The meme that became a movement: Inside India’s Cockroach Janta Party
On an ordinary day in New Delhi, an off-the-cuff remark in India’s highest court triggered something no one had planned for: Within days, millions...
The lakes that should not exist in Pakistan’s mountain ranges
In the valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northern Pakistan, farmers wake each summer wondering whether the mountain above them will hold. It...
Malaysian government replaces the term ‘LGBT’ with ‘deviant culture’
A Malaysian official said the government will stop using the term “LGBT” and instead will replace it with “budaya songsang,” which means “deviant culture”...
The rights left behind: The future of LGBTQI+ organizing in post-uprising Bangladesh
Eight Hijra and trans women casually gathered in Shahbag, Dhaka, were harassed by a group claiming to practice “mobile journalism” on April 3, 2026, exemplifying the...
Iran War Jeopardizes Global Food Security
The worldwide fallout from the U.S. war in Iran isn’t limited to gas prices.
The largely blocked Strait of Hormuz has become “a critical failure...