カテゴリー: Global development
Funded by Australia, the multi-million dollar building does not include a space for journalistsSamoa’s multi-million dollar parliament house, funded by the Australian government, was built without a press gallery, despite pleas from local media for a s…
Based on true stories, Rubaiyat Hossain’s Made in Bangladesh challenges stereotypes while revealing the relentless pressure of fashion’s supply chainRubaiyat Hossain’s latest film, Made in Bangladesh, opens with a scene of pure, visceral panic: young g…
Officials voice concern as coronavirus halts annual programme in country already struggling against resurgence in casesIn April, almost 40 million children missed their polio drops in Pakistan after the cancellation of the nationwide vaccination campai…
Khonoma’s residents are sanguine about the Covid-19-enforced loss of visitor income – and it’s all thanks to their sustainable lifestyleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs he looks to the future, Kezhaseria Meyase, a 37-year-…
Protesters demand wages at factory supplying global fashion brands, as coronavirus leads to layoffs in textile industryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePolice in Karachi last week allegedly shot at hundreds of unarmed garment…
Taliban admits killing nine militiamen but denies targeting 14 worshippersAt least 14 people have been killed in attacks on a mosque in northern Afghanistan and on worshippers returning from prayers in the east, as the US peace envoy arrived in Kabul t…
Nineteen-year-old Soraya Ameri had just given birth when gunmen stormed the ward. She recounts her escape – and the desperate search for her daughter Soraya Ameri’s premature baby daughter had been whisked off to an incubator and the new mother was lyi…
Image captured the plight of the millions of migrant labourers left unable to return home in the pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA photograph of a migrant labourer, his face contorted with anguish as he sits on the r…
KK Shailaja has been hailed as the reason a state of 35 million people has only lost four to the virus. Here’s how the former teacher did itOn 20 January, KK Shailaja phoned one of her medically trained deputies. She had read online about a dangerous n…
A new generation of poets in Afghanistan is exploring the physical side of love – and isolation is their inspirationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt has been weeks in lockdown for Hoda Khamosh, but the 23-year-old has mana…
Civil society has outperformed the state in helping to feed India’s poorest. It should be seen as ally not enemyThe highways connecting India’s overcrowded cities to the villages had not seen anything like it since the time of partition 73 years ago. H…
In move condemned by UN, refugees including Rohingya detained amid rise in xenophobia Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Malaysian authorities have rounded up and detained hundreds of undocumented migrants, including Rohingya …
Two boats still stranded at sea as Malaysia accused of using Covid-19 as an excuse to turn them backRohingya refugees whose relatives, including children, have been stranded for weeks on cramped boats have urged international governments to act before …
Exclusion from government Covid-19 relief has left many reliant on private food donations, as fears raised over protection from transmission after lockdownRasheeda Bibi has five rupees to her name. A worker in India’s sex industry, she lives in the nar…
Workers in a sector with a history of exploitation face hazards including a lack of masks and overcrowded accommodationIn Sri Lanka, police have been enforcing tough lockdown measures and a strict curfew since March. The country’s inspector general has…