Society

Junta officials are visiting refugee camps in order to verify those who have been shortlisted for repatriation under a China-mediated pilot program.

Pressured not to hold a march, feminist groups in Almaty gathered in their hundreds for a rally anyway.

Despite efforts at the local level, LGBTQ rights won’t move forward much unless the LDP can find the political will to make it happen. 

For women, the motivation to leave Afghanistan has increased tremendously since the Taliban takeover. But the journey abroad has become more difficult and dangerous, too.

With the country facing an economic and political crisis, plus a resurgence of terrorism, the Pakistan Super League offers the public a much-needed respite.

While radiation levels return to normal in towns around the accident epicenter, revitalization is weighed down by accumulating piles of contaminated soil.

Journalist Torpekai Amarkhel was among dozens of asylum seekers who died when their boat capsized near Italy. Her story encapsulates how the world has failed the Afghan people.

Chinese views of India are very complicated – but generally based on a sense of superiority and self-confidence.

The request comes after the World Food Program was forced to cut its food aid to the refugee camps in Bangladesh due to funding shortfalls.

In 2017, the imam was exposed as a fraud. But six years on, Mohammad Tawhidi is seeing an explosion in his popularity and prestige abroad – particularly in the U.S.

Several Central Asians report being turned away recently at the Georgian border with no detailed explanation. 

The country has a history of fires and industrial disasters, which have been blamed on corruption and lax enforcement of rules.