The #Shanghai protestors have moved to an intersection closeby, chanting the now famous Beijing banner man slogan "We don't want PCR tests, want freedom" 1 month ago, I wouldn't have betted 10 Euro on the chance that people in 🇨🇳 would shout this out in the open today.

Climate change reporting is hard. How do you communicate in hindi words that you only learn and read in English? -- climate change, desertification, extreme weather. Tried documenting ppl's lived experiences but couldn't help but feel that i was leading the questions.

A group of uncles is called an unsolicited opinion.

In this article by Tish Sanghera Ahluwalia for IndiaSpend, Harish Narasappa reflects on why it is crucial to safeguard the rule of law and provides instances where government systems and institutions have fallen short of upholding constitutional principles - indiaspend.com/police-politic…

🧵 Today marks 10 years since the #RanaPlaza disaster in Bangladesh that killed at least 1,132 workers & injured more than 2,500. It remains one of the worst industrial incidents on record. Today, I pay tribute to the brave trade unionists organising in the garment industry.

What if fixing climate doesn't mean doing everything the same way, except with less CO₂ emissions, but fundamentally changing the way we interact with nature and with other people?

Over the last four years, a tireless motley crew of volunteers at Pink List India has been tracking what MPs have said on LGBTQ+ issues. It's dull, dry work - with no immediate results. Today, our research was used in the Supreme Court to support #MarriageEquality. Small wins ❤️

An incredible achievement! Keep it going Barkha and team 💪

Mumbai has already experienced multiple heatwaves this year. Schools have announced early summer vacation as its simply too hot for kids to leave home - chopping down cooling urban forests is madness 😐

China just got rid of covid PCR test requirements for all International travellers! Is this it?? Is it all finally over?? 😲

Common question from First World people: What can I do in the face of climate change. Answer from the farmers of Malawi: Everything. nytimes.com/2023/04/27/cli…

A Beijing LGBTQ+ center closed under China’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights, citing “forces beyond our control” on WeChat. The Beijing LGBT Center offered mental health care, HIV testing & pushed for marriage equality. WeChat shut down dozens of student-run LGBTQ+ accounts in 2021.

"A giant dump of unused fast fashion clothing in Chile's Atacama Desert is now clearly visible to satellites." The magnitude of irrational production for profit and planned obsolescence is hard to overstate. businessinsider.com/fast-fashions-…

“June 2023 may be remembered as the start of a big change in the climate system, with many key global indicators flashing red warning lights amid signs that some systems are tipping toward a new state from which they may not recover.” insideclimatenews.org/news/04072023/…

NEW: 85 people in Arizona suffered severe burns from contact with pavements heated up to 180F (82C). 7 of them died. In total, 257 people had underlying cause of death listed as "exposure to excessive natural heat". This is not a forecast for 50 years time, it’s happening today.

Someone pls make this movie! 🧵

London‘s famous street art spot Brick Lane is painted over and replaced by Chinese propaganda slogan “The 12 Core Socialist Values” . It is done by a Chinese nationalist named as Yiyue who studied at Royal College of Art.

Finally recovered my account after a 1.5 years (and a baby!) Wondering if X is a dumpster fire of trash now.. or if we're all still plodding on..🤗