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China Extends National Anthem Law to Hong Kong, Further Undermining the City’s Autonomy
China voted to extend a national anthem law to Hong Kong, another reminder that Beijing aims to fully incorporate the...
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Life Below: India’s Sewers Can be Deadly for the Men Who Clean them by Hand
Although banned by the government, manual scavenging continues in India, presenting health hazards and stigma for the workers who clean...
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In Russia, Even the Theater Has Become Political
The arrest and detention of director Kirill Serebrennikov shows that even the theater has become political in Putin's Russia.
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Indonesia Urged to Give Justice to Victims of the 1965 Massacre
It was almost half a century ago but Bedjo Untung still remembers the details of his time in the prisons...
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Afghan Government Tightens the Noose Around Medicine Smugglers
In an effort to curb drug trafficking, Afghanistan suspended licenses of more than 800 medicine importing firms on charges of...
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Unlike Other Parts of Europe, Portugal is Welcoming Refugees with a Wave of Solidarity
LISBON, Portugal – While some European countries have shunned plans to settle refugees from Africa and the Middle East, the...
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India: Discarding the Upper-Lower Caste Identities
In the Indian caste context, we glorify anti-humanity discourses as the respected "upper castes" and the others as the "lower...
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Circassians of Syria: The Third Migration
Syria's Circassian population has fled the country, most for Jordan where they are building a community and waiting to return...
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Amid Growing Discrimination in UK, Minorities are Battling Hate
A few minutes’ walk from the multi-cultural hustle and bustle of Finsbury Park Station in North London stands the Finsbury...
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Rights Groups Urge Indonesia to End Death Penalty
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Yusman Talembanua felt blessed after the Indonesian supreme court annulled his death sentence, leading to him being freed...
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‘Gay Purge’ Never Ended in Russia’s Chechen Republic
Chechen officials have never denied the existence of "gay concentration camps." They have denied the existence of gay people in...
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China’s ‘War on Terror’ Might Bring About a Real Terror Threat
BEIJING, China – In the beginning of the fall, the Chinese government resorted to repressive measures against Uighurs, the country’s...
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Has Democracy Succeeded in Tunisia?
Tunisia is the birthplace of the Arab Spring, and is hailed as the only Arab nation to achieve democracy. While...
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Turkey-EU Relations Moving Fast to ‘Crunch Point’
Even days before the European Union summit last week, hopes among E.U. members for progress in the turbulent relationship with...
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World Needs to Speak up Against Myanmar’s Crackdown on Rohingya
The systematic way Rohingya villages have been destroyed leaves little doubt Myanmar aims to illegally force all Rohingya out of...
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Visa Crisis Only Tip of Iceberg in US-Turkey Row
“We do not need America,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last week in a remarkable display of defiance against Turkey's...
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Catalonia Riddled With Tension, Uncertainty Amid Independence Turmoil
When 47-year-old photographer Mertxe Alarcon went to her parent’s home in Tarragona to celebrate her father’s 78th birthday last week,...
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Kurdistan Representative: Int’l Community Should Help De-escalate Tensions Over Kirkuk
The international community should help de-escalate tensions between Baghdad and Erbil over Kirkuk as the region is hovering on the...
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US, Turkey Plunge into Diplomatic Row with Tough Choices Ahead
Turkey’s relations with NATO ally United States have deteriorated further after the two countries plunged into a new depth of...
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Dramatic Cut in Red Cross Activities Sparks Worries in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - In a major blow to the delivery of humanitarian services in one of the most vulnerable areas...
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