Remote Badakhshan Without Access to Female Doctors
Hasht-e-Subh Women in remote districts of Badakhshan province report that they cannot access healthcare services or female doctors for gynecological and obstetric issues during the […]
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Online Forum held on war and occupation of Lebanon
Labanese-Canadian journalist Hadani Ditmar An online forum on the War and occupation of Lebanon was held on November 11 Remembrance Day to end wars. https://fb.watch/vPRyal2_90/ […]
Global community screenings of ‘Democracy in Debt’ conclude the first phase with enthusiastic engagement
Global community screenings of the documentary ‘Democracy in Debt’ by Beena Sarwar. Collage by Pragyan Srivastava. The documentary has resonated far beyond Sri Lanka, with […]
UN Secretary General calls on countries to help fund developing countries at COP 29
© UNHCR/Andrew McConnell Severe floods have affected Cameroon refugees at the Guilmey refugee site in Chad. UN News UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for countries […]
Rebel power and regional struggles: A cross-over crisis from Myanmar to Mizoram
Compilation of Sanjoy Hazarika articles and Myanmar-Mizoram border map designed by Pragyan Srivastava/Sapan News. A north-eastern Indian state faces an influx of Myanmar refugees, leading […]
Religious Persecution by the Taliban Forces More Ismailis to Flee to Neighboring Countries
Hasth-e-Subh Since the fall of the Afghan republic, the situation for the Ismaili community has worsened. Over the past three years, the Taliban, driven by […]
Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’
© UNICEF/Fouad Choufany Emergency supplies are distributed to displaced families in Lebanon. UN NEWS In Lebanon, health workers and medical facilities have continued to be […]
Why has the Pakistani film ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ been stopped from release in Indian theatres
What do we gain by blocking the first Pakistani film to be released in India in over ten years? My Right to Information request, submitted […]
A change of guard in Sri Lanka amidst economic crisis and political reform
Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Designed by Pragyan Srivastava Sapan News Network Backed by the National Peoples’ Power (NPP), a coalition rooted in […]
On the Mahatma’s birth anniversary, a reminder of the Gandhian values the world needs today
Akbar Ahmed’s video presentation at Mahatma Gandhi seminar in Bangalore, India ahead of ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi’s 155th birth anniversary, a thoughtful comment from a Pakistani-origin educator, […]