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I live under the oppressive rule of the Taliban. That’s why I am urging the world to engage with them | Anonymous
People who have fled Afghanistan encourage the international community to sever ties with our government. That…
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Relief and confusion: inside China as the country hurtles from virus-free to mass infections
One Shanghai resident describes the feeling of liberation as Covid restrictions are lifted, while remaining ne…
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Either in lockdown or preparing for lockdown: life amid zero-Covid in Beijing
Living under China’s policy to suppress Covid cases means days are filled with health codes, the constant thre…
- Books, Censorship, Culture, Freedom of speech, Islam, Pakistan, Religion, Salman Rushdie, South and Central Asia, World news
What it was like asking for The Satanic Verses in a Pakistan bookshop | Anonymous
As an aspiring writer I loved many exiled authors, from Márquez to Kundera, but with Rushdie the stakes were r…
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My life in Shanghai’s never-ending zero-Covid lockdown
A resident in the Chinese megalopolis describes the desperation – and the humanity – of three weeks in strict …
- Afghanistan, Global development, Human rights, Journalist safety, Media, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘The Taliban say they’ll kill me if they find me’: a female reporter still on the run speaks out
We return to the story of a journalist forced to flee as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August. Unable to …
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‘I could hardly hold back the tears’: a diary of Apple Daily’s last week
A reporter from the 26-year-old Hong Kong newspaper describes its final daysA Hong Kong police national securi…