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Asia Undercovered Round-up: 24 March 2021
Undercovered this week Arguably, the Philippines is one of the worst countries for journalists in Asia. In this interview. Inday Espina-Varona shares how she battles fear and harassment everyday, yet perseveres (Global Voices). In China, an app driver protests against unfair working conditions. He ‘disappears.’ In a surprising move, others
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Asia Undercovered Journalist Q&A #2: Mong Palatino, Philippines
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Asia Undercovered Weekly Updates: 10 March 2021
Undercovered this week Feb 28th was a terrible day in Asia, with a mass arrests in Hong Kong and the most violent day yet in the Myanmar coup crackdown. And its a day with a dark history too. In India, conspiracy theories can result in legislation now, apparently. The BJP
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Asia Undercovered Special: Challenging Developmentalism
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Asia Undercovered Special: Challenging Developmentalism
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Asia Undercovered Weekly Updates: 24 February 2021
Undercovered this week When history looks back on the Uyghur Genocide, they’ll note that there were numerous warning signs. None were so dramatic, and should have garnered a global response as the arrest and life sentencing of scholar Ilham Tohti in 2014. To understand those moments, before the camps,
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Asia Undercovered 18 Feb 2021
Undercovered this week First, read this investigation published by a team of journalists for The Himalayan which uncovers how in Nepal, investors are making millions from opaque stock transactions, with connections to companies in Malaysia and Sweden. This is in a country where millions remain in poverty. Turkmenistan gets little
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Asia Undercovered Journalist Q&A: Brian Hioe, Taiwan
Welcome to the first Asia-Undercovered Journalist Q&A. One of the goals of this newsletter is to highlight the work being done by outlets and reporters on the ground, in Asia. These interviews will allow reporters to share their experiences directly, including what it’s like to cover stories
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Asia Undercovered 4 February 2021
Hey everyone — I’m taking a needed break from work this month (in nature) so this week’s issue was written by Daniela Kazuko Münzel, who previously wrote several special issues, including ones focused on Public Health and Black Lives Matter in Asia. Undercovered this week As environmental degradation has
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Asia Undercovered Special: Mental Health in Asia
India had the highest suicide rate in Asia (CNN)—and that was before COVID-19 hit and removed many social safety nets. Despite the high rates of mental illness, many sufferers don’t get treatment due to high prices and societal stigmas. A mental health crisis exacerbated by COVID-19 isn’t
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Asia Undercovered 13 Jan 2020
Subscribe now Undercovered this week Another loss – for the “crime” of writing biographies of Uyghur historical figures, jailed unjustly by China’s rulers. Meanwhile, a Chinese journalist and historian, Du Bin – who often wrote books that showed the ruling Communist party in not a great light, was arrested for “picking