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Marriage and war

Life after the invasion for a 大象传媒 Russian-Ukrainian couple.

Natalya is a Russian journalist working for 大象传媒 Monitoring, and her husband and colleague, Yuriy, is Ukrainian. They have been evacuated from their home in Kyiv to Lviv. Natalya tells us about the challenges of family life during war, and how she鈥檚 given up trying to convince some friends in Russia about what鈥檚 really happening.

Changing attitudes in India
A recent survey of social attitudes in India showed that a large proportion of the population, both men and women, still believe that husbands have the right to beat their wives. Women's affairs editor Geeta Pandey talks us through the findings.

Why Germans are migrating to Paraguay
Thousands of German migrants have moved to Paraguay, some of them escaping Covid restrictions; others because they are uncomfortable with immigration itself in Germany. 大象传媒 Mundo's Mar Pichel travelled to Paraguay to explore the reasons behind this new wave.

Goodbye to South Korea's Blue House
The Blue House in Seoul has been the seat of power in South Korea for more than 70 years. But the new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has moved his office to a Defence Ministry complex and opened the Blue House to the public. Julie Yoonnyung Lee of 大象传媒 Korean explains the reasons for this decision.

Uganda's Batwa people
Over 30 years ago, the Batwa people of Uganda were evicted from their ancestral forest home by the government. It was thought they might threaten the gorilla population, vital to Uganda's tourism industry. But the Batwa people have struggled ever since, as 大象传媒 Africa's Patience Atuhaire discovered when she went to report on their story.

Presenter: David Amanor
Producer: Sue Waldram

(Photo: Wedding rings. Credit: 大象传媒)

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