You are here: Homepage Articles Latest Photo: Morteza Niknahad Photography | Iran“Art and the sea give my life meaning” Iranian photographer Morteza Niknahad zooms in on the lives of the people and the culture of the Strait of Hormuz Interview with Morteza “Nik” Niknahad09/07/2026 Foto: IMAGO / JNA Press Refugee camps | BangladeschSchools were buried under mud Driven from Myanmar, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. Without international aid, a never-ending humanitarian catastrophe looms large By Piyas Biswas09/03/2026 Visual: Julia Neller Soft Power | China“China is being idealised” From TikTok to AI: China expert Katja Drinhausen on how Beijing is shaping its country’s image and expanding its global influence By Ruben Donsbach08/31/2026 Foto: Andrew Esiebo/Panos Pictures Talk of the town | LagosLife stuck in traffic Lagos is Nigeria’s city of opportunity—yet its boom comes at a steep price: housing shortages and endless commutes By Valentine Benjamin08/10/2026 Foto: Ole Witt für KULTURAUSTAUSCH From Exile | Belarus“Any open discussion gets political in Belarus” Exiled in Berlin, curator Anna Chistoserdova continues to push for a free Belarus Interview with Anna Chistoserdova08/06/2026 Foto: Xianjie Peng LGBTQI rights | China“Queer content is made invisible” The Chinese government is increasingly repressive towards queer people. Media researcher Wen Wutao discusses censorship and secret digital codes like the hidden meaning of white socks. By Morgane Llanque07/23/2026The scam factories Cambodia has become a hub for online fraud — often run by trafficked foreign workers forced into the trade By Danielle Keeton-Olsen07/08/2026Climate crisis | Global“Climate science is being actively dismantled” After a summer of record heat, why does the climate crisis seem to be slipping down the public agenda? Australian climate communication researcher John Cook explains why people switch off — and what it will take to get people listening again Interview with John Cook06/25/2026 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 Subjects overview
Photo: Morteza Niknahad Photography | Iran“Art and the sea give my life meaning” Iranian photographer Morteza Niknahad zooms in on the lives of the people and the culture of the Strait of Hormuz Interview with Morteza “Nik” Niknahad09/07/2026
Foto: IMAGO / JNA Press Refugee camps | BangladeschSchools were buried under mud Driven from Myanmar, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. Without international aid, a never-ending humanitarian catastrophe looms large By Piyas Biswas09/03/2026
Visual: Julia Neller Soft Power | China“China is being idealised” From TikTok to AI: China expert Katja Drinhausen on how Beijing is shaping its country’s image and expanding its global influence By Ruben Donsbach08/31/2026
Foto: Andrew Esiebo/Panos Pictures Talk of the town | LagosLife stuck in traffic Lagos is Nigeria’s city of opportunity—yet its boom comes at a steep price: housing shortages and endless commutes By Valentine Benjamin08/10/2026
Foto: Ole Witt für KULTURAUSTAUSCH From Exile | Belarus“Any open discussion gets political in Belarus” Exiled in Berlin, curator Anna Chistoserdova continues to push for a free Belarus Interview with Anna Chistoserdova08/06/2026
Foto: Xianjie Peng LGBTQI rights | China“Queer content is made invisible” The Chinese government is increasingly repressive towards queer people. Media researcher Wen Wutao discusses censorship and secret digital codes like the hidden meaning of white socks. By Morgane Llanque07/23/2026
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
Climate crisis | Global“Climate science is being actively dismantled” After a summer of record heat, why does the climate crisis seem to be slipping down the public agenda? Australian climate communication researcher John Cook explains why people switch off — and what it will take to get people listening again Interview with John Cook06/25/2026
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
