The New York Times
No One To Talk To’: The Lingering Trauma of Russian Rape in Ukraine
“Prosecutors in Ukraine are pursuing cases of sexual assault by Russian soldiers, but survivors say more financial and psychological support is needed.”
The Guardian
A Christmas Miracle’: the Ukrainian Who Got His Sight Back After 36 Years
“After Serhiy Sydorenko underwent corneal surgery in Poland last year, he saw his wife, children and a much-changed world.
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‘We are done waiting': Inside Poland's first abortion centre
Activists have opened Poland's first abortion centre, offering support in a country where the procedure is virtually outlawed.
The Guardian
‘A collective sigh of relief’: How Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain went down in Poland
Eisenberg’s Holocaust-heritage comedy-drama was a big hit in the country where it is set – though some have questioned its lack of engagement with locals. Historians, critics and heritage tour guides give us their thoughts.
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Workers at Europe's dirtiest power plant wary of life after coal
The plant is due to close by 2036, a date which hangs over the city like the clouds of the smoke streaming from its cooling stacks. With the local economy centered around coal, can the Bełchatów community find a green future?
The New York Times
For This Border Crisis, Poles Extend a Warm Welcome, Unlike Last Time
“Hundreds of thousands of Polish families have opened their homes to refugees from Ukraine, a sharp contrast to the country’s response to a different crisis last fall at the border with Belarus.”
Wysokie Obcasy
“Reshma Qureshi was 18, when her brother-in-law threw acid on her face. Two years later, she walked the runway at the New York Fashion Week and became the face on the international campaign #EndAcidSale.”
Wysokie Obcasy
“You must understand that no political party in this country is interested in defending the rights of lovers." A reported feature about the NGO Love Commandos, which runs shelters for couples in love across India.
Duży Format
"I have about 20 years left, and I want them to be sweet." They dared to die differently than their parents. A reported feature about senior co-housing communities across Europe and North America.
Wysokie Obcasy
"Each of us gets eight years. Eight years of gold and red velvet. Eight years when our word is law. When even the king touches our feet. Then we must leave." A reported feature about Rashmila Shakya, the former Kumari goddess from Kathmandu, Nepal.
Wysokie Obcasy
“I love it when the audience boos me. It’s like they’re throwing flowers at my feet." A reported feature about the wrestling Cholitas of El Alto, Bolivia.