Niños de la Memoriaby Kathryn Smith Pyle and María Teresa Rodríguez Hundreds — possibly thousands — of children disappeared from El Salvador in the midst of that country's civil war in the 1980s. Niños de la Memoría follows three of those children as they return to their native country in search of identity and answers. Global Voices | |
No Loiteringby Ellen Frankenstein Living in a place with high teen pregnancy, high school drop-out, substance abuse, and domestic violence rates, Sitka, Alaska teenagers reflect on the possibility of finding a place in society. | |
The Oathby Laura Poitras The Oath is a story about family, taxis, al Qaeda, Guantanamo Bay, and the U.S. Supreme Court. POV | |
On the Border of Desperationby Nima Sarvestani Poverty, violence, and extreme conditions in Kurdistan, Iran, are forcing Kurds like Tala into petrol smuggling over the border to Iraq at great risk. Global Perspectives Collection | |
Our Disappeared/Nuestros Desaparecidosby Juan Mandelbaum They dreamed of a revolution that would transform Argentina. But what happened to this hopeful generation who suddenly “disappeared”? Global Voices, Independent Lens | |
Out in the Nightby BlairDoroshwalther Gay African American women friends defending themselves against a violent sexual assault in a seemingly gay-friendly New York City neighborhood are arrested for assault and attempted murder. A different kind of fight ensues in the courts and the media. | |
Outlawed in Pakistanby Habiba Nosheen and Hilke Schellmann Outlawed in Pakistan tells the story of Kainat Soomro as she takes a rape case through Pakistan’s deeply flawed criminal justice system. Frontline | |
A Panther in Africaby Aaron Matthews In the 1960s, Pete O’Neal founded the Kansas City chapter of the Black Panther Party. In 1970, he fled the country for Africa where he has lived in exile for more than 30 years. POV, Global Voices | |
Passin' It Onby Peter Miller After serving 19 years in prison for shooting two police officers, former Black Panther Dhoruba Bin Wahad (Richard Moore) was released when his conviction was overturned. | |
Peace vs Justiceby Klaartje Quirijns Peace vs Justice takes place in Uganda and at The Hague and tells the story of the miscommunication between two cultures and their different perceptions of justice. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection |
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