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Indian-administered Kashmir has become a difficult and dangerous place for journalists. The number of regional media outlets still tackling critical stories continues to shrink. The Kashmir Walla is one that persists. Its founder and editor, Fahad Shah, is in prison and awaiting trial. Newsroom Without an Editor follows 23-year-old interim editor Yashraj Sharma as he works to keep the magazine going amid worsening conditions for journalists.
The first of its kind, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, closed down in August 2021 as its members faced persecution from the Taliban, who violently opposed all secular music. Dr. Ahmad Sarmast, the institute’s founder and leader, teams up with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, working tirelessly to secure safe passage out of the country for its students, including its all-female orchestra. Symphony of Courage follows the dramatic journey of two students and sisters, Farida and Zohra. They navigate life in hiding under Taliban rule and eventually escape to Lisbon, Portugal, where they are f...
Oksana Matviishyna is a 43-year-old, highly qualified, and determined Ukrainian teacher from Kyiv. She is a single mother who was on a short holiday with her children in Hungary when Russia invaded her homeland. Oksana felt a duty to return home and help with the war effort, but when she saw the incoming flood of refugees—most of them women and children—she realized she was needed elsewhere. Leveraging her experience, Oksana created a “school within a school” at the American International School of Budapest where more than 200 Ukrainian children, including her own, can receive educatio...
Oksana Poltorak fled Ukraine to bring her family to safety in Greece. Living in a house with two other families, Oksana works hard to create a sense of normalcy for herself and her children. But she longs to return to Ukraine and reunite with her husband and son.
Oksana Poltorak fled Ukraine to bring her family to safety in Greece. Living in a house with two other families, Oksana works hard to create a sense of normalcy for herself and her children. But she longs to return to Ukraine and reunite with her husband and son. Waiting in Greece makes its streaming debut on VOA+ on July 14, 2022.