The people behind the stories
Eleni
When the Beirut blast destroyed a tower block many people were missing, including Eleni, an Ethiopian woman who lived there. With the help of Instagram, she was found and reunited with her family in Addis Ababa.
Ricardo Flores
In Mexico, 21 year-old Ricardo was killed for a crime he didn’t commit. A group of vigilantes took the law into their own hands after a rumour spread on WhatsApp. Before his death, he wanted to be a lawyer to help bring justice.
Ismat Ara
At midnight on New Years Day 2022, Ismat founder herself being sold online for pennies, as a joke. The culprits, Trads - an online group of extreme Hindu nationalists in India, sought to demean her and other prominent Muslim women.
British.
Indian.
East African.
“It’s okay to have parts of yourself scattered across the globe.”
Finding home in Uganda.