You are here: Homepage Articles Latest The scam factories Cambodia has become a hub for online fraud — often run by trafficked foreign workers forced into the trade By Danielle Keeton-Olsen07/08/2026 Ramon Espinosa/AP Humanitarian crisis | Cuba“Cubans are being pushed to the limit” Playwright Yunior García Aguilera sounds a warning about Cuba’s humanitarian crisis — and explains what it would take to finally spark political change Interview with Yunior García Aguilera05/20/2026Photography | UkraineWar and a bit of peace The Kyiv photographer Vic Bakin portrays Ukrainian soldiers at home, far from the front line, in his photographic work “Hell Was Full” By Ole Witt05/07/2026 Foto: Ole Witt für KULTURAUSTAUSCH In exile | Hong Kong“I was threatened with ten years in prison” The activist Ray Wong is fighting for democracy in his homeland Hong Kong from Germany. Interview with Ray Wong Toi-yeung05/03/2026 Photo: Gundula Haage Hunting with drones In northern Georgia, Russian soldiers are pushing back the border. A few brave individuals are documenting the land grab on social media By Gundula Haage04/29/2026 Photo: Koshkin Serhii Culture wars | UkraineA question of guilt The Ukrainian soldier and writer Artur Dron calls on Europe to stop publishing Russian authors during the war. By Artur Dron04/29/2026 Photo: Amr Attamimi Sunny to partly cloudy The photo book “Photography from Yemen” changes the way we see a country torn apart by civil war. A conversation with editor Ibi Ibrahim By Ibi Ibrahim04/08/2026 Foto: Hannah Yoon Society | IndiaHome alone More and more people around the world are living alone. Have they embraced the ‘dolce vita’ – or merely succumbed to the dreary routines of late capitalism? By Suraj Yengde04/07/2026 Visual: Julia Neller Feminism | WarWho's afraid of Penthesilea? The notion of women going off to war still strikes people as unnatural. But the truth is, women have been fighting since the dawn of our species. By Morgane Llanque04/02/2026 Foto: Dieuveil Malonga Food culture | AfricaAfrica's culinary heritage Raised in the Republic of the Congo, trained in Germany, and shaped by travels across the African continent, Michelin-starred chef Dieuveil Malonga draws on an eclectic biography to enrich his cuisine By Dieuveil Malonga03/24/2026 Photo: B'Tselem Human Rights | Israel“The system is based on violence” Yuli Novak heads the Israeli NGO B’Tselem, which campaigns for the rights of Palestinians. As a result, she is under increasing pressure in her home country. By Judith Poppe03/24/2026Roma art | Poland“Art and activism belong together“ Textile artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas made art history in 2022 as the first Romani woman to exhibit at the Venice Biennale. How can Roma narratives be kept alive through art? Interview with Małgorzata Mirga-Tas03/17/2026 Subjects overview
The scam factories Cambodia has become a hub for online fraud — often run by trafficked foreign workers forced into the trade By Danielle Keeton-Olsen07/08/2026
Ramon Espinosa/AP Humanitarian crisis | Cuba“Cubans are being pushed to the limit” Playwright Yunior García Aguilera sounds a warning about Cuba’s humanitarian crisis — and explains what it would take to finally spark political change Interview with Yunior García Aguilera05/20/2026
Photography | UkraineWar and a bit of peace The Kyiv photographer Vic Bakin portrays Ukrainian soldiers at home, far from the front line, in his photographic work “Hell Was Full” By Ole Witt05/07/2026
Foto: Ole Witt für KULTURAUSTAUSCH In exile | Hong Kong“I was threatened with ten years in prison” The activist Ray Wong is fighting for democracy in his homeland Hong Kong from Germany. Interview with Ray Wong Toi-yeung05/03/2026
Photo: Gundula Haage Hunting with drones In northern Georgia, Russian soldiers are pushing back the border. A few brave individuals are documenting the land grab on social media By Gundula Haage04/29/2026
Photo: Koshkin Serhii Culture wars | UkraineA question of guilt The Ukrainian soldier and writer Artur Dron calls on Europe to stop publishing Russian authors during the war. By Artur Dron04/29/2026
Photo: Amr Attamimi Sunny to partly cloudy The photo book “Photography from Yemen” changes the way we see a country torn apart by civil war. A conversation with editor Ibi Ibrahim By Ibi Ibrahim04/08/2026
Foto: Hannah Yoon Society | IndiaHome alone More and more people around the world are living alone. Have they embraced the ‘dolce vita’ – or merely succumbed to the dreary routines of late capitalism? By Suraj Yengde04/07/2026
Visual: Julia Neller Feminism | WarWho's afraid of Penthesilea? The notion of women going off to war still strikes people as unnatural. But the truth is, women have been fighting since the dawn of our species. By Morgane Llanque04/02/2026
Foto: Dieuveil Malonga Food culture | AfricaAfrica's culinary heritage Raised in the Republic of the Congo, trained in Germany, and shaped by travels across the African continent, Michelin-starred chef Dieuveil Malonga draws on an eclectic biography to enrich his cuisine By Dieuveil Malonga03/24/2026
Photo: B'Tselem Human Rights | Israel“The system is based on violence” Yuli Novak heads the Israeli NGO B’Tselem, which campaigns for the rights of Palestinians. As a result, she is under increasing pressure in her home country. By Judith Poppe03/24/2026
Roma art | Poland“Art and activism belong together“ Textile artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas made art history in 2022 as the first Romani woman to exhibit at the Venice Biennale. How can Roma narratives be kept alive through art? Interview with Małgorzata Mirga-Tas03/17/2026