Kathmandu Nepal: With high stacks on the table and bad politics making a deadlock situation, people of Nepal are buzzing about a new issue that is directly affecting their daily lives. These days with the international attention of the Delhi rape case, Nepal is also buzzing around with its own cases of sexual exploitation and […]
All the Trappings of Tinder
Ah, Tinder – the soul-shattering, sex-dating experience of the 21st century. Swipe till you f***, or find who to date, right? Whatever happened to roses, spontaneity, dinners and blushing. We’ve progressed (and, paradoxically, regressed at the same time) so much in the last few decades. While on one hand we’ve become people who can virtually […]
Critical commentary on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Knox-Sollecito trial.
Note:Excerpts of the SC ruling appearing in the article were translated from Italian to English by the author. This article is intended to provide a critical analysis of the ruling of the Italian Supreme Court 26455/13 dated March 25, 2013 (announced the next day with publication of the motivation report on June 18, 2013 ) […]
Recognition Awards May 2012 | Homophobia Endemic in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
This article was chosen as one of the best published so far in 2012 on Ground Report. The winners received a prize of $60, which comes from an anonymous donor. Prejudic, abuse and fear of attacks keeps LGBT community in shadows. By Yevgenia Kim, Yekaterina Shoshina, Dina Tokbaeva, Umed Olimov, Olimbek Olimov, Mehrangez Tursunzoda When Alisher’s father discovered his son was […]
The Grey Profile of Chennai City
There are many things that go unreported in Chennai city. This southern metropolitan is shedding its conservative profile and undergoing some changes in life style orientation, that so far have been hidden inside the closet. Thanks to the efforts being made by some non governmental organization that such issues are being made public and […]
Homophobia Endemic in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
Prejudic, abuse and fear of attacks keeps LGBT community in shadows. By Yevgenia Kim, Yekaterina Shoshina, Dina Tokbaeva, Umed Olimov, Olimbek Olimov, Mehrangez Tursunzoda When Alisher’s father discovered his son was gay, he beat him with an army belt, kept him at home for a month, then sent him from Tajikistan to a religious college in Iran to “knock […]