Slideshow: Pakistani health officials create free insulin program to treat diabetes epidemic
Hear the audio report by Gabe Matthews which accompanies this photo essay.
Category: Photo Essay
Photo Essay: Russian political spectrum on parade this May Day in St. Petersburg
Reporter Ekaterina Danilova attended today’s May Day parade in St. Petersburg, Russia where various sectors of civil society came out to mark International Workers’ Day. The parade brought out a cross-section of political forces;...
Slideshow: Inside the world’s largest colony of street performers
Kathputli Colony, a settlement in the western part of New Delhi, is home to more than 3000 families of puppeteers, magicians, acrobats, dancers and musicians. Some say they make up the world’s largest community...
Slideshow: “Cowboy and Indian Alliance” rallies in DC
Thousands of people converged on Washington’s National Mall on Saturday to protest the proposed northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to refineries on the...
Slideshow: How Russian activists circumvent restrictions on protests
The independent press and organized protests in Russia have faced restrictions during the current administration of President Vladimir Putin. The intersection of these two issues was visible on the streets of St. Petersburg over...
Slideshow: Brazil’s Rua Martins Fontes housing occupation
Read or listen to Sam Cowie’s report on how a Brazilian movement has turned an abandoned government office into housing for poor, working families in São Paulo. (Photo credit: Sam Cowie) Click on any...
Slideshow: Mexicans push back against threat of internet censorship
Legislative changes to a telecommunications reform package have sparked protests on and offline in Mexico. Critics are concerned the law will allow the government to stifle free speech online in a country where much...
Slideshow: DC march calling for “Not One More” deportation
Immigrant activists and their allies rallied in cities across the country this weekend, demanding President Obama and Congress move quickly to stop deportations that separate families and pass comprehensive immigration reform. Alice Ollstein covered...
Slideshow: Drug war victims appropriate Mexico City monument
Photographs by Clayton Conn. Hear and read his story on the drug war victims’ movement in Mexico.
Profile: Russian painter and activist Elena Andreyevna Osipova
By Ekaterina Danilova An elderly woman, standing silently erect with hand-painted, striking banners is a common sight at pro-democracy and human rights rally in St. Petersburg, Russia. Some activists call her “the grandmother of...
