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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, and her husband Pavel Butorin, about her experience being detained in Russia for more than nine months.

Threats of rape and death are common. And the response from the police might be, well, you shouldn't have posted online in the first place.

Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

A new mural in downtown Eugene is upsetting people, including the ex-wife of an activist shot and killed by police last year. Shayla Landeros says she’s…

The former steel town of Allentown, Pa., has become a majority minority city. NPR's Michel Martin asks a bipartisan group of Latino voters what informs their votes?

Rachel Martin talks to Ira Acree, an anti-violence activist and Chicago pastor, about the city's recent spike in shootings, and challenges in preventing violence during the summer months.

This week, NPR Music is speaking to creators whose work in 2017 captured something unique about a chaotic year. We begin with two musicians whose intertwined careers are a statement in themselves.

White European translators have hesitated to work on Gorman's poetry because of criticism that their race makes them inappropriate for the job. In Hungary, a marginalized community steps up.

Biden speaks from the Oval Office a day after assassination attempt

Esra'a is an activist who lives in Bahrain and identifies as queer — which puts her at great risk. Despite that, she's speaking out to build community and empathy within the LGBTQ community.