Confronting morality: Women under the Islamic Republic

In September 2022, Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian, died while in custody of Iran’s morality police. Now generations of Iranian women are speaking out about the impact decades of repression has had on them and their families. Here are five of their stories told through comics journalism.

The battle for survival amid climate change in India

The Indian Sundarbans is home to millions of people and the region’s endangered Bengal tigers. In recent years, rising sea levels and deadly storms forced farmers to travel deep into the tigers’ forests to make a living. Hundreds of men have been killed, leaving widows impoverished and shunned.

Tigray, Ethiopia: From conflict to humanitarian crisis

In early November 2020, the federal government of Ethiopia — led by Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed — launched a military campaign to regain control of the contested region from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front fighters. We explore the human cost of the armed clashes, which have reverberated across neighboring countries, destabilized communities, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, few would have predicted that the war would still be ongoing two years later with no clear end in sight. Here is a look at how the war, known for the fierceness of its battles, has unfolded into a near stalemate on the frontlines.

The Worth of a Girl: Child marriage around the world

VOA reporters around the world focused on the worth of a girl to reveal how a young bride is valued by the family she leaves behind, the one she joins, and to learn the cost to the girl herself of marrying before age 18.

Refugees shaped America

How those who have fled turmoil in their homelands have contributed to the United States.