Cambodia’s environmental activists: Internationally awarded, but murdered at home
THE Cambodian public and netizens cheered last week, when activist and human rights lawyer Ouch Leng was awarded the prestigious Goldman...
To become adult, Maasai women pay a bitter price
Pauline was 13 years old, when she had been circumcised as tradition required. The purification ritual allows girls to become women and...
The Sok Bun assault and violence against women in Cambodia
It took one real estate tycoon and a TV celebrity to bring the daily reality for many women in Cambodia under an unprecedented spotlight....
Transgender activist takes on Thai university in battle for LGBT rights
“Thais like to consume transgender people, but are far from accepting them as equal.” We met in a park in one of the upcoming hipster...
Barma: Zo zábleskov pokroku búrka nebola. Ticho mrholí.
Flickers of progress – tieto slová amerického prezidenta Baracka Obama z prvej návštevy Barmy v roku 2011 sa zapísali do histórie...
GLOBAL MEDIA serve only the rich and powerful
Internet gave journalism more freedom, but only on the surface. In reality, media still reflect the inbalance of power and politics in a...
MADE IN CAMBODIA: Feudalizmus v Treťom svete
"Made in Asia: Feudalism in the Third World" SUMMARY: Strikes in Cambodian garment industry have turned violent in recent years and to...
Barmská junta hlási víťazstvo
"Burmese junta claims victory" Backround to the story: The first elections in Burma in 20 years had an expected outcome and the new...