Photo Essays

Vucjak refugee camp in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina has existed since the summer. The conditions there are unacceptable: it is filthy, unhygienic, lacking in everything. And now the winter is approaching. From Uta Steinwehr

Since the leadership in New Delhi revoked the special autonomy status, previously laid down in the Indian constitution, for the state of Jammu and Kashmir at the beginning of August, the region has been subject to punitive restrictions. By David Ehl

At the Dok Leipzig Documentary Film Festival, Iran was not an official focus of the programme. But Iran-related films were among the festival's highlights. Impressions by Jochen Kurten

Internationally Bamiyan tends to be associated with the tragedy surrounding its empty Buddha niches. But in recent years the central Afghan province has also been an island of stability in a country worn down by war. Marian Brehmer visited the region

Hundreds of thousands of tons of waste are exported to Indonesia every year. Entire villages live there from sorting it. Now the government is seeking to restrict imports - and local communities fear for their future. By Rebecca Küsters and Willy Kurniawan

Photojournalist Karlos Zurutuza travelled through the northern Syrian border area following the Turkish invasion. He met families on the run and lonely men left behind in the villages.

The attempted attack on a synagogue in Halle is not the first in recent years. Even after the horrors of the Nazi era, anti-Semitic incidents occur in Germany — on individuals, memorials and Jewish places of worship. By Bettina Baumann

Iraqis ushered in October with anti-government protests in Baghdad. These quickly deteriorated into violent confrontations resulting in hundreds of injuries and dozens of deaths. Unease remains in several cities. By Cristina Burack

Thousands of followers from the Mouride brotherhood descended on to Dakar from across Senegal for the inauguration of the Massalikul Jinaan or 'Pathways to Heaven' mosque. By Maya Hautefeuille