Flaminia Giambalvo

In Syria's most conservative communities, people have refused to let male volunteers rescue women and girls—but women have intervened to help those who wouldn't have been helped otherwise. All photos courtesy of the Syrian Civil Defense. Link

"The first time I did it, it was supposed to be a one off—I was 23 and pretty desperate for rent. But I remember coming out of the room and thinking, Why do I not feel bad about it?" says Melina, one of the 13 cast members of the critically acclaimed Sex Workers' Opera—a production scripted by professionals of the sex industry and their supporters. Link

A record number of women from Nigeria have arrived in Italy over the past year, and experts fear they are the victims of the growing illegal sex trade in Europe. We investigate what's driving the rise in numbers. Link

​We spoke to Anna Carrino, a former mafia wife currently in witness protection ,who's been instrumental in the battle against Naples' Casalesi clan. Link

As members from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) gather in Sarajevo to mark the tribunal's 20th anniversary, the uncovering of a mass grave near the northern Bosnian town of Prijedor could yield vital evidence for the former Yugoslavia's war crime trials. Link

In 15 anni alla procura antimafia di Napoli ha messo la firma sotto i mandati di arresto di quattro tra i boss più sanguinari della camorra, ma sono state le donne a darle maggior filo da torcere. Ecco cosa ci racconta dell'ascesa delle donne d'onore e di come riesce a gestire una vita in prima linea con la famiglia. Read More

In an abandoned neighbourhood of a Sicilian capital city, a group of trans women who work as prostitutes has found a safe haven and God. Link