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The Three Pillars of the Enforced Disappearance
Over a hundred thousand citizens have vanished at the hands of the Syrian regime.
The Orange Tree
“Tiananmen Tower was flooded with the orange-red faces of the young guards. / People wandered and wasted away.”
The Case of Cem
“I cannot be a witness to what happened after May 5, 1481. They killed me at five o’clock in the evening.”
Letters from Inside Iran’s Evin Prison
Five Iranian women, all human rights activists, write of life behind bars.
Reckoning with Denmark’s Cruel Birth Control Campaign
For nearly a decade, the Danish government sought to control Greenland’s population by implanting IUD devices in Inuit girls, often without their consent.
How to Deepfake an Election
In Slovakia, a digitally altered video swung a recent national election.
The Frog That Couldn’t Jump
“I felt like questioning my own existence. What are these people? Is this still North Korea?”
The Aquatics’ Revolution
A reclusive Cuban community relies upon water alone as a source of spiritual and medical healing.
Ozempic’s Economic Empire
Novo Nordisk’s success has created extraordinary opportunities for Denmark, but it might also be putting the country’s economy at risk.
Coming of Age
“We’d grown up fast, working away from home, and had had to face the world and all its temptations on our own.”
On Jumhuriya Bridge
“What did scare everyone was what would happen next, after the war. What would it be like when it was all over?”
The Woman Behind Borges
María Kodama’s fierce loyalty transformed the legacy of Argentina’s most-cherished author.
Marina Fun
“There’s something magical in his movements. A liquid elegance that fills me with murderous rage.”