migrant teenagers overcome their fear of the sea

PRI's The World

August 27, 2019

The risk of migrants dying in the Mediterranean Sea is higher than it’s ever been — 15% of migrants who boarded boats in North Africa bound for Italy in the first six months of this year drowned.

Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ is emotional for descendents on both sides of the slave trade

PRI's The World

August 23, 2019

As two groups of people separated generations ago are reunited, they’re also confronting their differences.

Singapore will no longer rank children based on exams

PRI's The World

August 22, 2019

The Singaporean government said incoming fifth and sixth graders won't be ranked based on test scores anymore after reports of suicide and overwhelming stress

Reproductive rights

China’s Gen X moms turn to IVF in desperate quest for a second baby

GlobalPost

August 21, 2019

For decades, China’s one-child policy limited women to one child. In 2016, China introduced the two-child policy and now, older mothers are racing against their biological clocks to have another baby — with high emotional stakes.

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