There is something in the choices of royal fashion that always attract the eyes – but sometimes it is less the clothes themselves and more on the timing and the context of what is worn out. Recently, Kate Middleton reappeared in a dress and hat combo that buzzed royal observers. It was not only the … Read more
Kampala, Uganda – It was a local election and, for most of the day, it was peaceful, says Huzaifa Mugerwa, a young journalist covering for the first time. But while the day of the vote ended, said Mugerwa, a masked man kicked an urn. Police watched people start shouting, then men in military uniforms took … Read more
Bengaluru, India – Sumathi Muniswamy, 52, has not missed a single election since she obtained her voter card at the age of 18. “It’s the only way to make my voice heard,” she says. But the May 2023 elections for the Karnataka State Assembly presented a new campaign promise. The Congress Party has promised to … Read more
Mumbai, India – Ruhi Khan shares an apartment in a room in the Santacruz region west of Mumbai with her husband and two children, and her family shares a bathroom with 20 other households on her floor. The rent is 8,000 Indian rupees (around US $ 93) per month. Last summer, the Bharatiya Janata party … Read more
Bengaluru, India – lata. G. assured the responsibilities of his marital home and his finances very early. She raised two children, who are now teenagers, while her husband has struggled to hold a stable job. “Food, clothes, shelter, education – I take care of everything,” she says. LATA has a manual sewing machine in a … Read more
Since 2020, political candidates through India have promised that women in their states would obtain cash documents – indefinitely – If they have won their elections. Everything you need for women to obtain up to 3,000 Indian rupees (around US $ 35) per month is to prove that their annual income is less than a … Read more
Adjumani, Uganda – Lindiro Jane fled the war twice. The first time was in 2016, when the violence renewed in South Sudan pushed her, her husband and their six children on the other side of the border in the refugee reinstallation camp in Pagiririya in Uganda. At the time, the World Food Program provided refugees … Read more
Kathmandu, Nepal – two years ago, Magar’s husband joined the Russian army to fight in Ukraine, despite no military experience. He worked as a driver in Afghanistan and earned 50,000 Nepalese rupees (US $ 366) per month. Russia has promised him eight times more than that. When he called to tell Magar, she was shocked … Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A new bill in Parliament would extend the authority of the Indonesian broadcasting commission and increase its ability to censor content on digital platforms, including social media. The bill, which was disclosed in March 2024 and submitted to the list of legislators’ priorities in November, explicitly prohibits the content presenting the publication … Read more
Lagos, Nigeria – Humulikheari Taiwo Jayeola had spent four decades working on basic political mobilization when she finally received the appointment in 2024 to be the Lagos state leader for the Labor Party. It was an unlikely victory. Although women represent almost half of the voting population in the most populous country in Africa, they … Read more