Romania
I Played Illegal Pool with Mobsters in Communist Romania
The biggest stars had nicknames like "the Butcher" and "The Barber", while my manager wore grenades on his belt.
Faces of the People Who Believe Their Party Is Going to Take Control of Romania
Like in America and the UK, Romanian voters also seem to want things to be like they imagine they were in the past.
Talking to Survivors of Last Year's Devastating Club Fire in Bucharest
Last year, a fire in nightclub Colectiv killed 64 people and injured 147. According to the people we spoke to, the high death toll is all down to corruption in Romania.
Life in Romanian Prisons Before the Country Joined the EU
Circumstances in Romanian prisons were pretty dire before the country joined the EU. Photographer Cosmin Bumbut documented the change.
Photos of Romanians Cycling in the Countryside
In the Romanian countryside, cycling isn't about the environment – it's just practical.
What It Feels Like to Be Deported
One night in 1951, soldiers woke up my grandmother and put her on a train to a barren plain on the other side of her country.
Photos of Romania in the 90s, When Sheep Roamed Bucharest's Motorways
Photographer Vali Pană captured the city right after the fall of communism.
Photos of Romanians Burning in the Summer Heat
It's hot as fuck in Romania at the moment – last weekend, temperatures hit 35°C before noon on both days.
The Romanian Parents Protesting the Fact a Same-Sex British Couple Adopted Their Children
The news hasn't gone down well in Romania; so far it's sparked fierce protests by Christian nationalists, while it also prompted the children's father to go on a hunger strike for a bit.
Romanian Hospital Update: A Doctor Filmed Maggots Crawling Out of a Patient's Wounds
The Romanian Health Minister did not hesitate to accuse the hospital's management of negligence: "This is unacceptable. (...) surely someone could have taken some time out of their lunch break to put up a mosquito net," he said.
Photos of Romania's Neglected Orphans Then and Now
Ceaușescu Decree no. 770 banned women from having abortions. That resulted in the birth of about 2 million children, who have since been known as "Generation Decree". Some of those kids ended up in orphanages.
What I Learned About My Father from Reading His Secret Police Files
My father, a Romanian theatre director, was considered a threat to the communist regime of his time.