Articles

Gaza: Christians face an almost impossible choice

20 Nov 2025
Gaza’s small Christian community, long rooted in the land where their faith began, is now confronting an existential crossroads. As a fragile ceasefire wavers and destruction remains widespread, believers like Elias al-Jalda face the stark question…

Ethiopia: sexual violence as a weapon in forgotten war

20 Nov 2025
Women and girls in Ethiopia’s Amhara region are facing a hidden crisis of conflict-related sexual violence as fighting between the national army and Fano militias continues. Survivors describe soldiers entering homes, threatening family members, and committing…

Brazil: tussle between conservationists and musicians over endangered trees

20 Nov 2025
Tim Baker has spent more than four decades crafting world-class bows for violins and cellos - the very tools which, as he puts it, give musicians their ‘voice’. But now his longstanding craft is caught in…

South Africa: Water Warriors battle flood risks and pollution

20 Nov 2025
In Alexandra, South Africa’s oldest township, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, local volunteers known as the Alexandra Water Warriors are working tirelessly to protect their community from worsening flood risks and pollution. Using garbage-trapping nets across…