Reportage
How theatre is uniting the youth of a war-torn Ukraine
Healing wounds — On the frontline between Russia and Ukraine, the small city of Popasna is a place deeply divided: young and old; solider and citizen; separatist supporters and those who are proudly Ukrainian. But one theatre company was determined to start rebuilding the fragmented community. This is how they did it.
Written by: Oksana Grytsenko
Unpicking the fake news phenomenon
Unpick the bullshit — If you listen to Donald Trump, everything in the media these days is fake news and barefaced lying. The reality is far more nuanced, but understanding the state of journalism in 2017 is key to ensuring the media can continue to hold those in power to account.
Written by: Oscar Rickett
Murderball: Inside the brutal world of wheelchair rugby
No ceiling, no fear — As the biggest crowd-puller at the Paralympic Games, Wheelchair Rugby gives people a chance to witness the true meaning of strength. We look back on our time spent with Team GB during London 2012.
Written by: D’Arcy Doran
Airport Attorneys: The first responders in the #travelban disaster
Modern day heroes — Deep inside airport terminals across the United States, immigration attorneys have been working tirelessly to fight for those worst hit by Trump's Muslim #travelban. Fiona McEntee is one of them.
Written by: Fiona McEntee
Battling depression and addiction at London’s homeless boxing club
Step into the ring — Members of Caris Boxing Club might be marked out as anti-social, dirty and unsafe on the street, but at London's homeless boxing club they're standing up and fighting back.
Written by: Matt Broomfield
The true face of the drug epidemic ravaging UK prisons
‘I died three times’ — Record levels of drug use, violence and overcrowding are turning prisons into a toxic environment, with riots set to continue unless sweeping reforms are made.
Written by: Alex King
Snapshots of the Rainbow Nation before and after Apartheid fell
Now and Then — Photographer Graeme Williams creates a thread between the present and past in Mandela's South Africa.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Footwork Japan: Dance battling in the Land of the Rising Sun
D.A.N.C.E. — Dance music has just jumped way off the hook, thanks to the madcap rhythms of Footwork and Juke. From the rough-and-tough projects of Chicago’s West Side to the pristine streets of Tokyo, Footworking dance battles are suddenly where it’s at. Just ask DJ Fulltono – the sub-genre’s number-one Japanese fan.
Written by: Furutono Koichi aka DJ Fulltono
The teen who broke social order to bring skateboarding to Bulgaria in the 90s
Shredding out of Communism — How one man fostered a vibrant youth scene out of the rubble of a fallen state.
Written by: Niall Neeson
An appeal from Aleppo: 'Every moment of delay is a loss of life'
Listen to the White Helmets — Ismail Alabdullah is a volunteer rescue worker on the ground in Aleppo. He’s desperate for the international community to protect civilians trapped in the devastated city.
Written by: Alex King
