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Nepali Migrant Workers Risk Their Lives in Europe

Unscrupulous agencies peddle work to rural job-seekers, then disappear. This leaves migrants without protections — and, in the worst cases, their families waiting for their bodies.

By Yam Kumari Kandel

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Zimbabwe
As US Aid Disappears, Hope Fades for Zimbabwe’s Most Vulnerable Children

Children who relied on foreign aid for school sponsorships and HIV medication now face an uncertain future.

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Uganda
Civilians Remain Jailed by Uganda’s Military Courts, Despite Supreme Court Ruling

By Nakisanze Segawa
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Faces Liquidity Crisis as US Halts Foreign Aid

The sudden freeze threatens the stability of an economy built on US dollars.

By Linda Mujuru

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Africa

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As US Aid Disappears, Hope Fades for Zimbabwe’s Most Vulnerable Children

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Civilians Remain Jailed by Uganda’s Military Courts, Despite Supreme Court Ruling

By Nakisanze Segawa

Zimbabwe Faces Liquidity Crisis as US Halts Foreign Aid

By Linda Mujuru

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

In Argentina, Access to Water, Electricity Defunded for Low-Income Areas

By Lucila Pellettieri

Two Full-Time Jobs and Nothing to Eat: Argentine Families Adapt to Skyrocketing Food Prices

By Lucila Pellettieri

For Haiti’s Teachers and Students, Last School Year Was One of the Worst in Memory

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Asia

Coverage from Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Nepali Migrant Workers Risk Their Lives in Europe

By Yam Kumari Kandel

Nepal’s Media Landscape Faces a ‘Watershed Moment’

By Sunita Neupane

The Forbidden Love Stories of Nepal’s Caste System

By Sunita Neupane

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