I'm living in fear for my life in Afghanistan'
It is nearly 11 months since the UK launched its scheme to help vulnerable Afghans come to the UK. But MPs and charities say the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) has been too slow to get up and running and is leaving those who are in most danger stuck in Afghanistan. "Every minute, every moment is frightening. We are scared for our own safety," says Ghazal. Because of her previous job as a journalist and lecturer, as well as being an advocate for women's rights, Ghazal says she...
I'm living in fear for my life in Afghanistan'
It is nearly 11 months since the UK launched its scheme to help vulnerable Afghans come to the UK. But MPs and charities say the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) has been too slow to get up and running and is leaving those who are in most danger stuck in Afghanistan. "Every minute, every moment is frightening. We are scared for our own safety," says Ghazal. Because of her previous job as a journalist and lecturer, as well as being an advocate for women's rights, Ghazal says she...
COP27: What you need to know about this year’s big UN Climate Conference
The COPs are the biggest and most important annual climate-related conferences on the planet. In 1992, the UN organised the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in which the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted and its coordinating agency - what we know now as the UN Climate Change secretariat - was put into place. In this treaty, nations agreed to "stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to prevent dangerous interference from human activity on t...
COP27: What you need to know about this year’s big UN Climate Conference
The COPs are the biggest and most important annual climate-related conferences on the planet. In 1992, the UN organised the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in which the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted and its coordinating agency - what we know now as the UN Climate Change secretariat - was put into place. In this treaty, nations agreed to "stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to prevent dangerous interference from human activity on t...
Hong Kong calls for probe after rugby match protest song
Hong Kong officials have demanded an investigation after a rugby game where a protest song was played instead of China's national anthem. The city said it "strongly deplores... the playing of a song associated with 'violent protests'". The song, Glory to Hong Kong, is considered the unofficial anthem of the 2019 pro-democracy movement. And it has become increasingly controversial under Beijing's tight grip over the city. The song's lyrics refer to the "tears on our la...
Hong Kong calls for probe after rugby match protest song
Hong Kong officials have demanded an investigation after a rugby game where a protest song was played instead of China's national anthem. The city said it "strongly deplores... the playing of a song associated with 'violent protests'". The song, Glory to Hong Kong, is considered the unofficial anthem of the 2019 pro-democracy movement. And it has become increasingly controversial under Beijing's tight grip over the city. The song's lyrics refer to the "tears on our la...
Kerala: Lottery winner's journey from delight to dread
"I just went to a shop to buy a bag for my son and they wouldn't return my change, assuming I didn't need the money." This isn't the first time that Anoop B, from the southern Indian state of Kerala, has faced such a situation. Two months after hitting the jackpot in a government lottery, the 32-year-old says that his life has changed in ways he couldn't imagine. He can't step out of his house without being recognised, many friends and relatives are upset with him, an...
Kerala: Lottery winner's journey from delight to dread
"I just went to a shop to buy a bag for my son and they wouldn't return my change, assuming I didn't need the money." This isn't the first time that Anoop B, from the southern Indian state of Kerala, has faced such a situation. Two months after hitting the jackpot in a government lottery, the 32-year-old says that his life has changed in ways he couldn't imagine. He can't step out of his house without being recognised, many friends and relatives are upset with him, an...
