For one Ukrainian family, a harrowing escape from Mariupol and an uncertain future

When their house in Mariupol was hit, this family knew they had to escape to western Ukraine. After a harrowing journey to Lviv, they're now trying to figure out what's next.

The Return of East Timor's Children

Decades after being 'stolen' as children, victims of forced separation embark on a painful yet uplifting journey home.

After Indonesia occupied East Timor in 1975, an estimated 4,000 Timorese children were "stolen" from their homeland.

They were raised by Indonesian families across the archipelago.

Now, decades later, victims of these forced separations are beginning to return to East Timor in search of their long-lost families.

Dead Woman's Pass: A Ni Una Menos Story on the Inca Trail

An Indigenous woman embarks on a journey to Machu Picchu that will force her to confront horrors from her past.

An Indigenous woman embarks on a journey to Machu Picchu that will force her to confront horrors from her past.  

Maxi Manuttupa is a single mother in Cusco, Peru. Haunted by past traumas, she is anxious to find a safer home for her daughter. She decides to earn more money by becoming a porter.

New Zealand: A Place to Call Home

We investigate the housing crisis sweeping across New Zealand, leaving families struggling to cope.

New Zealand is in the grip of a housing crisis.

Auckland has become one of the most unaffordable cities in the world, ranked just behind Sydney, Australia.

The average house now costs more than one million New Zealand dollars ($600,000), inequality is rife, and the most vulnerable people are being pushed into desperate situations.

Auckland Action Against Poverty (AAAP), a volunteer-led organisation, helps people apply for emergency housing grants.

Thailand's Last Resort

We explore why families from Europe are sending their elderly relatives to care homes in Thailand for their final years.

From reports of abuse and neglect to soaring costs, the reputation of aged care homes in the West has taken a battering in recent years.

Now some families are finding alternatives far from home.

With its tropical climate, lower costs and culture of respect for the elderly, Thailand is attracting families dealing with dementia and Alzheimer's from as far away as Europe.

Japan: The Age Of Social Withdrawal

101 East examines why more people are withdrawing from society in Japan.

Kenji Yamase spends his days in his bedroom.

The 54-year-old has been a "hikikomori" all of his adult life. The term describes Japanese who rarely interact with society beyond their family.

"It's a sense or feeling that you shouldn't be here. Even if you are here, you feel like you aren't yourself," Kenji says.

Meet the Syrians: The Story of a Refugee Family in the US

We follow one of the last Syrian refugee families to be granted a US visa before Trump's travel ban began in 2017.

It is 2017. The Kalaji family - originally from the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo - seek a new life in the United States with dreams of owning a house and car.

They leave their temporary home in Jordan, saying goodbye to beloved family, and move to Philadelphia, where they must adjust to life in a new land.

Upon their arrival, the Kalajis seem lucky: They are among the last refugees to make it into the US before Donald Trump's travel ban is implemented.

China Doesn't Like That I'm a Single Woman, Here's Why | Op-Docs

In this Op-Doc, based on the Independent Lens feature documentary “Leftover Women,” we follow one of those women — Qiu Huamei, contending with the stigma and social pressure forcing her to go on a grueling quest in search of a husband. She grew up in a small village five hours south of Beijing and is the second youngest of five sisters. Ms. Qiu is a successful lawyer, fluent in English and opinionated — but those qualities do not outweigh one key flaw: She is not married.

Japanology Plus - Graves

In Japan, graves are found at temples or in independent cemeteries. They are places where families regularly pay respects and also report on key events in life. This time on Japanology Plus, our theme is graves. What role do they play in everyday life, and how are memories of the deceased preserved in Japan? Our guest is Yoko Nagae, who has traveled to 45 countries to study funeral cultures around the world. And in Plus One, new types of graves.