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Susana Bustamante with her daughter, Melina

Mother recounts daughter’s fight to die with dignity in Argentina

Although the goal was to pass the law, what Melina really requested and what this law honors is the humanization of medicine. That was all that my daughter thought while she was dying and going through those painful treatments. Melina inspires me still. Every March 1, I am the one who says, "Many people, thanks to you, today can choose how to leave this world."
Arts & Culture
Mike Wamaya leads a dance class at Project Elimu. Hundreds of students have passed through his doors, learning life and social skills in addition to dance

Kenyan man combats poverty and hopelessness with dance

I teach possibilities. Dreaming is possible, and I let children dream in my class. Hundreds of children have passed through this dance program. They’ve learned much more than just steps; they’re dancing their way out of hopelessness. 
Environment
Agustina Besada collects a water sample from the Atlantic on her cross-ocean journey in 2017

Searching for sustainability at sea: a sailboat adventure inspires a dream to deplastify the world

It was a terrible, sinking feeling to be in such a remote place, several days away from the mainland, and look out from our boat deck and see large plastic objects bobbing around: balloons, buoys, even a punctured ball. We were in the middle of nowhere, yet there was always something floating near us and microplastics in our water samples.
Conflict
Since her husband's arrest, Mumine Saliyevat has worked to help the children left behind by similar detentions

Crimean Tatar activist, wife of political prisoner helps families left behind by Russian arrests

The dozen or so FSB officers showed no mercy; they shoved my husband to the ground so that he bruised his forehead. Our girl cried out “Daddy, daddy!” when she saw the masked, armed men holding her father.
Editor's picks
Tattoo artist Diego Starópoli, founder of Mandinga Tattoo, has been providing healing tattoos for nearly 15 years

Argentinean tattooist transforms scars and burns into works of art

The reactions to the finished tattoos vary as much as the stories behind each scar and burn. Some, when the artwork is revealed, have a muted reaction, while others hug me and start crying. The only thing that doesn't change is my own emotion.
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Father offers forgiveness to 5-year-old son’s killer

When people ask me why I forgave Rodney, I tell them: my son Kalen was not about hatred or violence or pain. He was about love and forgiveness, and my decision to forgive Rodney was an act to honor my son’s spirit. 
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Seconds before the bus tipped into the flooded Enziu River. So far, the death toll is at 33, including several children

Survivor of Kenya Bus Accident Recounts Tragedy

Within a minute, I felt the bus sliding toward the left and almost instantly, it overturned completely into the river. Screams filled the air, with many calling the name of Jesus Christ to save us.
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Survivor Erwin Tumiri, shown before the second crash

Chapecoense plane crash survivor lives through another deadly accident

I didn’t know any details about how many had died until days later. When I saw the names of the deceased, everything blurred for an instant. Fear filled me as I realized what I had lived through.
Health
"Those who die become our teachers. They tell me things they cannot say to anyone else; their last words contain great depths.

End-of-life doula shares the beauty to be found in death

We are going to die; that is obvious. The certainty of death invites me to a task related to life; to live better. Death is a great advisor, calling us to live in the present.
Whistleblower
The degrading, dangerous work of manually cleaning India's sewers, septic tanks and manholes fall to those in the Dalit Caste, considered the lowest of India's caste hierarchy system.

One of India’s human scavengers describes deplorable conditions

I see human waste floating like dead fish around me. A skin-crawling mix of insects, drain flies, and spiders stick to the pipes and walls and swarm around me. I risk my life with each breath.
Sports
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made history in the Tokyo Olympics by earning India's first gold medal in athletics.

Indian javelin thrower makes history at Tokyo Olympics

Standing on top of the podium with the gold medal around my neck and the national flag of India raised above me, goosebumps covered my arms and tears stood in my eyes.
Visionaries
Chris Makena is an actor, journalist, and activist in Kenya, challenging norms and creating supports for the LGBTQ+ community

Kenyan journalist, forcibly outed, lives their truth and launches Bold Network Africa

Out on the street, I saw that someone had spray painted “Gay Journalist” in big letters across my car. I felt myself sink down into what would become months of depression.
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