Syria : Grave violations continue amid a rapidly plummeting economy - UN (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Grave violations of human rights and humanitarian law continued across the Syrian Arab Republic, in both government-held areas and areas controlled by non-State actors, during the first half of 2023, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has said.

Opinion : Enhancing mining revenue (PRIV)
(IPS, Kuala Lumpur)
The commodity boom early this century was mainly driven by mineral prices.

Pakistan : Baloch girls remain stranded at the school gates (PRIV)
(IPS, Gwadar)
Ten years ago I ran an academ y for girls in Dohr Gatti, a small slum on the outskirts of Gwadar, a coastal city in Balochistan, southwestern Pakistan.