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A letter from our correspondent

Foreign correspondents share their experiences of life in different countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo travellers on road in Masisi

    Covering the DRC: violence and beauty in this huge and unforgiving country

    The Guardian’s Africa correspondent recounts his experience of reporting from the troubled country as it edges towards elections promised by president Joseph Kabila later this year
  • The Guardian's Shaun Walker in Russia

    'People here believe all journalists are biased': reporting from Putin's Russia

    The Guardian’s outgoing correspondent Shaun Walker discusses the challenges of covering Moscow, and his hopes for his new beat – Budapest
  • Xi Jinping casts his ballot at a voting booth during a local people’s congress election in 2016

    'Every place you go, you are being watched': reporting from Xi's China

    The Guardian’s outgoing Beijing correspondent reflects on six years of increasing repression
  • People wave 'Esteladas' (pro-independence Catalan flags) as they gather during a pro-independence demonstration, on September 11, 2017 in Barcelona during the National Day of Catalonia, the 'Diada.'
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans were expected to rally to demand their region break away from Spain, in a show of strength three weeks ahead of a secession referendum banned by Madrid. The protest coincides with Catalonia's national day, the 'Diada,' which commemorates the fall of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and the region's subsequent loss of institutions and freedoms.
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    Flags, passion and anger: reporting from a divided Spain

    In a little more than a year as Madrid correspondent I have reported on terrorism and Brexit: but nothing has shaken Spain like the upheaval in Catalonia
  • French President Emmanuel Macron

    Inside the Élysée: the reflected glory of Macron's gilded cage

    France’s president likes to tightly control all his communications and keeps journalists at arm’s-length – in stark contrast to his predecessor
  • The Old Book Bazaar, Istanbul.

    Letter from Istanbul: By talking to people, you get through things together

    The stories that have left a mark on me are those about real life, says the Guardian’s correspondent in Turkey. So it’s essential to speak the language
  • A man reads his newspaper in smog near Delhi’s Red Fort.

    'In Delhi, you go inside for fresh air': how I learned to breathe again

    India’s capital has endured epidemics, the threat of war and a currency crisis in recent weeks, proving that in this vast city, toxic air is just another problem
  • British Expats Protest Against Brexit<br>BERLIN GERMANY - JULY 2:  British expat hold up signs to protest for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union on July 2, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. A slim majority of British citizens voted for the United Kingdom to leave the EU on June 23. Thousands of British citizens work or study in countries across the European Union and they all face complications should a Brexit go into full affect. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

    I was happy living as a Briton in Germany – but then came Brexit

    After a decade in Germany, and finding herself disenfranchised, our Berlin correspondent joins other Britons seeking citizenship
  • Zongezile Makhubo in Soweto, South Africa

    A journey to Soweto reveals South Africa's past and present

    When Jason Burke became Africa correspondent, people’s memories of the Soweto uprising gave him reason for optimism
  • A screen displays a video, Raft of Medusa, part of an art installation by Alexis Peskine at the Dakar Biennale paying homage to migrants

    Art and justice in Senegal offer hope for the re-enchantment of Africa

    The Guardian’s west Africa correspondent considers how both courts and galleries are addressing the continent’s troubled past
  • Silhouettes of people against a Brazilian flag

    Brazil's favourite pastime: complex and inquisitive form filling

    When Jonathan Watts moved to Rio de Janeiro from China, he expected there to be less red tape. Instead, he found a Kafkaesque bureaucracy
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