In American states where a series of bills aim to restrict access to abortion, women are speaking out. A piece for Aljazeera.com by Massoud Hayoun. Read by Nadine Cheaib.

Rising debts, pesticides and erratic rainfall are pushing some farmers in southern India to suicide. A piece for Aljazeera.com by Janos Chiala and Vinith Xavier. Read by Kate Arkless Gray.

Those affected say the community needs to do more to shake off negative perceptions surrounding mental health. A piece for Aljazeera.com by Shafik Mandhai. Read by Kate Arkless Gray.

The elderly members of Sin Hoe Ping, one of the last Chinese puppet troupes in Singapore, belong to a fading tradition. Amandas Ong speaks to some of the puppet troupes in this feature for Aljazeera.com. Read by Fintan Monaghan.

The country's economic strife has left the healthcare system struggling to cope with a growing mental health crisis. A Piece for Aljazeera.com, by Sofia Barbarani. Read by Kate Arkless Gray.

Children's drawings depicting extreme violence and distrust of government forces reveal the impact of narco-culture. A piece for Aljazeera.com, written by Stephen Woodman. Read by Mia Alberti.

Are used clothes donated to charity harming Senegal? Donated to charity, used clothing is big business with 18,500 tonnes imported each year to the West African nation. A piece by Ndela Faye for aljazeera.com, read by Kate Arkless Gray.

As a Senate committee mulls Pakistan's blasphemy laws, thousands visit a shrine to Mumtaz Qadri, who killed Pakistani politician Salman Taseer in 2011 who had criticised those laws. A piece by Asad Hashim, read by the author.

A Syrian couple reminisces about the Syrian revolution that brought them together. A piece for Aljazeera.com, by Mariya Petkova. Read by Reem Haddad.

At least four asylum seekers who hosted US whistle-blower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong say they have been targeted by the government as a result. Written and read by Dorian Geiger. Produced by Kate Arkless Gray.

Who votes for Geert Wilders? - and has the far-right politician managed to steer the Netherlands in his own nationalist direction without being in power?

In a desperate measure, the Rajasthan government has placed cradles around the state, where parents can leave unwanted babies. A piece by Shaifali Agrawal, read by Kate Arkless Gray.