Special Report: Year in Review

Editors’ Choice

A collection of memorable stories from 2021.

January 3, 2022

Mongolia

Female Students Revolt Against ‘Virginity Tests’

By Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Democratic Republic of Congo

On a Darkened Waterway, a Tragedy Unfolds

By Zita Amwanga

Sri Lanka

Officials Bet on a Country of Turmeric Growers

By Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Mexico

The Village That Ditched the Drug Trade for Tourism

By Avigaí Silva