Netanyahu’s coalition government propose anti-lgbtq legislation in Israel
by Imtiaz Popat’ Netanyahu’s coalition government consists of factions from the extreme right in Israel: ‘Jewish Power’ and ‘Noam’- two openly and explicitly anti lgbtq+ […]
Insecurity in Central Asian Region
By: Ali Sajad Mawlaee Hasht-E Subh The Taliban’s transfer of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) forces to the northern provinces of Afghanistan, as agreed upon with Pakistan, […]
LGBTQ+ community rejoices as Nepal’s Supreme Court allows registration of same-sex marriages
Sapan News LGBTQ+ rights activists and couples in Nepal are overjoyed after the Supreme Court issued an interim order allowing the registration of same-sex marriages for the […]
A social worker, an economist, and the legacy of Pakistan’s student movement of the 1950s
OBITUARY: The legacy of a decades-old connection between social worker Shahida Haroon (1937-2023) and economist Eric Rahim (1928-2023) endures through the ongoing struggle for student […]
The struggle for life and land in the modern rendition of an ancient Sindhi folk tale
Sheema Kermani and Amna Ilyas with other performers in a scene from the play The River’s Daughter. Photo: Abdullah Zahid / Sapan News A new […]
Sri Lanka to introduce free visas for SAARC member countries
Photo courtesy – Oleksandr Pidvalnyi / Pexel Sapan News Sri Lanka is planning to introduce free visas for Southasian countries in a bid to increase […]
Killings drive Israelis and Palestinians ‘deeper into an abyss’, warns UN Human Rights Chief
© UNOCHA In the West Bank people have been forced to flee their homes. UN News A particularly deadly week of violence in the Occupied […]
Combating Drought
WFP/Souleymane Ag Anara A woman waters a community garden under a baking sun in Satara, Niger. UN News Just before noon in Satara, a remote […]
Social media’s role in crushing hate speech
The UN’s eight-part UNiting Against Hate podcast series shows how hate speech manifests itself in different parts of the world and how the work of […]
A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis
Photo by David Mottershead A man gazing into the distance at the Avicenna Drug Treatment Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. UN News There are many dangers […]