More than 200 days into his protest against the Israeli occupation, Samer Issawi is not giving up. Noreen Sadik reports.
Why I support One Billion Rising
Despite criticism that the campaign doesn’t address the root causes of women’s inequality, Iris Gonzales says it’s a step in the right direction.
- Iris Gonzales
- February 21, 2013
- 0
India hangs Kashmir man on 'circumstantial evidence'
Uzma Falak reports on the death of Muhammad Afzal Guru, hanged ‘to satisfy the collective conscience of society’.
- Uzma Falak
- February 19, 2013
- 8
Philippines government must do better
A new report states that human rights abuses are not being dealt with sufficiently. Iris Gonzales explains.
- Iris Gonzales
- February 13, 2013
- 0
My writing guru: They don’t make ‘em like Sadhan anymore
Contact with a former mentor has triggered memories for Mari Marcel Thekaekara, decades on from her journalism training in Kolkata.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- February 1, 2013
- 15
The Philippines joins One Billion Rising
Iris Gonzales is heartened that her country has adopted the campaign against violence against women.
- Iris Gonzales
- January 30, 2013
- 3
‘I still don’t know whether I am free or not’
Uzma Falak meets a Kashmiri woman at the mercy of a failed justice system.
- Uzma Falak
- January 29, 2013
- 0
They came down from the mountains to shout out their grief
Photographer Jes Aznar has captured the pain of the Lumads, writes Iris Gonzales.
- Iris Gonzales
- January 24, 2013
- 6
A tribute to Aaron Swartz
The death of the internet activist is a loss to all those fighting for freedom says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- January 18, 2013
- 2
A counterfeit life in a Philippines slum
Informal dwellers are struggling to survive in Metro Manila, says Iris Gonzales.
- Iris Gonzales
- January 16, 2013
- 2
Another gun, another death, another unhappy new year
It’s not just in the US that gun control laws are failing the people. Iris Gonzales reports from the Philippines on the tragic death of a seven-year-old.
- Iris Gonzales
- January 8, 2013
- 5
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