Making pregnancy safer in Mali
Kaidia Samaké | Voices from the Ground
Kaidia talks to us about pregnancy in Mali – the risks and the changes that are helping to improve the health of mothers and children.
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‘Be Included’
Panos London | Panos London Blog
We asked festival-goers at London’s Student Film Festival if they had the opportunity to make a film with an individual or group who they feel are invisible or misrepresented in the UK media – who would they pick and why?
What would you like to ask Bhan?
Rob Safar | Panos London Blog
Ask Bhan your questions about the life of a woman activist in India.
Democracy “is a farce” in Manipur polls
Takhelchangbam Ambravati | Voices from the Ground
The culture of elections in the state is of bribery, corruption and proxy voting. Democracy – which is based on people electing their own representatives – has become a farce of money power and muscle power.
Latest features
The real face of Pakistan
Rina Saeed Khan | Print feature
Rina Saeed Khan discusses the state of Pakistan from the inside – from the Taliban and ‘Halal’ police to café culture and boy bands.
From melon to haircuts, prices rise for Nigerians
Armsfree Onomo Ajanaku | Print feature
Armsfree looks into the link between Nigerian fuel subsidies and the recent food price protests, and speaks with the Nigerians affected by these changes.
Renting wombs
Divya Gupta | Print feature
“Human beings have two main instincts: the instinct of self-protection and the instinct to reproduce,” says Dr Nayana Patel.
And she should know – she has carved out a career matching infertile couples with poor women willing to “rent their wombs”.
“We, the rag-pickers of Pune, are in big trouble”
Stella Paul | Print feature
Rag-pickers, people who sift through rubbish for a living in India, travelled to Durban to take part in the UN climate change negotiations.
