This mother and her two-year-old son have reunited after months apart. He was having heart surgery in Israel and she was in the West Bank when COVID-19 forced borders to shutdown. | SBS News

Walking into a doctor’s office and not being believed has been Lauren’s experience of several chronic illnesses. Her conditions have left her in pain and struggling with fatigue on a daily basis. “I’ve been [told] … that women often experience a lot of phantom symptoms that might feel very real for us, but they’re not a legitimate or physical illness,” she said. Lauren is one of millions of Australians suffering from conditions that aren’t outwardly visible. Many say they struggle with stigma an

Nazira Zuptarova was just seven years old when she was forced to become a child slave after fleeing a civil war. Now, she is sharing her story in the hope to end modern slavery. | SBS News