
Locals rediscover streets and beaches in resorts absent of foreign tourists (The Guardian)
English, Spain, TravelTypical holiday destinations across Europe are seeing an influx of a new type of visitor: local staycationers

What does the coronavirus mean for single-use plastics? (Equal Times)
Artículos en inglés, Coronavirus, English, Environment, Spain, USAIn Europe, the EU still intends to go ahead with the ban on single-use plastics as of 2021, but plastic consumption has also increased considerably due to the fear of catching the virus

Spain’s health workers overburdened and undersupplied in coronavirus fight (South China Morning Post)
Artículos en inglés, Coronavirus, English, Health, SpainMore than 15,000 workers infected as hospitals struggle with a lack of test kits and protective gear

Coronavirus and Rohingya Refugee Camps (The Diplomat)
Artículos en inglés, Bangladesh, Burma, Coronavirus, English, Health, Human Rights, RefugeesThe first confirmed case in Cox’s Bazar, on March 24, is a serious concern for aid workers

Spain’s Chinese community’s fight against coronavirus and xenophobia started early (South China Morning Post)
Artículos en inglés, Cities, Coronavirus, English, Health, Human Rights, SpainWeeks before the country went into lockdown, many Chinese-run shops had closed and workers in the remainder wore masks. When the infection arrived, fears of racially motivated insults were realised from abuse on the street to social media attacks

Severed penis, murdered ex-wife: what’s behind Thailand’s rise in domestic violence? (South China Morning Post)
Artículos en inglés, English, Gender, Human Rights, ThailandHundreds of women and children report abuse each year, according to official figures, but these are only the ‘tip of the iceberg’ rights groups say

Aceh, Indonesia: When Dating Meets Sharia Law (The Diplomat)
English, Gender, Human Rights, Indonesia, LGBT, PoliticsIn Aceh, young people have to reconcile their daily life with a strict version of the sharia law

Was Buddha a Feminist?
Artículos en inglés, English, Gender, Religion, ThailandThe first fully ordained Thai female monk in the Theravada tradition caused a controversy that continues 15 years later. The question is: Was Buddha a feminist?

Why are abuse claims in Cambodia's war on drugs being ignored?
Artículos en inglés, Cambodia, English, Human Rights
The war on drugs in Cambodia may not feature the violence of Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown in the Philippines, but advocates still warn of ‘gradual but deadly’ rights abuses
This article was previously published in South China Morning…

Rohingya refugees to uninhabited island
Artículos en inglés, Burma, English, Human Rights, RefugeesBangladesh pushes ahead with plans to send Rohingya refugees to uninhabited island
This article was previously published in Equal Times
Rohingya refugees to uninhabited island
Thengar Char, a 40-square-kilometre island in the Bay of…

How the murder of a Malaysian transgender woman exposed fears over an islamic penal code
Artículos en inglés, English, Gender, Human Rights, LGBT, Malaysia
The brutal killing of a florist shocks activists who say it must be seen against a backdrop of rising conservatism that threatens the LGBT community
This articule was previously published in South China Morning Post
LGBT…

The forced pregnancies of the Khmer Rouge
Artículos en inglés, Cambodia, English, Gender, Human Rights
The forced pregnancies of the Khmer Rouge are forgotten by the court set up to judge the communist regime’s crimes
This article was previosly published in The Diplomat
The forced pregnancies of the Khmer Rouge
Souk (not her…