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Norway’s state telecoms firm accused of helping Myanmar regime seize activists
Lawsuit in Norway alleges Telenor passed on data helping Myanmar military arrest 1,200 activists, some in safe…
- Bangladesh, Children, Global development, Global education, Human rights, Sex trafficking, Sex work, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Invisible’ children born in the brothels of Bangladesh finally get birth certificates
Destined to a perilous life with no right to an education or to vote, state recognition ‘gives them hope’, cam…
- Africa, Business, Economics, Global development, Global economy, Inequality, Inequality and development, Kenya, Nepal, Oxfam, Protest, Rich lists, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, US news, US political lobbying, World news
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity r…
- Activism, Africa, Global development, Kenya, Madagascar, Middle East and North Africa, Morocco, Nepal, Protest, South and Central Asia, Togo, World news, Young people, Youth unemployment
What drove gen Z protests that brought down governments and called out corruption? Five activists explain
We spoke to protesters in Togo, Kenya, Nepal, Madagascar and Morocco about how their actions helped shape the …
- Bangladesh, Censorship, Global development, Media, Muhammad Yunus, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, Protest, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, World news
How hope is fading: the mobs bringing violence back to the streets of Bangladesh
As crowds attack newspaper offices and violence has killed 184 people, the optimism around Sheikh Hasina’s ove…
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‘People see government as the enemy’: Bangladesh’s interim leader on the legacy of a toxic system
A year after a student-led revolt unseated Sheikh Hasina, Muhammad Yunus is fighting to convince both sides of…
- Africa, Culture, Education, Global development, India, Language, Language resources, Languages, Nigeria, Rohingya, Science, South and Central Asia, World news
From Igbo to Angika: how to save the world’s 3,000 endangered languages
With half of all languages predicted to die out in decades, activists are turning to online tools to preserve …
- Africa, Conflict and arms, Europe, Global development, Middle East and North Africa, Myanmar, South and Central Asia, Ukraine, World news
World’s conflict zones increased by two-thirds in past three years, report reveals
Wars have spread and intensified, with far-reaching impacts on global economic growth and food security, accor…
- Bangladesh, Global development, Humanitarian response, Internally displaced people, Law, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, War crimes, World news
Thousands flee after Myanmar rebels use drones to bomb Rohingya villagers
Arakan Army targeting Muslim minority as Myanmar’s military are driven out of Rakhine, UN official saysThousan…
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Why has Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled?
The 76-year-old has suddenly left the country after weeks of student-led protests that were met with violenceB…
- Aung San Suu Kyi, Children's rights, Conflict and arms, Education, Global development, Myanmar, South and Central Asia, World news
Myanmar junta ‘bombing schools’, with 170 sites hit in past three years – report
Analysis of imagery from conflict zones shows evidence of burned-out and flattened buildings, with long-term i…
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Under threat of jail, microfinance pioneer vows to keep lending to poorest Bangladeshis
Muhammad Yunus tells the Guardian charges against him are politically motivated, and expresses concern about p…
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‘I can ride the bus. I can walk the streets’: the joy of freedom for Rohingya resettled in the US
A diplomatic breakthrough has allowed 62 refugees to start a new life in America. Yet a million still remain i…
- Afghanistan, Education, Global development, Global education, Human rights, Schools, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
Taliban causing ‘irreversible damage’ to whole education system in Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch warns bar on women means unqualified men now teach boys, fewer subjects are taught and beat…
- Africa, Bangladesh, Food, Global development, Global health, Kenya, Nutrition, South and Central Asia
Snack attack: how the west exported unhealthy eating to Africa and Asia
From rickshaw riders in Bangladesh to schoolchildren in Kenya, people in lower-income countries are turning to…