Asia

Across India and beyond, voters are being asked to go to the polls in dangerously high temperatures, with democracy as well as their health at risk.

What happens when Cambodian activists stage a peaceful protest against the government’s privatization moves? They risk landing in jail. And journalists who expose the regime? Many have been chased out or denied entry into the country.

Campaigning for votes when temperatures soar is dangerous, but many say India is in denial about the problem.

Across Asia and Africa, the cooking gas shortage is emptying menus, driving people to coal and wood, and fueling a booming black market.

Billionaire Gautam Adani is accused of building a global energy empire through bribes, bypassing sanctions, violating tribal rights, and targeting journalists. While his rival has been stopped by public outcry, the Adani group has shown no signs of changing course.

Ohio nonprofit leader Sudarshan Pyakurel on third country relocation and other immigration policies that retraumatize highly vulnerable Bhutanese refugees in the U.S.

From debt-bonded crews to violence at sea, Photojournalist Nicole Tung’s reporting reveals the hidden human and environmental costs behind global seafood.

In India's Bhimavaram, a massive hub for shrimp exports, the continuing uncertainty over U.S. trade tariffs has left a devastating impact on the lives of women workers.

With no alternative sources of warming, residents in Balochistan, Pakistan, are resorting to cutting down rare juniper trees for firewood.

Vehicular emissions are a major contributor to air pollution in New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world. Despite government incentives to promote electric vehicles, adoption is slow, especially in the popular transport segment.