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    Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis Cripples Health Services

    Until 2021 the country had a strong healthcare sector, but today, Sri Lanka has run out of hard currency to buy basic medicines. Medical...
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    An Angel’s Kiss in Spring: Imran Khan, wife paid 38 million to retain foreign gifts worth crores

    A new set of documents obtained by OWSA reveal that former Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan, and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, have retained gifts...
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    Empowerment

    India’s Female Representation Bill Is Still Seated

    It has been 25 years since the Women’s Reservation Bill — a constitutional amendment proposing that 33 per cent of seats in India’s central...
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    Accountability

    In Nepal’s Madhes Province, Voters Turning Away From Madhes-Based Parties

    Locals appear disappointed with the performance of the Madhes-based parties and seem to be turning back towards traditional parties like the Nepali Congress and...
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka Police Face Questions After Tuesday’s Firing on Protestors

    An on-spot magisterial enquiry into Tuesday’s firing on protestors has been accompanied with voices of condemnation from the US Embassy in Sri Lanka, the...
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    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lankan Economic Crisis Inflicted by Self-Serving Elite

    Once deemed a basic human needs success story, Sri Lanka is now in its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948. Nonetheless, Sri Lanka’s...
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    Accountability

    Pakistan: Police Handling of Whistleblower’s Death Sparks Public Outrage

    Nazim Jokhio was killed for circulating on social media his posts on the illegal hunting of the endangered houbara bustard in his village by...
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    Afghanistan

    Over a Dozen Students Die in Kabul Explosions

    While exact numbers are difficult verify, reports say that dozens of teenaged Hazra students have been killed in an explosion on the outskirts of...
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    UN Warns of Mounting Crises in Afghanistan as Security Incidents Surge 57% Under Taliban Control

    In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka’s Prisons in Crisis: Overcrowding, Mental Health Collapse, and Calls for Comprehensive Reform

    Sri Lanka’s prison system is under intense scrutiny following multiple deaths in custody.
    Afghanistan

    Wildlife in Peril: Illegal Hunting and Bird Trade Defy Taliban Bans Across Afghanistan

    The persistence of illegal hunting and trade underscores a tension between traditional practices, economic necessity, and modern conservation imperatives.

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    UN Warns of Mounting Crises in Afghanistan as Security Incidents Surge 57% Under Taliban Control

    In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.
    Civil society

    Sri Lanka’s Prisons in Crisis: Overcrowding, Mental Health Collapse, and Calls for Comprehensive Reform

    Sri Lanka’s prison system is under intense scrutiny following multiple deaths in custody.
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    Pakistan’s Prisons at Breaking Point: Overcrowding, Under-Trial Delays and Neglect Expose Deep Crisis

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