Young people
- Communities, Domestic violence, Gangs, Global development, Inequality, Literacy, Pakistan, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news, Young people
‘House of love’: the calm, creative space changing young lives in Karachi
In Lyari, a slum notorious for violence in Pakistan’s most populous city, Mehr Ghar offers young people a safe…
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China cuts amount of time minors can spend playing video games
Under-18s will be allowed to play online games for one hour on Fridays, weekends and holidaysChinese regulator…
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‘My crime is I fell in love’: should India rethink tough laws on underage sex?
Laws intended to tackle child abuse are resulting in young men in consensual relationships being imprisoned. A…
- Asia Pacific, Celebrity, China, Digital media, Media, Mental health, Social media, World news, Young people
China to crack down on online fanclubs over bullying concerns
Operation launches to target fanclub culture that ‘adversely affects mental health of minors’, says watchdogCh…
- Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Gender, Global development, Mental health, Middle East and North Africa, Rape and sexual assault, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, United Nations, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World Health Organization, World news, Young people
Quarter of women and girls have been abused by a partner, says WHO
Largest such study finds domestic violence experienced by one-in-four teenage girls with worst levels faced by…
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Wuhan a year after Covid struck: ‘Everyone wants to reset 2020’
Wang Fan is a young craft beer brewer in Wuhan. When his city became the first in the world to enter lockdown,…
- Asia Pacific, China, Climate change, Environment, Environmental activism, Greta Thunberg, Protest, World news, Young people
Howey Ou: China’s first school climate striker – video profile
As the first young person in China to engage in Greta Thunberg-inspired Fridays for Future climate s…
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‘People are fearful’: New Zealand police admit gang violence is out of control
Superintendent says after two shootings in the North Island on the weekend that officers alone can’t tackle gr…
- Censorship, Culture, Experimental music, Festivals, Metal, Music, Music festivals, Nepal, Pop and rock, Society, South and Central Asia, World news, Young people
Himalayan headbangers: in the moshpit with the metalheads of Kathmandu
Nepal’s police used to pick up metal fans and cut their hair or jail them. The country now has its own festiva…