Topic
Society

June 28, 2022
Report Reveals Inhumane Conditions in Malaysia’s Immigration Detention Centers
By Sebastian Strangio
The Indonesia-based Coalition of Sovereign Migrant Workers claims that 149 people have died in detention facilities over the past 18 months.

June 28, 2022
Rohingya Refugee Children Face Uncertainty in India
By Mehran Bhat
In refugee camps in Jammu, children avoid going out to study or play as they fear being attacked by right-wing groups or detained by police.

June 27, 2022
India’s History Wars Heat Up
By Muheet Ul Islam and Pirzada Shakir
The Babri Mosque ruling galvanized a new wave of legal attacks, with Hindu nationalist groups claiming hundreds of mosques built by Muslims emperors centuries ago were temples in ancient India.

June 24, 2022
‘Just a Maid’: Report Highlights Emotional Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers in Singapore
By Sebastian Strangio
Workers, most of them from the Philippines, reported being subject to threats, intimidation, and invasion of privacy.

June 22, 2022
Afghanistan Quake Kills 920 People, Deadliest in 2 Decades
By Fazel Rahman Faizi
The disaster is a major test for the Taliban regime’s ability to carry out rescue and relief efforts amid the limited presence of foreign governments and NGOs in the country.

June 22, 2022
A Cycle of Perpetual Violence for the Women of Uzbekistan
By Niginakhon bintu Saida
Domestic violence has traditionally been viewed as a “family matter” in Uzbekistan, but the power dynamics are starting to change.

June 21, 2022
2 Women Still Hospitalized After Brutal Attack in Tangshan
By Associated Press
A horrific assault caught on security camera footage sparked widespread outrage over misogyny and violence against women in China.

June 21, 2022
What Are the Social and Political Values of the Afghan People?
By Catherine Putz
Maryam Baryalay on the political norms and values of the Afghan people.

June 21, 2022
Officials Try to Deliver Aid to Flooded South Asia Villages
By Julhas Alam and Wasbir Hussain
Floods have ravaged India’s Northeastern state of Assam and Bangladesh’s Sylhet district.

June 20, 2022
Hong Kong Is Unrecognizable After 2 Years Under the National Security Law
By Angeli Datt
Five ways the law has deepened authoritarianism in the territory as conditions are set to worsen.

June 20, 2022
‘Who Will Be Killed Next?’: Kashmiri Pandits Consider Another Migration
By Qadri Inzamam and Haziq Qadri
Kashmiri Hindus find themselves reliving the fear of the early 1990s amid a wave of targeted killings, but the government is keen to prevent another exodus.

June 19, 2022
The Complex Nationalism of China’s Gen-Z
By Brian Wong
China’s youngest generation is often associated with hyper-nationalism. That oversimplifies their complex, individualized relationships with their country.