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Singing Against Silence

Women who lived through Indonesia’s anti-communist terror blend art and protest to block government plans that would honor their jailer as a hero.

By Fadiyah Alaidrus

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Nepal
In Nepal, Funeral Rites Must Wait for Migrant Sons to Return. State-Funded Freezers Help.

Families in migrant communities rely on cold storage to bridge the distance between death and tradition.

By Yam Kumari Kandel
Nepal
Political Crisis in Nepal Rekindles Calls for a Return to the Crown

By Sunita Neupane

and Yam Kumari Kandel
India
‘God’s Work’ Is Modi’s Work in Rural India

Hindu nationalists go toe to toe with Christians in attempting to convert indigenous Adivasis.

By Raksha Kumar

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Africa

Coverage from Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

The Vicious Cycle of Guns in Karamoja

By Nakisanze Segawa

DRC Has Vast Water Resources, But Kisangani’s Taps Run Dry

By Zita Amwanga

‘I Watch My Children Starve’: Conditions Deteriorate at Displacement Camp

By Noella Nyirabihogo

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Cyberviolence: The Latest Battlefront Over Women’s Rights

By Marissa Revilla

Leader’s Election Is a Victory Over ‘Double Discrimination’

By Aline Suárez del Real

As Violence Against Women Spikes, Project Equips Indigenous Girls

By Marissa Revilla

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Asia

Coverage from Indian-administered Kashmir, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Officials Barred ‘Virginity Tests’ in Schools. Students Say They’re Still Happening.

By Khorloo Khukhnokhoi

Mongolians Battle Stigma, High Costs to Access Safe Toilets

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

Medals for Mothers — a Tradition Under Threat

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

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