AJ Longreads
AJ Longreads brings you the best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
The Georgian village facing Russian ‘creeping occupation'
We’re in Georgia where the village territory of Khurvaleti is increasingly affected by Russian forces demarcating the 'border' of breakaway state South Ossetia.
Written by Clément Girardot with contr…
The refugees cast adrift in the Mediterranean
Katy Fallon spent months reporting on the Greek islands in the Eastern Aegean. Once praised for welcoming thousands of refugees...it's now become a place of widespread reports of human rights violati…
The mystifying rise of suicide in Pakistan’s Thar Desert
Suicides have spiked dramatically in the historically remote region. Is breakneck social change to blame?
Written and read by Alizeh Kohari.
'A healing journey': Residential school survivors and the Church
Pope Francis has apologised for the Roman Catholic Church's involvement in Indigenous residential schools in Canada. For more than 160 years children were abused in
Canada’s residential school system…
Poland-Belarus border: The people pushed back in a Polish forest
In Poland, a tale of two borders. On the Belarusian border, refugees face pushbacks and detention.
Written and read by Nils Adler
LGBTQ Ukrainians and Russians find solidarity in Berlin
As activists highlight risks for LGBTQ community, Germany’s Quarteera welcomes Ukrainian refugees and Russian exiles.
Written by Gouri Sharma.
Read by Emma Jones.
Worlds apart: 24 hours with two refugees in Poland
An Iraqi Kurd and a Ukrainian, part of families with young children, take us through a day in their lives as refugees.
This story is written by Amandas Ong and Nils Adler.
The Hopi farmer championing Indigenous agricultural knowledge
Michael Kotutwa Johnson is on a mission to show that millennia of Native American land practices can provide valuable lessons for growing food and sustaining the Earth.
Written by Jane Palmer.
Read b…
The Kenyan mothers fighting to end police brutality
Mothers in Kenya whose sons have been killed by police brutality are fighting for justice, and in turn, protect other young men.
Written by Jaclynn Ashly.
Read by Pete Ferrand.
The radio show championing justice for abuse victims in Nigeria
Silent Voices is a radio show in Nigeria that offers support to women and minors who are victims of violence to seek justice. By exposing perpetrators, the show aims to galvanise others to reach out,…
The woman setting the record straight on Native American history
Sarah Eagle Heart is a storyteller and an award-winning producer. She wants to heal her people through telling Indigenous stories.
Written by Brandi Morin.
Read by Emma Jones.
Lives derailed: Fleeing Ukraine war destroyed my father’s health
It’s been nearly two months since Russia invaded Ukraine. For one family from Kyiv, the invasion greatly threatened their elderly father's life. So, they embarked on a dangerous journey to get him ou…
The Sri Lankan taxi driver reuniting adoptees with their families.
His day job is taxing people around Sri Lanka, but what Andrew Silva does in his spare time is truly life changing. With a car full of DNA tests and a natural detective's instinct, he's helping to re…
'Not a quitter': The Karachi doctor taking rapists to court
For this Al Jazeera series on inspiring yet overlooked women, Sanam Maher was drawn to the story of Dr Summaiya Syed. She’s fighting to change the way sexual assault is documented in Pakistan. The c…
In Berlin, a Russian Jewish restaurant rallies behind Ukrainians
As Germany sees an uptick in anti-Russian sentiment, Ukrainian and Russian restaurant staff band together to oppose war.
Written by Gouri Sharma/
Read by Sergej Zulkarneev.
The anti-apartheid fighter empowering women in South Africa
This is the story of Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi who went from the front lines of anti-racist activism to success in politics and business.
“I want my legacy to be that of a woman who believed in justi…
The woman protecting South Sudan's parks from war and poaching
Bibiana Martin was 12 years old when she joined the forest rangers. Twenty years later, she is still protecting parks.
Written by Sam Mednick.
Read by Laura Lockwood.
Murdered women: Adiba Parveen, the quietest girl in the valley
When the recently married resident of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan province disappeared, her family feared the worst.
Written by Sanam Maher.
Read by Mohita Namjoshi
Myanmar's 'reluctant' resistance fighter
In the mountains of Kayah State, a former wedding photographer is taking on Myanmar's military.
Written by Caleb Quinley.
Read by Laura Lockwood.
Backyard astronomers: Turning stargazing into space-portraiture
For space enthusiasts from Qatar to Finland, the US to the UK, astrophotography is a hobby, an art, a science and sometimes an obsession.
Written and read by Colin Baker.