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India’s top court moves to regulate comedians and influencers’ speech

Written by Sumit Kumar Singh

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Here comes the sun: Exploring solar potential in Nepal

Written by Sonia Awale, Qian Sun

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Women guards of Kaziranga brave all challenges to protect wildlife in India

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The singer without a stage: An Afghan artist leaves the country that raised him

"We are refugees, and this is their land. We understand.”

Written by Fareed Khan

6 days ago

Chinese demand for sacred Buddha Chitta seeds leads to industry boom in Nepal

The seeds can only be found in Nepal and have earned some lucky farmers millions

Written by Sonia Awale, Qian Sun

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How India's higher judiciary is steadily advancing transgender rights amid global anti-trans backlash

Through several landmark judgments, India’s Supreme Court has redefined inclusion for transgender people

Written by Kanav Narayan Sahgal

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How this Marathi language Indian film is challenging stereotypes about queer rural life

Marathi film ‘Sabar Bonda’ challenges conventional storytelling by foregrounding queer experiences in rural India

Written by Kanav Narayan Sahgal

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A year after the uprising, women in Bangladesh face new challenges: Interview with Farzana Sithi

A conversation with Farzana Sithi, a prominent student activist from Jessore and women's rights advocate

Written by Abhimanyu Bandyopadhyay

18 October 2025

Kech cultural festival celebrates Balochistan’s resilient spirit in Turbat, Pakistan

For a region often associated with violence, the festival offered an important counter-narrative of peace and culture

Written by Fareed Khan

16 October 2025

Nepal’s youth uprising explained: Decades of corruption reach a tipping point

Gen Z protesters inherited their grandparents’ hard-won democracy, then watched it decay together with their parents

Written by Supriya Thapa

14 October 2025

How data gaps deepen climate injustice in the Himalayas

Unequal international access to tools, knowledge, and infrastructure means many high-risk glacial lakes remain unmonitored

Written by Qian Sun, Sonia Awale

12 October 2025

‘It is hard to feel neutral’: How Nepal's media covered the Gen Z uprising

What should a journalist do when young protesters are shot in front of her?

Written by Nepali Times

2 October 2025

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and the melting of the ‘Third Pole’

These disasters pose a significant threat to mountain residents in China, Pakistan, India, and Nepal

Written by Qian Sun, Sonia Awale

2 October 2025

Nepal’s Khoj Samachar challenges corruption and empowers youth through digital media

For Khoj Samachar, independence is more valuable than comfort

Written by Abdulrosheed Fadipe

25 September 2025

Why are girls in South Punjab, Pakistan, still being married off before the age of 15?

Child marriage is not a ‘tradition’ to be preserved, it is a systemic failure

Written by Mahpara Zulqadar

21 September 2025

From statelessness to digital voicelessness: How anti-immigrant disinformation targets the Rohingya in online spaces

Misinformation about the Rohingya is not an incidental media problem but a structural process

Written by Zulker Naeen

20 September 2025

How a Chinese company exports the Great Firewall to autocratic regimes

Xinjiang has become a testing ground for new surveillance technologies

Written by Global Voices East Asia

18 September 2025

Do all corridors lead to Haifa?

India’s ambitions and Israel’s covert plans align, transforming corridors into tools to sideline Iran’s influence

Written by Reza Talebi

16 September 2025

Life inside the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

Photographer Daniel Bainbridge highlighted the need for aid and solidarity

Written by Mong Palatino

12 September 2025

Gen Z stands up to expose corruption in Nepal

Young people are protesting over systemic corruption and a system that rewards ‘nepo kids’ over meritocracy

Written by Benju Lwagun

9 September 2025

Savar declared ‘degraded airshed’ as pollution levels triple national standard of Bangladesh

Will the designation be enough to reduce air pollution?

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha)

Translated by Rezwan

6 September 2025

Caught between fear and compassion: The Indian Supreme Court’s stray dog dilemma

The August 22 ruling recognised animals as sentient beings capable of experiencing pain and suffering

Written by Sumit Kumar Singh

3 September 2025

Flash floods ravage Pakistan: Cloud burst and melting glaciers create perfect storm of destruction

Over 800 people across Pakistan have been killed in floods in recent weeks, with entire villages swept away and thousands displaced

Written by Rezwan, R Umaima Ahmed

2 September 2025

Why the pani puri platter remains India’s favourite snack

It's a bite-sized explosion of flavour, packed inside a crispy, hollow shell

Written by Abhinash Das

30 August 2025

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