The demographic and cultural genocide of China’s Uyghur population
The Uyghur population is subject to violent repression at the hands of the Chinese state, with reports of mass sterilisations, re-education camps and forced labour.
Waisak Day. How Indonesia celebrates Buddha’s birthday – in pictures
Watch the stunning photos of Waisak Day, the celebration that commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha.
Celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Bahá’u’lláh, founder of the Bahá’í faith
Millions of Bahá’ís celebrate the bicentenary of Bahá’u’lláh’s birth with messages of peace, oneness, empowerment and spiritual unification. The photos of festivities all around the world.
Maximón or San Simón: the Mayan folk saint who drinks, smokes and offers protection
Maximón is a master shape shifter, reconciling religious traditions and offering guidance to indigenous Mayans who venerate him in Guatemala. He is also a heavy drinker and smoker.