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In Bangladesh’s vast wetland region of Chalan Beel, the monsoon transforms villages into an endless sheet of water. Roads disappear, homes become isolated, and daily life slows to the rhythm of rising and falling floods. Yet even in this waterlogged landscape, one thing does not stop: education.

Instead of children going to school, the school comes to them. Eleven-year...


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‘I may have the privilege to assert who I am, but this law will decide who gets to exist for generations to come,’ says Akassh K. Aggarwal.

Aggarwal, a gender-fluid jewellery designer based in New Delhi, is forced to mark “M” on legal documents. They have been an active part of the LGBTQ community for 20 years, ...


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Every morning at Wulari, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, the air fills with the rich aroma of freshly fried, crispy grasshoppers. At a small roadside stand, a long row of customers forms even before the first batch of the day is ready. Ayuba Naomi has spent almost her entire life in the grasshopper trade.

‘Grasshoppers are widely eaten. Our customers have increased. ...


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For thousands of years the River Swat and its canals have been a vital resource for lands, fields, and crops – as an excellent irrigation system the river’s waters are the foundation of the fertile and scenic Swat Valley. Swat River originates from the melting glaciers of the Hindu Kush in Kalam and winds its way down south f...


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At the crossroad of Salemba I Street and Talang Street in Central Jakarta, just before midnight on Thursday, 12 March 2026, two men riding on a motorcycle attacked human rights activist Andrie Yunus by throwing acid at him and then fleeing. The attack caused serious burns on 24 per cent of his body, including his hands, face,...


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