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Why Afghan girls remain out of school

We hear how hopes of the promised return to secondary school for girls were dashed by the Taliban a day before the new school year began last week.

Last week the Taliban regime in Afghanistan reversed its promise to allow girls to return to secondary school after the ban 7 months ago. It's a story that has a particular resonance for 大象传媒 Afghan's Shazia Haya, who covered it for 大象传媒 Pashto. She was evacuated from Kabul last August and now works with the team in London.

Ukraine seen from Hong Kong
In Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy protests, mass screenings of a documentary about the Ukrainian protests of 2013-4, Winter on Fire, gave encouragement to Hong Kongers to continue their fight, and forged an unlikely connection between Hong Kong and Ukraine. Benny Lu of 大象传媒 Chinese reports on how the war in Ukraine is being seen in both Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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Sri Lankans are becoming increasingly angry and frustrated about an economic crisis which has brought empty fuel stations, long power cuts and even delayed school exams because of paper shortages. 大象传媒 Sinhala鈥檚 Ranga Sirilal explains the causes, and describes the impact on daily life.

(Photo: Afghan women protesting with banners for education rights in Kabul, 2022. Credit: Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images)

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