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In Puerto Rico, End-of-Life Doulas Dismantle Cultural Taboos

End-of-life doulas support grieving families, from connecting with those nearing death to managing funeral arrangements. Their work helps humanize death in a community where talking about it is still taboo.

By Gabriela Meléndez Rivera

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Nepal
For Trans Nepalis, Getting Accurate Identity Documents Can Be a Humiliating Ordeal

“What kind of system is this that makes us beg while naked to receive citizenship?”

By Sunita Neupane
Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, End-of-Life Doulas Dismantle Cultural Taboos

By Gabriela Meléndez Rivera
Nepal
Residents Lose Homes as Kathmandu Cleans Up River

With eviction looming — again — all they want is what Nepal’s constitution says they are due: a place to call home.

By Sunita Neupane

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Africa

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Under Siege: Inside the Turmoil at Africa’s First National Park

By GPJ Reporters

In DRC’s Most Biodiverse Area, Farmers and Park Rangers Battle for Control

By Merveille Kavira Luneghe

Thousands Have Taken Refuge Near DRC’s Virunga National Park. Can the Park Survive?

By Noella Nyirabihogo

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

In Mexico, Indigenous Craftswomen Turn a Ban Into an Opportunity

By Priscila Hernández

In a Historic Mexican City, Wheelchair Accessibility Is an Uphill Battle

By Adriana Alcázar González

A Haitian Commune Lost Power in a 2021 Earthquake. It Hasn’t Been Back Since.

By Rose Hurguelle Point du jour

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Asia

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

‘I Am Coming Home’: A Rare LGBT-Safe Space in Mongolia

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

and Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

and Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

How One Man Helped Nepal Become Asia’s LGBT Leader

By Sunita Neupane

The Long Aisle Leading to Nepal’s First Same-Sex Marriages

By Yam Kumari Kandel

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