カテゴリー: Global development
As city after city falls to the Taliban, women fear that the freedoms won since 2001 will be crushedIn a market in Kabul, Aref is doing a booming trade. At first glance, the walls of his shop seem to be curtained in folds of blue fabric. On closer insp…
Tributes paid to doctor whose NGO set up world-class hospitals in war zones such as Iraq, Yemen and SudanTributes have been paid to Gino Strada, the Italian surgeon and “maestro of humanity” known for setting up world-class hospitals for the victims of…
Hindu boy, accused of urinating in madrassa library, was youngest Pakistani to be charged for the crimePolice in Pakistan have dropped blasphemy charges against an eight-year-old Hindu boy after media and government pressure over his arrest.The boy, th…
Rights defenders describe threats and abuse while working to protect their communitiesReport: Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’A report has found that sex worker activists are among the most at risk human righ…
Families fearful of what will happen to girls and young women as the Islamist militants gain ground are joining the tens of thousands of displaced AfghansIt was an exceptionally hot summer morning, on 13 July, when people in Malistan district, in the s…
Salima Mazari, one of only three female district governors in Afghanistan, tells of her motivation to fight the militantsIt is early morning in Charkint, in the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan, but a meeting with the governor is already well und…
A young female journalist describes the panic and fear of being forced into hiding as cities across Afghanistan fallTwo days ago I had to flee my home and life in the north of Afghanistan after the Taliban took my city. I am still on the run and there …
Hindu boy faces possible death penalty after being accused of intentionally urinating in a madrassa libraryAn eight-year-old Hindu boy is being held in protective police custody in east Pakistan after becoming the youngest person ever to be charged wit…
At least 21,000 refugees displaced after heavy rain devastates Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the latest in a series of disasters to hit the areaThe process of rebuilding has begun once again for Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh after a week o…
Hundreds of thousands flock to cities as government allows manufacturers to reopen, with exporters citing fears Western brands would divert ordersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHundreds of thousands of Bangladeshi garment w…
Victims’s family speak of their heartbreak as brutal killing sparks national debate on lack of progress to end violence against womenThe family of a 27-year-old woman who was allegedly tortured and beheaded by the son of a business tycoon have spoken o…
Cleaners no longer welcome in middle class homes, as wealthier Indians turn to machines for helpCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe job paid a pittance, with two days off a month, and sometimes the mistress of the house woul…