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Hanan Zaffar

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. 

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Editors' Pick
November 25, 2023
Lack of safety measures kill thousands of Indian workers each year
topic: Human Rights
editor: Hanan Zaffar
Despite economic strides, India grapples with inadequate workplace safety, causing daily fatalities and life-altering accidents.
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November 11, 2023
Delhi chokes under another Winter's smog
topic: Air Pollution
editor: Hanan Zaffar
With winter's arrival, Delhi confronts its perennial nemesis: worsening air pollution driven by factors like crop burning and industrial emissions.
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October 29, 2023
India's turbulent past has lasting effects on children's education
topic: Child rights
editor: Hanan Zaffar
Systemic education inequalities persist in India, disproportionately affecting marginalised groups and demanding urgent reform.
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Editors' Pick
October 14, 2023
India's Economy Grows, but 74% Can't Afford Healthy Food
topic: Food Security
editor: Hanan Zaffar
As soaring food prices and inflation pose significant challenges to food security in India, experts are urging government action.
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September 30, 2023
India's Women's Reservation Bill: A landmark step?
topic: Women’s rights
editor: Hanan Zaffar
India's lower house passes the historic Women's Reservation Bill, paving the way for gender equality in politics.
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Editors' Pick
September 16, 2023
India's slow democratic decline
topic: Democracy
editor: Hanan Zaffar
As India's 2024 election nears, concerns mount over democracy under PM Modi, marked by rising polarisation, censorship, and electoral integrity challenges
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September 02, 2023
Despite Prohibition, Child Prostitution Thrives in Thailand 
topic: Child rights
editor: Hanan Zaffar
Despite laws against it, Thailand's sex trafficking problem is growing, with inequality driving impoverished families to prostitute their children.
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Editors' Pick
August 19, 2023
Religious polarisation surges in India ahead of elections
topic: Islamophobia
editor: Hanan Zaffar
As Muslim home demolitions by the government escalate, civil society is springing to action. But will this be enough to staunch the wave of violence?
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August 06, 2023
The Indian invention revolutionising cattle farming
topic: Sustainable Agriculture
by: Hanan Zaffar, Jyoti Thakur
A solar-powered fodder station is trying to alleviate a cattle feed shortage that led milk pries in India to skyrocket. But how effective is this method?
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Editors' Pick
August 05, 2023
India's hydropower zeal is met with fierce resistance on the ground
topic: Renewables
editor: Hanan Zaffar
The clean energy source comes at a high environmental and human rights cost, and local tribes are pushing back.
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Editors' Pick
July 21, 2023
Natural solutions are tackling rural India's water crisis
topic: Health and Sanitation
editor: Hanan Zaffar
Climate change is adding to India's water stress crisis, but natural solutions are working and bringing hope for water accessibility.
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Editors' Pick
July 08, 2023
Using community awareness to prevent forest fires in Nepal
topic: Natural disaster
editor: Hanan Zaffar
Thousands of fires are ravaging the forests of Nepal, contributing to climate displacement and health issues.
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June 24, 2023
Climate change is causing fatal heatwaves in India
topic: Climate Change
editor: Hanan Zaffar
Over 150 people have died in India as high temperatures sweep through the country.
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June 10, 2023
Robots are helping India eradicate manual scavenging
topic: Health and Sanitation
editor: Hanan Zaffar
The manual cleaning of human waste is a dangerous, but common, practice in India. These robots are helping eradicate manual scavenging.
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May 27, 2023
India's G20 meeting in Kashmir covers up human rights abuses
topic: Human Rights
editor: Hanan Zaffar
India attempts to distract from its human rights abuses with the G20 summit.
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May 13, 2023
Ethnic violence rocks Manipur, India, displacing thousands
topic: Political violence
editor: Hanan Zaffar
Violence between different ethnic groups rock the Indian state of Manipur, leading to casualties.
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