Inequality
- Communism, Global development, India, Inequality, Internet, Literacy, South and Central Asia, Technology, World news
Kerala is rolling out free broadband for its poorest citizens. What’s stopping your government? | Oommen C Kurian
The pandemic showed us how digital divides worsen inequality - this project shows they’re not inevitableDigita…
- Business, Commodities, Employment, Food, Global development, Inequality, Inequality and development, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Tea, World news
‘We give our blood so they live comfortably’: Sri Lanka’s tea pickers say they go hungry and live in squalor
Top tea firms investigate as plantation workers say they have to pick 18kg a day but still skip meals and make…
- Children, Family, Global development, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, Life and style, Parents and parenting, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
So fathers want to be ‘more present’ in the home? Put down your phone and I’ll tell you how | Nilanjana Bhowmick
Babysitting is all very well, but to truly lighten a woman’s load, partners must juggle physical, emotional an…
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Western countries stay silent as India cracks down on democracy | Letter
Rajendra Kumar Kale responds to an article by Arundhati Roy on how Narendra Modi’s violent nationalism is unde…
- Asia Pacific, British empire, Colonialism, Inequality, Malaysia, Monarchy, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, Queen Elizabeth II, Race
Under our monarchy, a deeply unequal world flourished | Letters
Readers respond to Afua Hirsch’s article calling for Britain to confront the painful truth of its colonial pas…
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UN expert describes ‘staggering repression’ of women and girls in Afghanistan
UN mission accused Taliban authorities of harassing UN Afghan female employeesA UN expert has described the “s…
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Flooding has devastated Pakistan – and Britain’s imperial legacy has made it worse | Shozab Raza
Colonialism and its aftereffects have left regions such as south Punjab resource-starved, poverty-stricken and…
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Taliban orders female Afghan TV presenters to cover faces on air
Female anchors post pictures of themselves being ‘erased’ on orders of virtue and vice ministryAfghanistan’s T…
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Revealed: migrant workers in Qatar forced to pay billions in recruitment fees
Guardian investigation finds labourers – including those on World Cup-related projects – were left with huge d…
- Employment, Global development, India, Inequality, Narendra Modi, Society, South and Central Asia, Unemployment, Workers' rights, World news
Low turnout for India’s national two-day strike as 50 million join protests
Unions say strike over ‘anti-worker’ government policies a success despite limited impact, with far fewer than…
- 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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Greta stands with Sami and Navalny on trial again: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Myanmar to Mexico Continue readi…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Global development, Human rights, Inequality, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Law, Police, Protest, Russia, South and Central Asia, Tajikistan, United Nations, World news
‘We want the truth’: families of ethnic Pamiris killed in Tajikistan call for justice as tensions rise
Urgent protection for minority groups facing increased repression needed in crisis connected to escalating cla…
- Afghanistan, Europe, Global development, Human rights, Inequality, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Law, Police, Protest, Russia, South and Central Asia, Tajikistan, United Nations, World news
‘We want the truth’: families of ethnic Pamiris killed in Tajikistan call for justice as tensions rise
Urgent protection for minority groups facing increased repression needed in crisis connected to escalating cla…
- Employment, Europe, European Union, Farming, Global development, Human rights, Inequality, Migration, Nepal, Portugal, South and Central Asia, Workers' rights, World news
Fruit pickers lured to Portugal by the dream of a ‘raspberry passport’
Farm workers from south Asia describe exploitative conditions at the heart of Europe’s soft fruits industryWor…