The plight of the Rohingya Muslims forced to flee the atrocities committed by militants and the army in Myanmar is hard to stomach. The most vulnerable are children, as John Owens’ photo series shows.

I’ve always admired mountains from afar but never imagined that one day I’d be part of the first female expedition of Pakistan to scale the approximately 5720 m Baaushal Peak!

Text and pictures: Anam Gill (Ed.: Brenda Haas)

See how women perform in jobs that are often still considered “men’s jobs” and what they have to say.

More than 230 women and children live at a so-called widows camp built by fellow refugees with the help of donor funds for Rohingya widows and orphans to offer them better protection and shelter.

According to UN Women the distressed and traumatized displaced Rohingya – approximately 51% of which are women and girls – lives in terrible conditions and lacks adequate food, water, sanitation, medical care and access to their livelihoods and assets. This picture gallery depicts only part of their suffering.

Shi Hailei gives free tattoos to mothers that want to cover up their caesarean delivery (C-section) scars. He works in Samurai Tattoo studio in Shanghai, China. His free project has helped more than 20 mothers in the past two years.

Giving power to the #MeToo movement, the people who came forward with their stories of sexual harassment have been named Time’s 2017 Person of the Year. Here are some of the most high-profile “Silence Breakers.”