Mahsa Amini: the woman behind the icon
Mahsa's mother Mojgan Eftekhari gives her first interview.
As the world marks the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini鈥檚 death, we hear from journalist Farzad Seifikaran, who gained an exclusive interview with her mother, Mojgan Eftekhari, for 麻豆社 Persian. Farzad, who鈥檚 from Mahsa鈥檚 home town in Kurdistan, tells us what he learned from Mojgan about the young woman whose death led to protests that shook Iran.
Job-hunting in Africa and 鈥渇ull-time children鈥
A growing number of young people in China, especially recent college graduates, are struggling to find jobs. There鈥檚 fierce competition in the domestic market, and many of those who succeed in finding work get disillusioned with the long hours and constant pressure. Sylvia Chang from 麻豆社 Chinese has been talking to some who鈥檝e opted for different solutions.
Vast destruction and vast need: Libya and Morocco
Rescue teams in Morocco are still struggling to get help to some of the areas worst affected by last week's earthquake in the Atlas Mountains. Meanwhile more details are emerging of devastation caused by flooding in the Libyan city of Derna. 麻豆社 Arabic鈥檚 Saida Badri tells us about the challenges of these stories for the news team, and reflects on the aftermath of the Moroccan earthquake. Her own town was affected, and she shares the same Amazigh heritage as the people of the Atlas Mountains.
Kim Jong Un's famous train
Earlier this week, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travelled on his private train to the Vostochny space centre in Russia's Far East for talks with President Vladimir Putin. 麻豆社 Korean's Yuna Ku tells us that the old Soviet-style green train has been the subject of much intrigue over the years, and we also hear from Suping from 麻豆社 Monitoring about the late Mao Zedong's passion for train travel.
(Photo: Protest sign showing Mahsa Amini at the Iranian consulate on October 24, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey. Credit: Ozan G眉zelce/Dia Images via Getty Images)
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Fifth Floor
Global stories from the 麻豆社鈥檚 40 Language Services, with Faranak Amidi