Online abuse against Venezuelan sports journalist Mari Montes and her family went unabated for years. Experts say attempts to discredit and silence female journalists are regularly made through digital attacks.
The next president of Indonesia appears to be defense minister. India’s farmers protest against the government.Myanmar’s ruling junta enforces drafting of both men and women. Hanoi pagoda draws tourists seeking love.
For Eritrean refugees in southern Israel, the nightmare of the October 7th attacks by Hamas terrorists and the war that followed them is far from over. The war in nearby Gaza shows no signs of ending, and the twice-displaced refugees are finding it difficult to rebuild their lives without Israeli IDs and limited access to benefits.
While there are few mechanism to use the content of war crimes scenes as evidence in a court of law, journalists covering conflicts around the world have unique access to them. That’s what the Reckoning Project aims to change.
After an attack on an Istanbul church by the Islamic State, Turkish security forces are detaining hundreds.Authorities are warning of further attacks against Jews and Christians.
West Bank Palestinians say that since the Hamas attack on October 7, Israeli settlers have significantly increased acts of violence against them in an effort to drive them from their homes. However, a settler council denies the allegations, claiming that incidents have decreased.
Nigerian officials are taking a new look at the mining industry as part of their efforts to diversify the country’s economy after years of focusing on oil and gas. But the country remains reeling from the environmental damage that old mining operations and ongoing illegal mining have inflicted.
After three years of military rule in Myanmar, the country’s journalists are rebuilding their newsrooms in exile and finding out how to protect their sources while still getting news on the conflict between the junta and the resistance movement.
The push for legalizing same-sex marriage in Thailand gained momentum in mid-2012 when LGBTQ activist Natee Theerarojanapong and his partner were denied marriage registration because of their gender, leading to the drafting of a civil partnership bill in 2013.
Junta shelling killed four civilians and injured seven others in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, locals told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday.