The gangs of Haiti
Lawlessness and chaos: how Haiti's gangs became so powerful.
The Caribbean nation of Haiti is in the grip of gang violence, with armed groups controlling much of the country. The lawlessness came to a head after gangs stormed two jails, freeing thousands of prisoners. Meanwhile Prime Minister Ariel Henry is being prevented from returning after a trip abroad. Luis Fajardo from 成人快手 Monitoring in Miami tells us about the key players in Haiti, and the background to what鈥檚 happening.
The women saving a river
A group of women in Bangladesh have been mobilising to save the Moyur river from land grabbers. They have successfully recovered parts of the river and protected them from pollution. Shahnewaj Rocky of 成人快手 Bangla went to meet them.
Women running in Iraq
Women competitors in a recent 13-kilometre race in the Iraqi city of Basra were banned just days before it took place. Organisers decided to exclude them after comments by Muslim clerics that the participation of women would 'deprive them of their chastity and honour'. Dima Babilie of 成人快手 Arabic has spoken to women who had been training for the race.
Filming the Mayor of Freetown
When she took office in 2018, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was the first democratically elected female mayor of Sierra Leone鈥檚 capital city, Freetown. During her successful re-election campaign last year, she was filmed for a 成人快手 Africa Eye documentary, which set out to follow her environmental work, but became a record of a fiercely contested election, as we hear from Africa Eye鈥檚 Abdul Brima.
Baraye: the protest anthem that Iran has tried to suppress
Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour became famous after his song Baraye became widely popular in the country, and went on to win a Grammy award for Best Song for Social Change. He has now received a prison sentence after being charged with "spreading propaganda against the establishment". Taraneh Stone of 成人快手 Persian has been looking into Shervin鈥檚 story.
(Photo: Tyres on fire near the main prison of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3, 2024. Credit: Luckenson Jean/AFPTV/AFP)
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the 成人快手鈥檚 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi