Political and civil unrest Archives

East, Southeast Asia had record methamphetamine seizures last year. Profits remain in the billions

BANGKOK — East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said in a new report Tuesday. …

UNICEF: 230 million females are circumcised globally, 30 million more than in 2016

by Shawn Butlere

CAIRO — Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in Africa, according to a report issued on Friday by the United Nations …

Iran one year after the Mahsa Amini protests

by Adrian Jhonsan

A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in support of Amini, a young Iranian woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by the Islamic Republic’s …