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‘Uprooted Over and Over, You Are Nowhere’: Bhutanese Refugees, Retraumatized by Trump 2.0, See Skyrocketing Suicide Rates
Ohio nonprofit leader Sudarshan Pyakurel on third country relocation and other immigration policies that retraumatize highly vulnerable Bhutanese refugees in the U.S.

Simran Sethi, MindSite News
Apr 115 min read


Pushed Overboard and Left to Drown: Inside Southeast Asia’s Fishing Industry
From debt-bonded crews to violence at sea, Photojournalist Nicole Tung’s reporting reveals the hidden human and environmental costs behind global seafood.

Kang-Chun Cheng 鄭康君
Mar 268 min read


Wage Cuts, Broken Security: US Tariffs Squeeze Women in India’s Shrimp Industry
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.
Laasya Shekhar & Bhaskar Basava
Mar 2311 min read


To Survive the Lethal Cold, Pakistani Families Face A Burning Conundrum
With no alternative sources of warming, residents in Balochistan, Pakistan, are resorting to cutting down rare juniper trees for firewood.

Matiullah Mati
Mar 226 min read


Perspective: A Perpetual Quest To Study Life
A young man fulfills his childhood dream of becoming a biologist, yet grapples with a profound question: What is life? A question that has varied definitions. When his own life doesn’t go as planned, he is plunged into the depths of despair —till the question unravels itself.

Diego Ramírez Martín del Campo
Mar 167 min read


India’s Popular Transport Electrification Is Still Picking Up Speed
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.

Julián Reingold
Mar 77 min read


These Drones Are Not Built to Kill
Ukrainian deminers are deploying drones to clear the remnants of Russia's full-scale invasion—protecting communities and reclaiming land.

Kang-Chun Cheng 鄭康君
Mar 211 min read


Filipino American Health Care Workers Are Taking Their Legacy of Fighting for Freedom to Trump
Caregivers are applying lessons from resisting authoritarianism under Philippine dictator Marcos Sr. to the modern-day fight against Trump.

Jasmine Mithani, The 19th
Feb 108 min read


The Xylom Joins Media Outlets Condemning the Arrests of Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort
As a media outlet that regularly reports on newsworthy events, The Xylom vigorously condemns the recent arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort.

The Xylom
Feb 22 min read
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