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Young migrants and refugees walk through a town in northern Serbia toward the Hungarian border. There's a fear that young men like these might bring violence with them.
Conflict
These men say they’re leaving Syria because they don’t want to fight anyone
Syrian activist Karam Al Hamad at work. Hamad is currently waiting for permission to leave Turkey to travel to the US for a fellowship.
Conflict
After a year of torture in Syrian jail, an activist finally makes it to the US
Zeynep Tufekci at SXSW 2015.
Justice
‘Power in numbers’ is more than a phrase — it’s a vital part of social change
Charlie Hebdo protests
Global Politics
After Charlie Hebdo, what next? Readers weigh in on the long-term effects of the attack
Screen grab showing Virtual Syria street being designed.
Technology
How to get right in the middle of the war in Syria — from thousands of miles away
The digital activist
Global Politics
Meet one of Turkey’s original digital protesters — and see how she’s keeping up the fight for change
Reporter Laura Kasinof covering the inauguration of Yemeni President Abdurabbu Mansour Hadi, February 2012.
Conflict
How one woman stumbled into a violent uprising in Yemen
A tweet from Iyad el-Baghdadi, a prominent online activist who's now seeking asylum in Norway.
Conflict
The Arab Spring was no failure, says one activist who refuses to give up
Protesters hold masks depicting former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden during a demonstration in Berlin on May 22, 2014. The sentence on the shirt reads, "What has happened to revolution?"
Arts
Laura Poitras’ new documentary tells the Edward Snowden story — with some free computer lessons thrown in
A Syrian woman holding her infant waits near an informal border crossing to go back to Kobane, Syria, despite ongoing clashes between ISIS and Kurdish fighters. Many Syrian Kurds are finding Turkey expensive and inhospitable.
Conflict
Kurds threaten dark days for Turkey if Kobane falls
Yeonmi Park with her family in North Korea
Justice
She risked her life to defect from North Korea — now she wants the world to hear her story
A protester walks in tear gas fired by riot policemen after thousands of protesters blocked the main street to the financial district outside government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014.
Conflict
Hong Kong’s ‘Umbrella Revolution’ isn’t deterred by clashes with police
Young Iraqi men gather in Baghdad's Jadriya district every Friday night to "drift" — a form of stunt driving where the driver purposefully skids and partially loses control of the car at high speeds.
Culture
Young Iraqis are ‘drifting’ through their country’s crisis
An anti-government protester kicks a surveillance camera during clashes with police in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on February 7, 2014.
Conflict
What keeps you awake at night?