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Christian is 14 and dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer. He hopes his career will lift his family out of poverty. Fourteen year old Christian Torreres dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer – the only way to save his family from a life of poverty. Right now they live on the biggest garbage site in Manila. How does Christian cope with the permanent contrast between misery and glamour?

André Stahl has taken a stand in support of refugees and is receiving death threats as a result. Stahl is mayor of Bernau. He wants to open a shelter for refugees in his town, despite pressure from the far-right. André Stahl has taken a stand in support of refugees and is receiving death threats as a result. Stahl is mayor of Bernau bei Berlin. He wants to open a shelter for refugees in his town, despite pressure from the far-right...

André Stahl has taken a stand in support of refugees and is receiving death threats as a result. Stahl is mayor of Bernau. He wants to open a shelter for refugees in his town, despite pressure from the far-right. André Stahl has taken a stand in support of refugees and is receiving death threats as a result. Stahl is mayor of Bernau bei Berlin. He wants to open a shelter for refugees in his town, despite pressure from the far-right...

André Stahl has taken a stand in support of refugees and is receiving death threats as a result. Stahl is mayor of Bernau. He wants to open a shelter for refugees in his town, despite pressure from the far-right. André Stahl has taken a stand in support of refugees and is receiving death threats as a result. Stahl is mayor of Bernau bei Berlin. He wants to open a shelter for refugees in his town, despite pressure from the far-right...

People with Down Syndrome are often excluded from society. At 'Circus Sonnenstich', they are stars. People with Down Syndrome, like Sascha Perthel, are often excluded from society. Sascha has trouble communicating efficiently with words. At Berlin’s “Circus Sonnenstich,” he is learning to express himself through physical movement.

People with Down Syndrome are often excluded from society. At 'Circus Sonnenstich', they are stars. People with Down Syndrome, like Sascha Perthel, are often excluded from society. Sascha has trouble communicating efficiently with words. At Berlin’s “Circus Sonnenstich,” he is learning to express himself through physical movement.

5 years after Tunisia's revolution, many feel bitterly disappointed. There are few jobs, and thousands of young men are joining the Islamic State terror group. Mehdi Akkari is famous in Tunisia as a rapper. He's turned his music against the radicals

5 years after Tunisia's revolution, many feel bitterly disappointed. There are few jobs, and thousands of young men are joining the Islamic State terror group. Mehdi Akkari is famous in Tunisia as a rapper. He's turned his music against the radicals

5 years after Tunisia's revolution, many feel bitterly disappointed. There are few jobs, and thousands of young men are joining the Islamic State terror group. Mehdi Akkari is famous in Tunisia as a rapper. He's turned his music against the radicals

Luciano makes a living from garbage. He is one of over 10,000 cartoneros in Argentina’s capital. Luciano is one of 10,000 cartoneros in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires. They lug carts and collect recyclables that they can sell for a living. Many of them live in shantytowns on the outskirts of the city.Living from garbage – Cartoneros in Argentina