India draws global flak for revoking visa privileges of diaspora critics

18 March 2024

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Chagchari in Kamrup (rural) district of Assam, India, 09 February 2019. EFE-EPA/STR

New Delhi, Mar 18 (EFE).- The Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has drawn global flak for using “politically motivated” tactics to revoke visa privileges to overseas critics of Indian origin. A Human Rights Watch statement on Monday pointed out how Modi often attends mass gatherings of his diaspora Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) … Read more

Banished from society, new generations of Afghani women struggle to survive

8 March 20238 March 2023

The 24-year-old woman Apsa, who was denied permission to attend university due to a ban and the sole provider for her 13-member family, learns vocational training skills at a tailoring workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, 06 March 2023 (issued 08 March 2023). EFE-EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL

Kabul, Mar 8 (EFE).- A former director of the provincial education department working at a carpet factory in Kabul is a symbol of several generations of women who have been banished from society with the arrival of the Taliban in power. “When there is no access to education and work for women, degrees and qualifications … Read more