Qatar’s hosting of the upcoming 2022 World Cup has attracted thousands of migrant workers to build stadiums and other infrastructure. These foreigners left everything behind in search of a better life. But once in Qatar, they often experienced exploitation: unpaid wages, confiscated passports and extreme working conditions that have led to several thousand deaths, according…… Read More
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The government of Bangladesh has declared war against yaba, a cheap synthetic drug that is ravaging Asia. But the police act with impunity: according to eye-witnesses, dealers are killed on sight while the executions look like accidental “crossfire shootings”. Our correspondent went to investigate this dirty war on yaba with law enforcement and meets with families…… Read More
Spokesperson Ned Price leads the Department Press Briefing, at the Department of State, on September 13, 2022. Transcript: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-september-13-2022/ ———- Under the leadership of the President and Secretary of State, the U.S. Department of State leads America’s foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety and…… Read More