カテゴリー: South and Central Asia
Voters choose a new president this weekend on the Indian Ocean island. If they opt for the Rajapaksa family it augurs badlyThere are worse things than disappointment, as Sri Lankans may find out when they go to the polls on Saturday. The 2015 president…
Militant group says prisoner exchange with Afghan government has not happenedAn Australian and an American professor in Taliban custody who were supposed to be freed in a prisoner exchange this week are still yet to be released, according to a spokesma…
Militant group says prisoner exchange with Afghan government has not happenedAn Australian and an American professor in Taliban custody who were supposed to be freed in a prisoner exchange this week are still yet to be released, according to a spokesma…
More than 250 authors urge India’s prime minister to reinstate overseas citizenship of British journalist Aatish Taseer Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk and Margaret Atwood are among more than 250 authors calling on India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, to…
More than 250 authors urge India’s prime minister to reinstate overseas citizenship of British journalist Aatish Taseer Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk and Margaret Atwood are among more than 250 authors calling on India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, to…
Separated from her family after an attempt to flee failed, Tahira is among a growing number of women left struggling and vulnerable in a country where lone mothers are harshly judgedOn a bitterly cold day, Tahira* sits in her rented room in Kabul. She …
Separated from her family after an attempt to flee failed, Tahira is among a growing number of women left struggling and vulnerable in a country where lone mothers are harshly judgedOn a bitterly cold day, Tahira* sits in her rented room in Kabul. She …
Case launches in Argentina under ‘universal jurisdiction’ demanding justice over ‘existential threat’ to minorityAung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first t…
Government responds to judges criticising it over emergency smog levels in DelhiThe Indian government has said it intends to use hydrogen-based fuel technology to help combat pollution, as Delhi was once again enveloped in “severe emergency” levels of …
Government responds to judges criticising it over emergency smog levels in DelhiThe Indian government has said it intends to use hydrogen-based fuel technology to help combat pollution, as Delhi was once again enveloped in “severe emergency” levels of …
Social workers claim teachers and local officials are implicated, and believe thousands more children may have been targetedA paedophile ring involved in the abuse of at least 546 boys from six schools has been discovered in Afghanistan’s Logar provinc…
Voters still reeling from the devastating Easter Sunday attacks must choose between two powerful political families Sri Lanka goes to the polls on Saturday for a presidential election that will be a decisive moment for its future. The country is still …
Europe is in talks with Myanmar to increase seafood imports. It cannot ignore the widespread slavery within the industry While forced labour and slavery in the fishing industry in Thailand and other parts of the world have been brought to light in rece…
Afghan president Ghani hopes move will help secure release of American and AustralianAfghanistan’s president says he has ordered the release of three Taliban fighters in an effort to persuade the insurgent group to free a kidnapped American and Austral…
Facebook’s decision to allow politicians to promote content already rated false by factcheckers has been widely condemnedSri Lankan civil society groups are sounding the alarm about Facebook’s policies in advance of the 16 November presidential electio…