Safina Nabi / TruthdigOct 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 )
Sanskrita Bharadwaj / TruthdigJul 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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Zubeida Mustafa / TruthdigJul 11, 2023
Crisscrossed by heroin transit routes from neighboring Afghanistan, the country’s youth confront a growing opioid epidemic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Liubov Tsareva / TruthdigJun 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 )
Kamin Mohammadi / TruthdigMar 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 )
Zubeida Mustafa / TruthdigMar 1, 2023
Generational tensions, plus a series of national catastrophes, have brought many to a breaking point. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Kamin Mohammadi / TruthdigFeb 13, 2023
Despite a government offer of partial amnesty, the “Woman-Life-Freedom” protests continue. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Alice Kohli / TruthdigJan 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 )
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