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28 Feb 2019 3 minute read

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India’s opioid paradox

Sick people are dying in pain thanks to the misguided ‘war on drugs’, writes Martin Drewry.

War on drugs failing: Activists of All-Ukrainian Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS, non-governmental group, are seen self handcuffed to bed during news conference at Lavra clinic, Kiev.

20 Jul 2018 5 minute read

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Ukraine’s war on drugs drives HIV epidemic

Spiralling rates of the diseases have punitive policies at their root. Madeline Roache reports.

Drug costs: Protesters march against the pricing of Sovaldi in 2014, wearing masks of John C Martin – former CEO now Executive Chairman of Gilead.

1 Nov 2017 7 minute read

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Shopping for their lives

Breakthrough hep C drugs are so costly, patients are defying the system to get them. Sophie Cousins writes...

Ras Gareth Prince, the Rastafarian lawyer fighting for Cannabis legalization – cannabis freedom – in South Africa.

1 Nov 2017 5 minute read

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Get up, stand up! Cannabis in South Africa

Alice McCool meets the Rastafarian lawyer fighting for cannabis freedom.

11 Oct 2017 4 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Inside the jails of Duterte’s drug war

A glimpse of the lives of those sleeping in shifts in Manila's overcrowded jails.

29 Sep 2017 4 minute read

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Filipinos protest against Duterte’s martial law

Iris Gonzales reports on the wave of protests against martial law that has shaken the Philippines.

25 Aug 2017 3 minute read

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The story of Kian

A 17-year-old is another victim of Duterte’ war on drugs, writes Iris Gonzales.

3 Jul 2017 2 minute read

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Copy-cat war on drugs in Indonesia

The country's president has ignored the growing consensus that heavy-handed tactics have failed, writes Nithin Coca...

1 Nov 2016 8 minute read

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For their own good

Sophie Cousins reports on different approaches to tackling Burma’s drug addiction crisis.

1 Nov 2016 7 minute read

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PrEPped to go?

A new HIV preventive drug has sparked debate around the globe, as Amy Hall discovers.

15 Sep 2016 2 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

Photo Gallery: visualizing Philippine democracy through UN SDGs

For International Day of Democracy, Iris Gonzales offers snap shots of the country's corruption, poverty and...

15 Sep 2016 8 minute read

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Duterte’s drug war threatens Philippine democracy

On this International Day of Democracy, Iris Gonzales reports on the heavy-handed campaign of the country’s...

31 Aug 2016 4 minute read

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Philippines’ war on drugs is ‘steamrolling the rule of law’

Human rights organizations have called for global intervention into the crisis, Iris C. Gonzales reports.

1 Jun 2016 1 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

Southern Exposure: Imal Hashimi

Smoke and ash in Afghanistan.

19 Apr 2016 4 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

Will the UN mend the rift between drug policy and development?

We cannot achieve the Sustainable Development Goals unless we end the ‘war on drugs’, writes Natasha Horsfield...

7 Apr 2016 3 minute read

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World Health Day highlights the need to talk about drug policy

The ‘war on drugs’ has serious implications for public health worldwide, writes Natasha Horsfield.

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