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For 1 Million People, This Informal Settlement Is Home — but for How Much Longer?

The Dharavi neighborhood in Mumbai — Asia’s largest informal settlement — is located on prime real estate. Many people who live there now are under pressure to relocate to an area near a toxic landfill.

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Haiti
Thousands Take Refuge in Haiti’s Second City as Port-au-Prince Violence Ramps Up

Many hope their moves will be temporary, but gangs have only strengthened their grip on the capital.

By Wyddiane Prophète
Zimbabwe
Uganda’s Medical Universities Are Falling Behind — Here’s Why

By Apophia Agiresaasi
India
Two Young People. Two Camps. One Dividing Line. A Story of Conflict in India’s Northeast.

More than two years after violence erupted, members of the feuding Meitei and Kuki-Zo groups in India’s Manipur state remain divided by more than their respective relief camps.

By Angana Chakrabarti

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Africa

Coverage from Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Uganda’s Medical Universities Are Falling Behind — Here’s Why

By Apophia Agiresaasi

Uganda Green Lights Military Trials for Civilians Despite Court Ruling

By Nakisanze Segawa

and Apophia Agiresaasi

As University of Zimbabwe Strike Drags on, Pressure Mounts on the Country’s Higher Education System

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

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Americas

Coverage from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Thousands Take Refuge in Haiti’s Second City as Port-au-Prince Violence Ramps Up

By Wyddiane Prophète

The Price of Peace in El Salvador

By Carmen Valeria Escobar

In Argentina, Access to Water, Electricity Defunded for Low-Income Areas

By Lucila Pellettieri

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Asia

Coverage from Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

For 1 Million People, This Informal Settlement Is Home — but for How Much Longer?

Two Young People. Two Camps. One Dividing Line. A Story of Conflict in India’s Northeast.

By Angana Chakrabarti

Who Picks India’s Judges? Inside a Hidden Battle Between the Courts and Modi’s Government

By Raksha Kumar

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