Afghanistan: "I Was Not Born a Slave"
IWPR investigation reveals children trapped in unending bonded labour to pay off loans. By Sayed Samiullah Sayidi I was not born a slave,” Mirwali said. “I’ve been held hostage with two of my older brothers at the Hazrat-e Belal brick factory… for the past two years.” Just 14 years old, Mirwali is one of around 6,000 minors forced into servitude at the brick factories of Sorkhrod district in the Nangarhar region of easter... more
Views: 152Tajikistan: The Economics of Drug Trade in a Poor Country
Written by Alexander Sodiqov It sometimes takes a story published in a foreign magazine to spark a discussion in a society where local media is tightly controlled. In Tajikistan, it took an article run by the The Economist to trigger a conversation on news websites about corruption among the country’s officials and their involvement in drug trade. The article, titled ‘Drugs in Tajikistan: Addicted’ claims [1] that stability in the country depends on an uninterrupted f... more
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APTA warn of dire consequ...
G. H. Farooqui 7 hours agoAPTA demand for one scale and service structure. CHITRAL: An emergency meeting of All Primary Teaches Association (APTA) was held under the chair of Ali Zaman senior Vice President at Government Primary School Chitral. The meeting was attended by APTA members from sub division and Tehsil level as well as a large number of primary school teachers. They expressed their deep anger a... more
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