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Afghanistan
How Afghan Women Connect and Learn in the Face of Taliban Restrictions
Social media has become a lifeline for many women and girls in Afghanistan but not all can afford it.
The prevalence of social media usage...
Child Labour
Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs
Internet and digital platforms are used by criminal gangs to recruit, exploit and control the victims of their human trafficking lucrative business. Among other...
Accountability
Pakistan PM Directs Police to Ensure Safety of Journalists; Amnesty Urges Release of Social Media Activists
PTI leaders have called for protests outside the residence of journalists in Islamabad. The government had earlier launched a crackdown on social media activists...
Accountability
Protests a Basic Human Right, UN Experts Tell Sri Lanka
The experts called on the authorities to engage in constructive and open dialogue with the Sri Lankan people, saying that “peaceful protests and voices...
Animals and wildlife
Scientists describe a new Himalayan snake species found via Instagram
Locked down at home during the pandemic last year, a postgraduate student photographed a hitherto unseen snake in his backyard and uploaded it to...
Civil society
India’s free pass on civil rights
The attempt to censor criticism on Twitter illustrated the government’s most notable anti-democratic practice of pressuring social media companies to police criticism of the...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart...
Indian Meteorological Department Releases Weather Forecast for the First Week of May
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions likely to continue over East India till 2 May and over south...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in...
WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing...
