As the annual national celebration Women’s Day takes place tomorrow, the UB Post has looked at the state of women’s rights in Mongolia and spoken to some of the people who are trying to make the country a more equal place.
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Estonian World: Photographer Birgit Püve – capturing identity and memory
Birgit Püve is an Estonian photographer whose work has been shown around the world. A former journalist and editor, Püve’s work focuses on memory and identity. In 2014 she received the third prize at The Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2014 at London’s National Portrait Gallery.
UB Post: Bankhar project helps protect herders’ animals
It’s hard for me to imagine that the tiny puppies stumbling around my feet at the kennel will one day protect goats and sheep from wolves and snow leopards – but I am assured that they will.
UB Post: S.Tugs speaks about modeling, motherhood and more
Last week, the UB Post reported that Mongolian supermodel Tugs Saruul will star in the upcoming season of “Asia’s Next Top Model Cycle 4”. The 24-year-old, who grew up in Ulaanbaatar and Germany, was scouted walking to McDonald’s in Berlin in 2010 and has since modeled for some of the world’s most well known clothing brands.
Baltic Times: The KGB’s 23rd floor in Tallinn’s Hotell Viru
For almost 20 years the 23rd floor of Tallinn’s city centre Hotell Viru functioned as the radio translation room for the KGB. After the Soviet Union collapsed and the room was discovered, it was left alone completely intact until five years ago, when it was turned into a museum.
UpNorth: Allangorpoq – Documenting Greenland’s Transformation
Photographer Sébastien Tixier grew up hearing tales of the Inuits in the polar regions from his father.
UB Post: Pitching Cricket to Mongolia
It was soon clear that there was nowhere I could sit in the small gymnasium at School No. 34 where I would be safe from flying balls.
UB Post: ‘Mongolia should be known worldwide for its paleontology’
Dulamsuren Ganbaatar tucks her red hair behind her ear and thinks before answering my question: should criminals who smuggle fossils and dinosaur bones out of Mongolia receive tougher punishments?
Baltic Times: Estonia – A nation shaped by the sea
TALLINN - Estonia’s maritime connections, traditions, and history will be explored in a series of events throughout 2016 after the Ministry of Culture chose the country’s seaside heritage as its annual theme.
Deep Baltic: A Ghost Town Unsuitable for Humans – Patarei Sea Fortress
On long, clear summer nights when the sun sets for only a few hours – and even when it doesn’t at all – crowds of tourists and young people gather at the Linnahall to watch the sunset.
Helen Wright 