Returning to Sosua
Emily Codik was surprised by the island's transformation from a safe haven for Holocaust refugees to a sex-tourism hotspot.
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Emily Codik was surprised by the island's transformation from a safe haven for Holocaust refugees to a sex-tourism hotspot.
Some of the most iconic places in Pakistan are now hidden behind security barriers, or guarded by checkpoints that many people cannot pass through.
More than 100 people are suing the Catholic Archdiocese on this Pacific island, where for centuries the church has been intertwined with local culture.
What happens when one of the most isolated countries in the world gets the internet almost overnight? It's not pretty.
Doug Bock Clark recounts how Myanmar's access to cellphones has changed drastically in the past six years.
When medicine emerged into the light of the Enlightenment, it allowed for the modern world as we know it. But for millions of Americans suffering from chronic pain, it has not been enough.
In the background of September's independence referendum, the fate of persecuted groups like the Shabak hangs in the balance.
In 1979, the Register's publisher went to see a more open China. 38 years later, much has changed.
The Moroccan government is revamping language education as a part of a program to reduce unemployment among degree holders. How is it working?
After our first full day in Guyana, Madeline Bishop and I met a contact at the commemoration for Walter Rodney hosted by the Working People’s Alliance, a socialist political party.
Portraits of Beijing's exotic pet owners and their animals reveals the extent of a new growing industry that experts believe is contributing to biodiversity loss across the world.
SECMOL, an alternative school in Ladakh, built on a mountain desert at an altitude of 11,000 feet, educates children through sustainable community living.
Photojournalist Carlos Villalon has worked for news organizations around the world. He traveled throughout eastern Congo between April and June of 2006, documenting the impact of war, coltan mining and trade on daily life. The Pulitzer Center is pleased to present his work and commentary here, as a supplement to the Center's own project on Congo.