In far western Nepal, many believe that women who are menstruating are impure and bring bad luck. And so they are exiled each month, leaving them vulnerable to rape and other horrors.
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The Catholic Church claimed a victory in March when the Supreme Court put a 120-day hold on the implementation of a new reproductive health law that would provide contraceptives to poor families.
In parts of rural Nepal women and girls are segregated from their families during menstruation. A look at historical context of this practice and the slow pace of social change.
As Zambians wonder why the fruits of lucrative contracts with the Chinese have not eased high poverty and unemployment levels, Zambia's government takes on Chinese investors with a new law.
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In the small fishing village of Pehullue, artisan fishermen who survived a devastating tsunami in 2010 carry on amid disappearing resources and corporate encroachment.
Listen to Micah Fink on the making of The Abominable Crime.
Tajikistan's president is staking the future of his impoverished country on the world's tallest dam. But downstream Uzbekistan is threatening war.
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In Indonesia and the Philippines, explosive growth and rapid modernization test religious belief and attitudes toward family planning.
Chronically unstable and corrupt — and now bracing for more chaos from Afghanistan — Tajikistan's president is staking his country's future on the biggest dam in the world.
Chile's coastal waters are among the richest in the world, but years of exploitation have exacted a toll on resources. As Congress debates a solution, fishing outfits scrap for their survival.
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Pulitzer Center journalists examine emerging nuclear threats, from an alarming new arms race between India and Pakistan to the competition between the U.S. and Russia on nuclear exports.
A collaborative investigation into the water sector in Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia in partnership with local journalists and their outlets.
From the gold in our jewelry to the shrimp at our favorite restaurant and the minerals within our electronics, the true cost of production—both social and environmental—too often remains hidden.
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Journalist Pete Jones discusses his reporting from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Skype brings Pulitzer Center grantee Sharon Schmickle together with classes studying food insecurity at Australia's Queensland University of Technology.
"Meet the Pros" 2013 features Pulitzer Center grantee Allison Shelley and student fellow Melissa Turley, produces Westchester student-created multimedia.
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For one week only, our award-winning e-books "Voices of Haiti" and "In Search of Home" are free on the iBookstore. Get your copy today.
Tom Hundley, senior editor, shares with this week's reporting — from Tajikistan's "Great Game" to Richard Mosse's infrared photography.
The Pulitzer Center education team discusses their summer plans and how educators can join them for learning opportunities with Paul Salopek, Afghan poetry and more.
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Affiliated with State University of New York (SUNY), Westchester Community College continues its tradition as "Veteran Friendly Campus" and offers new Communications & Journalism Innovation Lab.
One of our earliest journalist tours included a University of Miami stop focused on under-told stories from South America. We returned to the University in spring 2012 with "Voices of Haiti."
William & Mary, the second oldest college in the nation, embarked on a Campus Consortium partnership with the Pulitzer Center that serves as an example for others.
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June 25, 2013
Frameline37 screens "The Abominable Crime," Micah Fink's Pulitzer Center-supported film on the realities of Jamaica's homophobic culture.
June 28, 2013
Pulitzer Center Education Director Mark Schulte speaks at the Asia Society's Partnership for Global Learning annual conference in Brooklyn, New York.
July 30, 2013
New York summer festival highlights Landay, Afghan women's folk poetry, and reporting by Pulitzer Center grantees journalist/poet Eliza Griswold, photographer Seamus Murphy.
July 31, 2013
Anonymous and spoken, Landay—two-line Pashtun poems—have served for centuries as a means of self-expression for Afghan women. Hear them in Washington, DC on July 31.