Civil Gociety to the government of...

Lahore:”We ask the government of the Punjab province of Pakistan to review all the measures that are clearly in conflict with the right to freedom of religion, guaranteed by the Constitution of Pakistan pursuant to articles 20 and 25″: this is what a group of Pakistani civil society organizations call for, expressing serious concerns about …

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Guns and Suicide

Jennifer Lugar’s husband committed suicide using a legally purchased handgun. She is now on a mission to stop the rising tide of gun suicides in the US-VOA NEWS

Chinese Au Pairs in US Struggle...

The continuing spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. is making it very difficult for some Chinese Au Pairs to go back home. While they wait for flights to become available, they’ve been forced to spend money for temporary visas to avoid being deported

Tips to Boost Your Immune System...

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), regular physical activity is good for your body and mind as millions of people grapple with the infectious disease across the globe

COVID-19: Nigerian Young Filmakers

Nigeria’s aspiring young filmmakers have been gaining international attention while the Nigeria’s film industry, has bejossen coping with the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic

#MeTooMovement in Egypt

Social media in Egypt is exploding with voices echoing the #MeToo movement following the July 4th arrest of Ahmed Bassam Zaki, a former college student accused of raping or harassing as many as 100 women and girls-

Detained Vietnamese Blogger Beaten, Forcibly Injected

Le Anh Hung, a member of the online Brotherhood of Democracy advocacy group who had blogged for the Voice of America, was arrested in July 2018 on a charge of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the state” under Article 331 of Vietnam’s criminal code

With Schools Shut, Afghan Children Work...

In Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province, more children are working in the poppy fields and selling opium after schools were shut because of the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19:South Africa Child Malnutrition

The COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa, the country worst hit by the virus on the continent, is raising worries about worsening child malnutrition. The malnutrition of children has long been a problem in South Africa, but measures to control the pandemic have cut off some of the vulnerable from government meals programs

Mekong Drought Effects Farmers

Across the Mekong Delta fishermen, farmers and their families are hoping the current wet season will end a long running drought. Its effects are being felt in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and here in Cambodia where rainfall has been way short of expectations