The efforts aim to stifle dissent across the region, despite various treaty protections of freedom of movement.

Hindu nationalists go toe to toe with Christians in attempting to convert indigenous Adivasis. Residents walk through Hesag, ...

A decision by the country’s highest court opens up nearshore waters to export-minded commercial trawlers, waters that had been reserved for the small-scale fishers who feed the nation. LA UNION, ...

HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Zimbabwe’s tobacco sector was once on the brink of collapse. Now, it’s booming again. Last year alone, it earned the country close to US$1 billion in revenue. But though the crop is ...

One-third of the dialysis patients at the country’s National Kidney Center came for treatment after working abroad, often at jobs with grueling hours and few water or bathroom breaks in stifling heat.

And outlining what it will take to get it back. HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Wards bustling with highly motivated health care workers, readily available medication, decent salaries, a thriving teaching hospital ...

NIRJULI, INDIA — The mood inside Nirjuli Town Baptist Church one evening in late March was somber. Around 170 people, mostly young congregants from local churches, had gathered to rally against the ...

MUMBAI, INDIA — Hindi is the most widely spoken language in India, with most of its speakers concentrated in the northern regions. But this year, states in southern and western India have consistently ...

Is domestic violence included in the penal code?

Providing sexual and gender minorities with secure places to live has become more fraught since the passage of an anti-homosexuality law. WAKISO, UGANDA — In 2021, John Grace’s father gave him an ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA — Uganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement, is attempting to block potential political candidates from running as independents. In April, it introduced a requirement for ...

UTUADO, PUERTO RICO — The journey to reach the Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Center in the town of Utuado is a hot and humid trek across the western part of Puerto Rico’s central mountain ranges. The ...