Accusations of Child Exploitation Haunt Austrian Filmmaker Ulrich Seidl - DER SPIEGEL, co-author 

Ulrich Seidl is a star director in German-language cinema, and his latest film addresses pedophilia. Shortly before the film’s premier, accusations have surfaced that children were exposed to violence and nudity on the set.

After Russian Attack in Ukraine, Broken Glass and Rattled Nerves in Romania - New York Times, contributor

A drone assault on a Danube River port sent shock waves - both the physical and the psychological kind - into villages just across the water that are in NATO territory.

Andrew Tate Thought He was Below the Law. Romania Proved Him Wrong - New York Times, contributor

The online influencer, popular with young men,  is facing charges of human trafficking and rape, after seeking out a place “where corruption is accessible to everybody”.

In Romania, the Traumas of a Bloody Revolution Still Cast a Long Shadow- New York Times, contributor

People struggling for justice for family members killed in the 1989 uprising say that servants of the Ceausescu regime have blocked any reckoning with the past.

At Home with the Children of the Sun - Scena9, author | Awarded at Superscrieri Awards 

People tired of the din of big city life go to live in an alternative community in Romania’s Apuseni Mountains. Alongside the quiet of mediation, they are served conspiracy theories.  

“I Realized I was in a Cult”. The Children of the Sun Break the Silence - Scena9, author

The former members of Children of the Sun are accusing Adi de a Brad of sexual abuse, emotional abuse, exploitation though labor, being constrained against seeing a doctor, declaring him their children’s father and preempting them from going to school. 

“I won't possibly see her again.” A Mother Explains How She Lost Her Daughter to the Children of the Sun Cult - Scena9, author

The mother of a current Children of the Sun member speaks about how her daughter has changed since moving to Children of the Sun. 

I became a Prisoner in my Own House - Scena9, author | Awarded at Superscrieri Awards

I tried to help an Afghan engineer get out of her country and I failed. However, I managed to get her story across the border.

“No One Has Ever Applauded Me Before” - Scena9, author

How a heterosexual, Roma man from a traditional community in Ploiesti, father of three, came to play the lead in a film about gay love.

Face Against the Wall. Mother Living in Bucharest Slum Recounts Police Abuse - Scena9, author

After clashes between the police and a few inhabitants of the Rahova neighbourhood in Bucharest, law enforcement agents are facing accusations of having abused several people including a mother and one of her children. 

“Refusing any kind of relationship with men just felt powerful”. Inside South Korea’s 4B Movement - Scena9, author

In South Korea, a radical feminist movement called 4B tries to completely reshape patriarchy by rejecting any kind of relationships with men. What made thousands of women make this life changing decision and what consequences does it have within Korean society? 

The Romanians in the U.S. who are still fighting Communism - Scena9, author

How politics and religion intersect in the Romanian Christian-Conservative community from Phoenix, Arizona.

“There is a war in their country.” How Moldova Is Receiving Ukrainian Refugees - Scena9, author 

We went to the Palanca border and to Chisinau in order to write about both the people who managed to escape the bullets and those who are receiving them. 

“We're glad we can help somehow.” How Indian Students from Ukraine Found Shelter in a Romanian Village - Scena9, author 

Indian medicine students who fled the conflict in Ukraine are hosted in a family from a Southern Romanian village.

Musician. Man. Civilisation - Casa Jurnalistului, author | Awarded at Superscrieri Awards

The life and final days of Gheorghe “Fluierici” Fălcaru, the legendary Taraf de Haïdouks flute player from Clejani, who chose music over medical treatment and died devoted to his art.

Drumul donării de organe în România: de la moartea unui copil la viața unei mame / The path of organ donation in Romania: from the death of a child to the life of a mother - VICE Romania, author

The liver of a child from Iași gave a woman from Constanța a second chance at life. 

Lupta e o vindecare. Povestea primei femei rome de la consiliul anti-discriminare / Fighting is healing. The story of the first Roma woman on the anti-discrimination council - Scena9, autor

Cătălina Olteanu is the first Roma woman to join the National Council for Combating Discrimination, established 19 years ago.

Am fost acasă la o familie creștină din Pakistan, țară în care poți fi ucis pentru religia ta / I visited the home of a Christian family in Pakistan, a country where you can be killed for your religion - VICE Romania, author 

A Christian family in Pakistan navigates daily life marked by poverty, faith, and subtle religious discrimination, revealing the complex realities of belonging to a persecuted minority.

Am petrecut două zile în tabăra de refugiați Zaatari / I’ve spent two days in the Zaatari refugee camp - VICE Romania, author

People in the Zaatari refugee camp rebuild daily life after fleeing war, navigating survival through work, scarcity, and fragile hope.

16 minore din Caracal forțate să facă sex cu români, manageri austrieci și soldați americani! Cum i-a scăpat DIICOT pe militarii din Deveselu, deși au cumpărat de la traficanți sex cu fete de 14-16 ani/ 16 minors from Caracal forced to have sex with Romanians, Austrian managers, and American soldiers! How DIICOT let the soldiers from Deveselu off the hook, even though they bought sex from traffickers with girls aged 14-16 - Libertatea, co-author

Romanian prosecutors shield foreign and local clients after traffickers force teenage girls in Caracal into sexual exploitation, exposing a grave cover-up of abuse and impunity.

În căutarea lui Gică – românul omorât într-un parc din Huskvarna, Suedia, de doi adolescenți. Paște în pădure cu cei mai nevoiași dintre compatrioți (1) / In search of Gică – the Romanian man killed in a park in Huskvarna, Sweden, by two teenagers. Easter in the forest with the most disadvantaged of our compatriots (1) - Libertatea, author

Romanian Roma migrants living in a forest in Sweden spend Easter cooking, sharing meals, and surviving through begging while navigating harsh conditions and social exclusion.

În căutarea lui Gică (2). Crima. Povestea nopții care a șocat Suedia. Cum a fost ucis un cerșetor român în Huskvarna / In search of Gică (2). The crime. The story of the night that shocked Sweden. How a Romanian beggar was killed in Huskvarna - Libertatea, author

Romanian unhoused man Gică is brutally harassed and killed by two Swedish teenagers in Huskvarna. The crime shocked the local community and exposed the vulnerability of migrants living on the streets. 

Procesul care a împărțit Suedia în două. Copiii de 14 și de 16 ani l-au vânat pe român vreme de trei ore în parc și l-au ucis cu 35 de lovituri, dar au fost salvați de tribunalul care a dat vina pe ficatul bolnav de ciroză al victimei! În căutarea lui Gică (3) / The trial that divided Sweden in two. The 14- and 16-year-old boys hunted the Romanian man for three hours in the park and killed him with 35 blows, but they were saved by the court, which blamed the victim's cirrhotic liver! In search of Gică (3) - Libertatea, author

The trial over the brutal killing of a Romanian unhoused man by two Swedish teenagers divided Sweden, as the court blamed his preexisting liver disease and avoided convicting the youths of murder.

“Gică și-a pierdut mai mult de jumătate din volumul de sânge”. Curtea de Apel din Jönköping a recunoscut că loviturile băieților l-au ucis pe român, “și acum o să mă întrebați de ce nu au primit sentința pentru omor”. În căutarea lui Gică (4)/ “Gică lost more than half of his blood volume.” The Jönköping Court of Appeals acknowledged that the boys' blows killed the Romanian, “and now you're going to ask me why they didn't receive a murder sentence.” In search of Gică (4) - Libertatea, author

The Jönköping Court of Appeal confirmed that the Swedish teenagers’ attacks caused Gică’s death, but, citing their ages and lack of intent to kill, upheld convictions only for severe assault rather than murder.

Cum a ajuns un tipograf pasionat de șah din Bacău, cerșetor în Huskvarna, Suedia. Și cum descriu cei doi adolescenți care l-au ucis crima lor gratuită! În căutarea lui Gică: Omul – ultimul episod (5)/ How a chess-loving printer from Bacău ended up begging in Huskvarna, Sweden. And how the two teenagers who killed him describe their senseless crime! In Search of Gică: The Man – Final Episode (5) - Libertatea, author

Gică, a former typesetter from Bacău and chess enthusiast, ends up living on the streets in Sweden and is senselessly killed by two teenagers, leaving behind a grieving family and community.

Tanti Anica merge la școală. La 58 de ani, este în clasa a III-a. După o viață chinuită, școala i-a dat un sens și un venit în plus/ Anica goes to school. At 58, she is in third grade. After a difficult life, school has given her meaning and extra income. - Libertatea, author

Anica, 58, returns to school in Romania’s “Second Chance” program, finding purpose, community, and a much-needed boost to her meager income.

Cărăușa/ The drug mule - Casa Jurnalistului, author

A 28-year-old Romanian woman, trying to escape hardship, becomes an unwitting drug mule in Brazil, confronting arrest, prison, and a harrowing yet transformative journey that reshapes her life.

Mondialul Săracilor/ The World Cup of the Poor - Casa Jurnalistului, author

Amid Brazil’s World Cup spectacle, thousands of poor families fight for shelter and survival in tent cities while the nation spends billions on stadiums.

Povestea bărbatului care locuiește de 5 ani într-un cort, pe Dealul Melcilor din Brașov: “Crăciun, Revelion, Paști sunt șterse de la mine de pe hârtie”/ The story of the man who has been living in a tent for five years on Melcilor Hill in Brașov: “Christmas, New Year's Eve, and Easter are crossed off my calendar.” - Libertatea, author

A 64-year-old man lives for years in a tent on a hill in Brașov after losing his home in a painful divorce, choosing a life of hardship marked by dignity, solitude, and unexpected inner peace.

De trei luni, o fată stă în cort la marginea pădurii, în Șcheii Brașovului, într-o zonă unde coboară frecvent urși și mistreți/ For three months, a girl has been living in a tent on the edge of the forest in Șcheii Brașovului, in an area where bears and wild boars frequently roam - Libertatea, author

Povestea din spatele fotografiei cu copiii duși cu căruța la școală: puștii stau fără părinți, școala nu-i ajută cu microbuzul, iar unchiul se descurcă cum poate/ The story behind the photo of children being taken to school by cart: the kids have no parents, the school doesn't help them with the minibus, and their uncle does what he can. - Libertatea, author

Digudai, fața necunoscută a premiilor Gopo: „Câștig eu în fața lui Horațiu Mălăele? Ăla e actor de 70 de ani. N-am eu nici școală, nici vacanță cât are ăla”/ Digudai, the unknown face of the Gopo Awards: “Am I going to win against Horațiu Mălăele? He's a 70-year-old actor. I don't have the education or the experience he has.” - Libertatea, author

Com quem Comemos no Bom Prato da Cracolândia / Who We Eat With at Bom Prato in Cracolândia  - VICE Brazil, author

We went to eat at Bom Prato in Cracolândia for a few days. We waited in line, learned the rules, and talked to our tablemates, who came from work, home, the street, or other countries. 

Bati um Papo com Moleques Abaixo da Maioridade Penal/ I chatted with kids below the age of criminal responsibility - VICE Brazil, author

I spoke with teenagers who had been deprived of their liberty about their dreams, desires, family, and passions- whether for funk music or the church.

Telenovelera rumana/ Romanian Soap Opera Fan  - Letras Libres, author

Latin American soap operas were popular in Eastern Europe during the 1990s. They allowed many young people in Romania to learn about the outside world and its disparities, discuss taboo topics, and even learn other languages.