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The rise of a new generation of ‘green collar workers’ in South-East Asia (Equal Times)

Artículos en inglés, English, Environment, Indonesia

In this picture, Tran Thi Khanh Trang, who launched the Fargreen project, says her main work is to “make the most of rice straw, something that Vietnamese farmers usually burn after the harvest,” but which they now use to grow gourmet mushrooms.…

Locals rediscover streets and beaches in resorts absent of foreign tourists (The Guardian)

English, Spain, Travel

Typical 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, USA

In 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, Spain

More 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, Refugees

The 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, Spain

Weeks 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, Thailand

Hundreds 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, Politics

In 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, Thailand

The 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, Refugees

Bangladesh 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…