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    Time for Public Conversation, Justice after ‘Blasphemy’ killing in Pakistan, say Rights Activists

    People from all walks of life have been shocked and condemned the lynching of Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana, a Sri Lankan factor manager working in...
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    Banners in Kabul order women to cover themselves

    Posters have come up all over Kabul city conveying the Taliban's message to women instructing them to wear the all-encompassing burqa and the black...
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    Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazaar hit by second fire in 10 days

    2022's second big fire incident in a Rohingya refugee camp has destroyed almost 600 temporary shelters. A massive fire broke out in housing camp 16,...
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    India gets a step closer to allow GM foods

    Anti GM food campaigners say that FSSAI is trying to allow genetically modified foods through the backdoor by putting out a set of weak...
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    Taliban feel a bath in a hammam is not a good idea. Ban women from using public bathhouses

    Afghanistan's Taliban, known for their strict observance of Islamic codes, have banned women and men from using hammams, or public bathhouses, in the Balkh...
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    Civil society

    Activism will be key to overcoming the COVID-19 crisis

    As the Omicron surge overwhelms the world, it is clear to people everywhere that the actions which leaders so far have taken in response...
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    Afghanistan

    Tribal People Resist A Remote Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

    People of Angoor Adda are restive because their movements are being regulated this winter. This defies the history of this South-eastern Afghan settlement bordering...
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    Civil society

    No infrastructure planning can match civil society led collective action

    Policy makers and planners must acknowledge people's action and take these into account in their planning efforts. People’s action can do wonders. The case...
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