Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, convener of Citizen's Platform for SDGs, today said amid rising fear and repression, vulnerable groups in Bangladesh say they have been forced into silence, with women, the ...

Citizen's Platform convener Debapriya Bhattacharya said participants unanimously identified security as the most critical ...

Organized crime linked to the transgender community is rising, prompting calls for reform and police action against extortion.

Beloved Bollywood actress Rekha will attend this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival for a special screening of her 1981 classic Umrao Jaan, presented in a newly restored version.

BENGALURU: A transgender woman Sukanya (24) was kidnapped and brutally assaulted by fellow transgender women in Roopena Agrahara area for allegedly trying to switch her gharana (non-biological clan).

It was October 2020. I don’t know how I made it onto orthodox Hindu TikTok. Perhaps my ethnicity joined forces with my For You Page and worked against me, or I liked too many videos of cute old ladies ...

KARACHI: Karachi came alive with colour, music, and powerful calls for justice on Saturday as the Khawaja Sira (transgender) community celebrated the *Hijra Festival 2025* at Burns Garden. The annual ...

The Khawaja Sara (transgender) community celebrated the Hijra Festival 2025 with a vibrant rally that captured both the cultural and political aspirations of the community. Transgender people and ...

The hollow, self-righteous defence of “our culture” and “our values” has become an incendiary chant of the far right — particularly in Western, majority white Christian nations. Both are allegedly ...

Saudi Arabia has officially submitted Shahad Ameen's poetic road movie, 'Hijra,' as its entry for the 98th Academy Awards' Best International Feature Film category. This marks a significant milestone ...

The transgender community of the country has announced holding their third annual Hijra Festival 2025 at Burns Garden in Karachi on October 25. The event will bring together members of the transgender ...

KARACHI: Advocating for climate, identity and liberation, the third “Hijra Festival 2025” is set to take place on Oct 25 at Burns Garden. This year’s festival is dedicated to the cause of ...