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The relative calm of Senegal has been shattered by protests, arrests and deaths

Senegal has been wracked by unrest, violence and sporadic social media blackouts in a country that is usually seen as a beacon of democracy and calm in an unstable region of West Africa.

Gabriela Nagy and her sister growing up in Venezuela

Milwaukeeans react to U.S. raid in Venezuela

The U.S. military raid in Venezuela killed at least 50 people and captured the country’s president and wife. In Milwaukee, residents quickly took action to check on loved ones in Venezuela, or to protest the raid.

The Latino community is facing issues with misinformation on abortions

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks to Elizabeth Estrada of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice about the spread of abortion misinformation in the Latino community.

Abbey Osborn at the “Found Family” StorySlam in 2025.

Defiance

Defiance can be a good thing. When facing injustice, tyranny or oppression, we all need to stand up for ourselves.

Stick Up For Truth: How To Fact-Check Friends And Family On Social Media

Information comes so fast on social media that it’s hard to know what to believe.Even professionals get confused. Lewis Friedland, a journalism professor…

Morning news brief

Supreme Court considers whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from Colorado's ballot. U.S. airstrike kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad. Pakistan holds elections today.

A glimpse of Iran, through the eyes of its artists and journalists

Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point.

Jihad Khaled is desperate for help getting Egypt to release her jailed mother, Hoda Abdelmoniem, a human rights lawyer. In recent months, she and her husband, Abdullah Elshamy, have flown from Doha, Qatar, where they currently live, to Washington, D.C., to advocate on her mother's behalf.

Desperate To Secure Her Mother's Release From Prison, Egyptian Woman Seeks U.S. Help

The family of jailed Egyptian human rights lawyer Hoda Abdelmoniem says she is being held on unspecified charges in a women's prison north of Cairo.

Female community health care workers protest in New Delhi, India, in August 2020. The women are part of a government program called Accredited Social Health Activists — and are demanding higher pay and better working conditions. In May, the program won an award from the World Health Organization.

These female health-care workers won a huge WHO honor. They'd like a raise, too

India's all-female task force of community health-care workers won the World Health Organization's Global Health Leaders Awards. But instead of recognition, some want a better salary and benefits.

With the coronavirus spreading, farms try to keep workers like these in Greenfield, Calif. safe through physical distancing and other measures but advocates for laborers say protections are often not adequate.

Without Federal Protections, Farm Workers Risk Coronavirus Infection To Harvest Crops

Labor advocates say the lack of enforceable federal standards to ward off the coronavirus allows farmers to prioritize the harvest over worker safety.

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