- Afghanistan, Books, Culture, Fiction, Islamic State, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
‘It is worse now’: The Bookseller of Kabul author Åsne Seierstad on returning to Afghanistan 20 years on
The Norwegian writer on meeting the Taliban, her fears for girls’ education, and the legal battle that ensued …
- Afghanistan, Channel 4, Culture, Documentary, Factual TV, Military, South and Central Asia, Television, Television & radio, World news
‘I’ve never seen desperation like it’: UK soldiers relive the terror of leaving Kabul
Military personnel speak frankly of the chaotic, terrifying evacuation, in moving new documentary series from …
- Culture, Documentary films, Freedom of speech, Human rights, India, Journalist safety, Media, Narendra Modi, South and Central Asia, Television, World news
‘Resistance is possible’: Ravish Kumar, the broadcaster risking his life to tell the truth about India today
The eminent journalist’s fearless reporting on India under Narendra Modi cost him his job and freedom. Now bro…
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Pen Farthing: ‘Animals in a cargo hold never got in the way of people getting on a flight’
Continuing our series looking behind the headlines of 2021, the former Royal Marine on his perilous evacuation…