Genocide

How did the world’s poorest country double life expectancy in just 20 years?
Reportage

How did the world’s poorest country double life expectancy in just 20 years?

Rwanda’s health miracle — After near total destruction during the 1994 genocide, Rwanda’s health system overcame an AIDS epidemic to become a shining example of success for developing countries across the globe.

Written by: Alex King

Rwandan cinema is healing wounds in a country scarred by genocide
Film

Rwandan cinema is healing wounds in a country scarred by genocide

Welcome to Hillywood — In one of the smallest and poorest countries on earth, filmmakers are bringing people together around stories about Rwanda’s dark past.

Written by: Alex King

Huck's Rwanda Rising series: an artistic renaissance in the heart of Africa
Activism

Huck's Rwanda Rising series: an artistic renaissance in the heart of Africa

Rwanda Rising — Two decades after genocide, Rwanda has risen from the ashes to become a thriving arts and tech hub. This article kicks off a series, Rwanda Rising, unpicking the complex stories behind Rwanda’s creative resurgence and its seeming slide into dictatorship.

Written by: Alex King

The Nobel Prize-winning academic who fled Nazi Germany as a child
Activism

The Nobel Prize-winning academic who fled Nazi Germany as a child

Refugee Stories — January 27 marks Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to remember the atrocities of the past and ensure the same horror is never replicated. As part of our Refugee Stories series, Leslie Brent speaks of being one of the first Jews to flee Nazi Germany, coming to England as a refugee at the age of 13. He would go on to become a Nobel Prize-winning academic.

Written by: Elizabeth Sulis Gear

Photographer Diàna Markosian is raising funds for Armenian genocide survivors
Culture

Photographer Diàna Markosian is raising funds for Armenian genocide survivors

Changing lives through limited-edition prints — When Diàna Markosian tracked down three survivors of the Armenian genocide, their stories helped her understand her own roots. In Huck 52 - The Documentary Photography Special III she shares the story of their collaborative journey. Now, as she launches a print sale in a bid to raise funds, she’s found a way to give something back.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

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