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• Release Sonam Wangchuk and the other detainees and withdraw all charges foisted against them unconditionally.
• Resume a meaningful dialogue with the people of Ladakh on all their legitimate and democratic demands, including the immediate grant of sixth schedule status under the Constitution and statehood.

The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice, Sri Lanka hears the harrowed cries of the birds, the land and the people of Mannar. One of the darkest days of this government has come to pass on the night of September 26th 2025, with the brutal attack by hundreds of police officers of peaceful protestors in Mannar.

Report by Ali Hussaini BBC Afghan The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which has also outlawed the teaching of human rights and sexual harassment.

Some 140 books by women - including titles like "Safety in the Chemical Laboratory" - were among 680 books found to be of "concern" due to "anti-Sharia and Taliban policies". [ . . . ]

Freedom of the Press at Risk with the recent court order from the Rohini District Court in Adani Enterprises Ltd. vs. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta & Ors. Equally troubling is the subsequent action by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which has issued notices to platforms including YouTube and Instagram.

It is deeply alarming that in doing so, ADB appears to be reversing course on its own 2021 Energy Policy, which clearly stated: “ADB will not finance investments in nuclear power given the many barriers to its deployment, including risks related to nuclear proliferation, waste management and safety issues, and very high investment costs relative to ADB’s resources.” Since then, no technological breakthrough has addressed these unresolved challenges. This abrupt reversal raises troubling questions about external pressures and corporate lobbying shaping ADB’s energy policy.