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Shuriah Niazi

Shuriah Niazi
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Shuriah a freelance journalist based in Central India. He works on a broad spectrum of issues for a variety of media outlets, but specializes on social, environmental and health issues especially women related.

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india_children
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August 20, 2020
Childhood lead poisoning a big challenge for healthcare professionals in India
topic:Health and Sanitation
by:Shuriah Niazi
One in three children worldwide has unsafe blood lead levels, caused by the spike in the use and recycling of lead acid batteries.
india market
Story
July 31, 2020
India’s campaign against single-use plastic suffers a big jolt
topic:Pollution
by:Shuriah Niazi
Environmentalists are worried that single-use plastic has made a comeback with coronavirus, giving a major blow to Modi's initiative to curb its usage.
indiaenvironment
Story
July 01, 2020
India's new draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) norms, and why they bother activists
topic:Climate action
by:Shuriah Niazi
The Indian government’s attempts to dilute environmental laws that can affect millions of forest dwellers have met with stiff opposition from the youth.
india_poverty
Story
June 23, 2020
After 22 years, global poverty is on the rise again
topic:Poverty
by:Shuriah Niazi
"Unlock 1" will start on June 8 in India, hoping to prevent 265 million people from starvation due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 lockdown.
India_migrantworkers
Story
May 18, 2020
Migrant workers left alone during COVID-19 lockdown
topic:Migration
by:Shuriah Niazi
India is under a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, threatening the lives of around 40 million casual and migrant workers.
India_workers
Story
April 28, 2020
India's daily wage workers face starvation
topic:Health and Sanitation
by:Shuriah Niazi
The three-week lockdown leaves the workers of the country helpless. WIth no state support, thousands migrate to their native villages in order to survive.
Cheetah
Story
March 11, 2020
India plans to bring back extinct cheetahs to its forests
topic:Conservation
by:Shuriah Niazi
The Supreme Court of India's nod to bring in African cheetahs from Namibia has given fresh hope to restore the population of the big cat.
india gender jsutice
Story
January 27, 2020
India's “murder of gender justice”
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Shuriah Niazi
What's next for transgender people, as India clears a bill that activists call “murder of gender justice”?
India_LGBTQ
Story
May 15, 2019
India's first HIV treatment centre and clinic for the LGBTQ
topic:LGBT Rights
by:Shuriah Niazi
In India, some people have issues with the way people from the LGBTQ community lead their lives.
female genital mutilation
Story
September 04, 2017
"Khatna is violation of the human rights"
topic:Child rights
by:Shuriah Niazi
Women of the Bohra community in India decided they would not take female genital cutting (FGM) anymore and got thousands of supporters.
India_Women
Story
April 21, 2017
The anti-Romeo squad in India
topic:Women’s rights
by:Shuriah Niazi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was forced onto the back foot after his anti-Romeo squad initiative drew criticism from many quarters.
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Story
July 05, 2015
The value of a child
topic:Poverty
by:Shuriah Niazi
Amidst a spiraling crisis of farmer suicide, authorities in central India have received reports of farmers selling their children into forced labour.
Children_Reading_Pratham_Books_and_Akshara_-_Flickr_-_Pratham_Books_(16)
Story
April 21, 2015
Child marriage in India
topic:Child rights
by:Shuriah Niazi
"Akshay Tritiya" on April 22nd is the day considered by Hindus to be an auspicious day for marriages - even for child marriages.
A-'witch'-is-being-'cured
Story
April 13, 2015
"witch-hunting" in India
topic:Women’s rights
by:Shuriah Niazi
Her relatives, who suspected her of practising witchcraft, beat an Indian woman to death in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Not a single case.
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