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Hanan Zaffar
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Hanan Zaffar is a journalist and documentary filmmaker based in South Asia. His work has appeared in VICE, Al Jazeera, DW News, Newsweek, TRT World, Channel 4, Middle East Eye, The Diplomat, and more.

March 18, 2023

topic:	Child rights
editor:	Hanan Zaffar

Recent cases of deaths of child labourers in India point to the need for stricter enforcement of labour laws.

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March 18, 2023

topic:	Child rights
by:	Haitham Alqaoud

Eight years into Yemen's civil war, an often ignored side-effect of the conflict comes into view.

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March 17, 2023

topic:	Freedom of Expression
editor:	Shadi Khan Saif

A bombing of a journalists meeting in Afghanistan points to the worrying suppression of the media.

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March 16, 2023

topic:	Human Rights
editor:	Katarzyna Rybarczyk

Belarus' support from China grants it permission to continue its human rights abuses.

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March 16, 2023

topic:	LGBT Rights
by:	Katarzyna Rybarczyk

The EU's recent decision suggests this may well be the case. But activists refuse to back down.

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March 15, 2023

topic:	Ocean Pollution
editor:	Bob Koigi

The UN's new High Seas Treaty hopes to protect wildlife and the ocean economy.

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March 14, 2023

topic:	Food Security
by:	Rishabh Jain

Will India be able to scale its budding cultured meat market?

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March 14, 2023

topic:	Political violence
editor:	Ellen Nemitz

Police reform in Latin American countries is proving that surveillance can help protect human rights.

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March 13, 2023

topic:	Air Pollution
editor:	Amy Liu

China's green energy transition takes one step forward, three steps back.

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March 13, 2023

by:	Haitham Alqaoud

Haitham Alqaoud is a freelance journalist, communications specialist and human rights activist based in Yemen.

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March 13, 2023

topic:	Conservation
by:	Gerardo Bandera

Humans are a menace to ocean environments. The UN has moved to protect them.

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March 12, 2023

topic:	Climate action
editor:	Shadi Khan Saif

The Green Climate Fund's assessment of Pakistan points to the need for institutional preparedness against climate change.

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March 10, 2023

topic:	Nature
editor:	Bindu Gopal Rao

Illegal sand mining is burgeoning across India to fuel the needs of the real estate sector, overlooking its negative impact on the environment.

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March 10, 2023

topic:	Health and Sanitation
by:	Ellen Nemitz

Brazilian scientists and activists argue that turning our backs on the medicinal benefits of psychedelics is no longer acceptable.

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March 09, 2023

topic:	Election
editor:	Katarzyna Rybarczyk

After years of human rights infringements and slips toward authoritarianism, will Poland change parties in the upcoming elections?

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March 08, 2023

topic:	Women’s rights
editor:	Ellen Nemitz

While some countries in Latin America have registered advances in women's rights, much is left to be done to secure gender equality.

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