カテゴリー: Global development
Female musicians say abuse by gurus has been an open secret for years in a culture where ‘toxic and old-fashioned patriarchy’ holds swayOne of India’s most venerated cultural traditions – the centuries-old guru-shishya (disciple) method of learning cla…
Coronavirus tracking measures handing ‘unchecked powers’ to authoritarian regimes, activists warn Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDraconian surveillance measures introduced during the Covid-19 epidemic are handing “unchecked…
With 17 children missing every day, the city’s police commissioner hopes a promise of fast-track promotion will inspire officers to reunite more familiesNew Delhi Police Commissioner SN Srivastava was particularly troubled over the 17 children who went…
Extreme weather, locust invasions and violence have forced people to flee their homesMillions of people were uprooted from their homes by conflict, violence and natural disasters in the first six months of this year, research has found.Nearly 15m new i…
Message from the US embassy comes during long-postponed direct talks between the government and the TalibanThe United States has warned women in Afghanistan that they are at increased risk of attack by extremist groups.The US embassy in Kabul warned on…
‘Leisure is a feminist issue’ says Surabhi Yadav, whose photography project captures carefree moments of women around herWhen Surabhi Yadav’s mother, Basanti, died Yadav realised she had never really known her. “I knew her as my mother, but nothing els…
300 people disembarked in Indonesia in a ‘terrible condition’ after being held hostage at sea by traffickers demanding paymentAt least three young Rohingya refugees have died this week since landing in Indonesia after seven months at sea, relief worker…
Family incomes plummet at cooperative that helped empower women as lucrative trade with China is suspendedFemale crab farmers in Bangladesh are struggling to feed their families after exports to China collapsed due to Covid-19, a charity has warned.Des…
Billions in dividends from ventures with conglomerate MEHL funnelled to army units implicated in Rohingya crackdownOne of the world’s largest brewers, Kirin – whose subsidiaries include San Miguel and craft beers brewed in the US and UK – has been link…
Educators in the disputed region are fighting to keep pupils on track amid repeated lockdowns, curfews and internet blackoutsAsmat Jan, 15, practises her singing in a meadow, against a backdrop of Kashmir’s towering mountains. In front of her, around 5…
The pandemic’s impact is long-term: the UN warns that it could lead to 13 million more child marriages over a decade Samita (not her real name) is 17 and lives in the Lamjung district of Nepal. It was never easy, even before coronavirus, for her to att…
Floods, droughts, avalanches and landslides are common in the mountainous, arid terrainKhoja Zada found his son around noon; his body was under layers of rubble and mud. The rain had stopped and the sun was shining again when the 70-year-old dug him ou…
Thousands of ritual statues are dunked into the sea off Mumbai each year – but coronavirus and pollution concerns are forcing change In the quiet housing estate of Angrewadi in the heart of Girgaon in south Mumbai, people are celebrating the 100th cons…
Gunjan Saxena was one of the first women in the IAF, but her biopic has drawn rebukes from fellow officers over sexism claimsFormer and current members of the Indian military have criticised a Netflix film for portraying the armed forces as rife with g…
Once I flew kites and dreamed of being a teacher. Now it’s hard to see a better future for me or my familyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen I was born in Kutupalong camp, Bangladesh, it was a very different place. I remem…