2018 was a bloody year for journalists. Including the brutal murder of the Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi, 95 media professionals were killed, either as a result of targeted killings, crossfire incidents, or bomb attacks. This is 13 more than were...
Rosie* (whose name has been changed for anonymity) is an 11-year-old girl with a smile that lights up a room. She dreams of getting a good education that will facilitate an upstanding career. But Rosie is not like other little...
(Taipei) On 24 May, Asia’s first same-sex marriage legislation goes into effect in Taiwan. Advocates for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities on the continent tell InsideOver it’s a step forward, but there’s more work to...
Russian soft power in Central Asia is based on the common Soviet past and Russian language as lingua franca. Experts agree that it is mostly a given, rather than a result of an ongoing hearts and minds strategy. Despite its...
On Saturday, amid the great tide of humanity lapping around Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, a hardy clump of demonstrators stood out. They marched through the packed crowds, explaining to the tourists, in a variety of languages, why their visit to Barcelona...
Mafi Dove is a dusty little village bursting with golden sand valleys in South Ghana. It is home to a population of around 5,000 yet what is unique about its people is that almost none of them were born there....
Cianjur is a rustic region in the verdant landscapes of West Java in Indonesia. It was here that 75-years-old Engkos Kosasih lived with his 50-years-old daughter. The woman was imprisoned in a small room–windows boarded up so firmly that it...
Turbulence in US agriculture, the world’s leading exporter, leaves a mark on its economy and social structure. One cannot help but wonder about the broader public’s near indifference to such a decades-long crisis. Economic hardship compounded with farming-associated risks are...
Damascus, Syria-The deep scars of the ferocious 8-year conflict in Syria are impossible to hide. Although it is common sense to acknowledge that wars bring nothing but death, destruction and an endless queue of human tragedies, some ramifications of war...
If politicians are serious about the NHS’s future, they need to have an honest conversation about healthcare reform. It is an imperfect system, but as Nigel Lawson said, the UK treats the NHS like a religion. The King’s Fund’s survey...
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