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The myth and politics of nature in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s novel Amba
Amba presents political events as unfolding within the more enduring cycles of nature, and of myth.
Indigenous voices against the Kaliwa dam in the Philippines: Short video documentaries
These films raise awareness of the environmental destruction caused by the dam and the impact on Indigenous communities.
The persistence of gender-based violence among Myanmar exiles in Thailand
Exiles from the civil war in Myanmar live in legal and economic limbo. For women exiles there is the additional danger of gender-based violence.
Domestic workers in Southeast Asia are increasingly facing technology-facilitated sexual violence
Migrant women domestic workers face new technologies enabling digital surveillance, sextortion, deepfake pornography and unsolicited sexual messaging.
Art as intervention: Environmental creativity in Kachin State, Myanmar
Creative activists continue to inspire environmental resistance in Myanmar.