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Green shoots of hope spring up among the rubble of discontent, writes Reem Haddad.

Virtual profits, Tell it to my intestine, Real life, Uncommon language.

This month's collection of positive news by Kelsi Farrington.

A Facebook group is harnessing the generosity of strangers to save lives and put separated families back in touch. Lydia Noon reports.

Conservative forces are on the rise in Japan, threatening its commitment to peace and democracy. Tina Burrett and Christopher Simons report.

The system of slavery remains alive and well in India. Nimisha Jaiswal reports.

Scientists have discovered sites where local communities are defying expectations of global reef degradation, Cristiana Moisescu writes.

Three years of inflation and chronic shortages of basic foods have hit Venezuelans hard. Tamara Pearson reports.

The politician symbolizes a shot across the bow of Italy’s complacent political class, writes Richard Swift.

Poetry has traditionally been a powerful medium to comment on social and political life in Afghanistan, but it is now mostly for men, writes Ruchi Kumar.

Activists have stepped up anti-racism efforts, Amy Hall writes.

Moscow has opened the first criminal case for an alleged violation of its widely criticized ‘Foreign Spy’ law against civil-society activist Valentina Cherevatenko. Erin Kilbride reports.

Estonia has found an innovative way to boost its population and its economy, discovers Haley Joelle Ott.

UN peacekeeping is big business, but is it achieving its aims? asks Louisa Waugh.

Seven years after the end of the civil war, Jo Eckersley and Ashwin Hemmathagama assess Sri Lanka’s progress.