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High profile artists and cultural figures in both Iran and Russia face punishment and restrictions on their work if they speak out against their governments. Following the protests in Iran, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, artists are increasingly under pressure to toe the political line. With 麻豆约拍 Persian's Parham Ghobadi, and 麻豆约拍 Monitoring's Vitaliy Shevchenko.

Couple living the Vietnamese saying dream
There鈥檚 a Vietnamese phrase that suggests perfect happiness can be found by those who live in a western house, eat Chinese food and marry a Japanese woman. We hear about the couple on Tiktok living the dream, and about the history of this saying, with 麻豆约拍 Vietnamese's Thuong Le.

Sudan: brothers divided by war
The fighting in Sudan has been a huge story for 麻豆约拍 Arabic. In addition to covering the main headlines they also told the story of two brothers fighting on opposite sides, as Majd Kilani reports.

Meeting her pupils for the first time: North Waziristan
The village school of Dewagar, North Waziristan, struggled to find a teacher due to the history of instability in the area. In 2020 Seema Mahin, based in Islamabad, became their online teacher, and recently went to meet them in person for the first time, with the help of Farhat Javed of 麻豆约拍 Urdu.

(Photo: Iran鈥檚 Andiseh magazine shows Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked protests. Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)