Stories about South Asia from March, 2015
A Runaway Rhinoceros Rampages Through a Bazaar in Nepal
The country's Chitwan National Park, 28 miles from where the incident took place, is home to 503 rare one-horned rhinos.
Another Blogger Hacked to Death: Is Free Thinking Becoming Fatal in Bangladesh?
A young man named Oyasiqur Rahman Babu was killed in Bangladesh by religious fanatics in the second such incident in a month's time.
Pakistani Journalist and Blogger Remains in Exile, One Year After Violent Attack
March 28 marks the first anniversary of the attack on Pakistani blogger and prominent political commentator Raza Rumi. Once a contributor to Global Voices, Rumi was added to the Taliban's hit...
India's Supreme Court Axes Online Censorship Law, But Challenges Remain
People in India are cheering after the Indian Supreme Court struck down IT Act Section 66A, calling it a violation of free expression.
Two Brave Acid Attack Victims Take School Exams From Their Hospital Beds
Seema Basnet and Sangita Magar aren't letting their injuries get in the way of their education.
Pakistani Musicians Captivate Audiences at SXSW in Austin, Texas With Booming Hypnotic Beats
The rockstars of the night were Pakhtun musical quartet Khumariyaan from Peshawar.
The Campaign to #SaveShafqat, the Pakistani Sentenced to Death at Age 14
Children aren't allowed to be given death sentences in Pakistan. But the police recorded his age as 23 when they arrested him. That record has never been corrected.
7 Pakistani Performances You Don't Want to Miss at the SXSW Music Festival
When most music fans think trance or indie and progressive rock, they don't think of Pakistani bands. But that's exactly what audiences at the SXSW Pakistan Showcase will see.
For Nepali Migrant Workers, the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar Is a Game of Death
"FIFA: DROP QATAR!! Nepal's slaves are dying like flies!" Over a third of the migrants building the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are Nepalis. Their story is harrowing.
Trek Nepal's Everest Region Without Ever Leaving Home
Google has launched a virtual tour of the Khumbu region with stunning images of the treacherous terrain.
The Ban on “India’s Daughter” Brings India’s Sons into Focus
The documentary about the horrific 2012 Delhi rape case wasn't perfect, but any thoughtful critiques were shoved aside when India's government banned the film and asked YouTube to block it.
Real Goats. Real Stories. Bangladesh Delivers.
Read the full interview here at Scroll.in. Bangladesh has now a satirical Facebook page much like Pigeons of New York, which is itself a parody site of the famous Humans of New York project. Goats of Bangladesh...
How a Crash-Landed Turkish Airlines Plane Cut Nepal's Ties to the Skies for Days
Nepal's only international airport has only just begun hosting flights again after the March 4 crash landing of a Turkish Airlines plane.
Why the Roof of the World is Covered in S**t
Foreign climbers and Nepalese authorities share the blame for a famous mountain covered in different kinds of debris, including lots of the human kind.
In Pakistan's Education Crisis, Balochistan War on Cheating is Pointless
With 2 in 3 children out-of-school, the government in Pakistan's province of Balochistan has launched an aggressive campaign against cheating in exams.
From a Promising Boxer to a Casualty of the Lyari Gang Wars in Pakistan
Talha Baloch was originally from the coastal Balochistan city of Gwadar. But after a series of career dead ends, he moved to Lyari, Karachi, known for producing excellent boxers.
Indian State Maharashtra’s #BeefBan Means Eating a Burger Can Send You to Prison
"Congratulations Maharashtra: it is now safer to be a cow than a woman, Dalit or Muslim in the state."
Children Having Children: No School for Young Brides in Nepal
Last year, 4,000 Nepalese brides were younger than 15-years-old. In parts of the country's southern lowlands, over half of marriages involve girls younger than 12.
With Their Government Silent on Rising Shia Killings, These Pakistanis are Speaking Up
Since the beginning of 2015, more than 80 people have been killed in four attacks on Shia mosques in three different cities of Pakistan.
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