Worlds apart: 24 hours with two refugees...

Pakistan's Christians have long been marginalised and pushed into sewer cleaning work. Now, some are fighting back. Written by Saad Zuberi. Read by Laura Lockwood. 

In Berlin, comedians from Ukraine and Russia share the same stage as an outlet for their grief and anger about the war. Written by Verena Hoelzl. Read by Richard Martin. 

How a flourishing underground subculture is providing a welcome escape from the realities of war. Written by Nils Adler. Read by Xzavian Wrushen. 

Aung San Suu Kyi's recent historic democratic victory in the Myanmar elections seems to have brought positive change for the country but for a whole generation of former child refugees, life was conflict ridden. Burmese born Ngelay Aung Soe fled Myanmar as a child with his family ... Show More

Ivan arrives at his final destination. Anna trusts a stranger to help navigate their new home country. In “The Deserter,” the journalist Sarah A. Topol reports the story of Ivan, a deserter who served as a captain in the Russian Army, fought in Ukraine and then ultimately fled th ... Show More

We meet Ivan and Anna, who fall for each other at a club and later marry. Ivan dreams of adventure but confronts the reality of life in the military, and Anna worries that Ivan’s talents are wasted in the army.Ivan gets a corrupt new commander, “Pig,” who brings conflict and a de ... Show More

In “The Deserter,” Sarah A. Topol reports the story of Ivan, a captain in the Russian Army who fought in Ukraine and then ultimately fled the war and his country with his wife, Anna. Topol spoke to 18 deserters while reporting in eight countries across four continents over the la ... Show More

The trauma of war and its aftermath can leave scars on those who survive - deep scars that can be both physical and emotional. For children who experience war, trauma can cut deep, reshaping every part of their lives. While we hear news reports from war zones, stories from surviv ... Show More

Israeli soldiers say they have freed a Bedouin Arab in Gaza; Criminals suspected of igniting fires across Brazil; the world’s oldest man celebrates 112th birthday. Adam Gilchrist shares details on all these stories with Bongani Bingwa.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf ... Show More

Day 1,031Today, as Kyiv comes under renewed intense bombardment, we speculate over a possible Russian advance in the South, and later, we interview a blind lawyer in Kharkiv. Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associa ... Show More

On a hot summer day in 1971, six armed men invaded the house of former Congressman Rubens Paiva in Rio de Janeiro. He was taken from his wife and children, never to be seen again. Paiva was one of the most famous Brazilians to disappear during the military dictatorship. His son, ... Show More

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes. We hear from 'wolf child' Luise Quietsch who was separated from her family and forced to flee East Prussia. Whilst trying to survive during World War Two, these children were likened to hungry wolves roamin ... Show More

Leila is joined by Armenian writer, scholar and member of From The Periphery media collective, Dr Karena Avedissian. Karena recently returned from a trip to conduct research and build ties with the Armenian community in Northeast Syria. We spoke about an article she wrote - Armen ... Show More