This is part of a series called “War and Forgiveness” about the victims and perpetrators of wartime atrocities, produced by Radio Netherlands together with WNYC and Sound Print. In this […]
Monthly Archives: May 2004
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During wars and their immediate aftermath, the United Nations and international aid organisations try to help deal with people’s most immediate needs: food, shelter, water and sanitation. In recent years, […]
When the HIV/AIDS epidemic began in the early 1980’s, one of the hardest hit countries was Uganda. By the early 1990’s, over 18% of the population was infected with HIV, […]
The programme traces the story of the Volga boatmen in art, starting with Ilya Repin’s painting of the Barge-Haulers in the Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg, and an interview with […]
Three Iraqis talk about the disappointments and tragedies their countrymen and women have suffered during more than 15 years of war, crippling sanctions and the current occupation. “Iraqis are being […]
Climate change inevitably affects the life cycles of plants and animals. In this special award-winning edition of the Research File, reporter Daniel Grossman explains the science of observing how rising […]
The First World War came to an end one hundred years ago, but its impact is still felt in many points of friction to this day, and its lessons are […]
What happens when you set up a court without a judge or a real prosecution or a proper defence or even an actual jury? What happens when you fill that […]