Iran: Petrol, bread and bullets
Reporting the violent response of the regime to protesters who feel they have nothing left to lose.
Countrywide protests in Iran have been met with one of the most brutal crackdowns in years, with hundreds reported dead. What makes these protests different? Jiyar Gol of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Persian and Taraneh Stone of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Monitoring have been watching the story.
Uzbekistan's forbidden villages
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Uzbek’s Rustam Qobil has travelled to villages that recently opened up to visitors after a 20 year travel ban. So what is there to see?
Impeachment inquiry: The view from Ukraine
Ukraine finds itself in the middle of a huge news story, the Trump impeachment inquiry. It’s been widely discussed in the US, but what about in Ukraine? The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Myroslava Petsa gives us the Ukrainian perspective.
Afghan pine nuts
Afghanistan’s pine nuts are in demand, with China signing a five-year deal worth US$2.2 billion. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Afghan editor Shoaib Sharifi tells us about the importance of this tiny but valuable nut.
Feeding the unemployed in São Paulo
Recession in Brazil has left millions of people unemployed or struggling on low incomes. Ligia Guimaraes of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Brasil met customers at a chain of subsidised restaurants called Bom Prato to hear their stories.
(Photo: Petrol station set ablaze by protesters in Iran. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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