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Letter from Wabgaon: Crisis in India’s Cotton Country

Safina Nabi / Truthdig Oct 27, 2023 As men leave the drought-wracked countryside in search of better pay, the backbreaking production of the world’s second largest cotton harvest has become “women’s work.” Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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‘Woman Life Freedom,’ One Year Later

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Sep 14, 2023 After hundreds killed and thousands jailed, the hijab is still mandatory in Iran. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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To Serve, Health Care Workers Bear the Burdens of Climate Change

Sanskrita Bharadwaj / Truthdig Jul 26, 2023 The warming Earth is making the role of health care workers in places like Assam more vital and more dangerous. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Pakistan’s Poppy Problem

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Jul 11, 2023 Crisscrossed by heroin transit routes from neighboring Afghanistan, the country’s youth confront a growing opioid epidemic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Fighting the Patriarchy in Mother Russia

Liubov Tsareva / Truthdig Jun 8, 2023 Russia’s beleaguered anti-war movement is led by feminists who understand foreign policy as an extension of gender politics. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Clouds Over Africa’s Energy Future

Charity Mambondiyani / Truthdig May 8, 2023 Zimbabwe’s hydropower collapse is a harbinger of crises to come. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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In Pakistan, the Quest for Gender Equality Marches On

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Apr 27, 2023 ​​It's been 75 years since independence, and progress is still missing. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Are Iranian Schoolgirls Being Deliberately Poisoned?

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Mar 16, 2023 There have been consistent reports of schoolgirls falling ill with mysterious symptoms in up to 300 schools across 25 provinces, according to local media reports, including in the capital Tehran with at least one student dead — an 11-year-old girl called Fatemeh Razaei — and some 5,000-7,000 hospitalized. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Prohibition in India

Raksha Kumar / Truthdig Mar 15, 2023 Why women in India who wanted a ban on alcohol now regret it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Pakistan’s Mental Health Crisis

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Mar 1, 2023 Generational tensions, plus a series of national catastrophes, have brought many to a breaking point. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Iranians Find Nothing to Celebrate

Kamin Mohammadi / Truthdig Feb 13, 2023 Despite a government offer of partial amnesty, the “Woman-Life-Freedom” protests continue. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Putin’s War Tests Switzerland’s Neutrality

Alice Kohli / Truthdig Jan 19, 2023 In the war against Ukraine, Switzerland has continued to profit from its close ties with Russia. But the sense of wrongdoing slowly comes to life in the country. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )