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Seeing the World Differently: Two Decades of Global Press Photography

For nearly 20 years, local women photojournalists trained and employed by Global Press documented life in places rarely seen in global media. From moments of everyday resilience to intimate portrayals of culture, conflict and community, this gallery showcases the best of that visual legacy. Each image reflects the trust built between reporter and source, and the power of women ...

By GPJ Reporters

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Nepal
In Nepal, Funeral Rites Must Wait for Migrant Sons to Return. State-Funded Freezers Help.

Families in migrant communities rely on cold storage to bridge the distance between death and tradition.

By Yam Kumari Kandel
Nepal
Political Crisis in Nepal Rekindles Calls for a Return to the Crown

By Sunita Neupane

and Yam Kumari Kandel
India
‘God’s Work’ Is Modi’s Work in Rural India

Hindu nationalists go toe to toe with Christians in attempting to convert indigenous Adivasis.

By Raksha Kumar

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Africa

Coverage from Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Under Occupation in DRC, Construction Is Booming

By Merveille Kavira Luneghe

Inside the ‘Bondage’ of Zimbabwe’s Contract Tobacco Farming

By Linda Mujuru

Why Ugandans Keep Electing Lawmakers’ Relatives

By Apophia Agiresaasi

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Government Building Plans Displace São Paulo’s Last ‘Slum’

By Cecilia do Lago

Brazil’s Gender Quotas Undermined by Rampant Election Fraud

By Cecilia do Lago

Thousands Take Refuge in Haiti’s Second City as Port-au-Prince Violence Ramps Up

By Wyddiane Prophète

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Asia

Coverage from Indian-administered Kashmir, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

In Nepal, Funeral Rites Must Wait for Migrant Sons to Return. State-Funded Freezers Help.

By Yam Kumari Kandel

Political Crisis in Nepal Rekindles Calls for a Return to the Crown

By Sunita Neupane

and Yam Kumari Kandel

‘God’s Work’ Is Modi’s Work in Rural India

By Raksha Kumar

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