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Asia

Afghanistan
- Child Abuse
  - Afghan Girls Sold Into “Child Marriage” as Poverty Crisis Deepens, Rights Experts Warn
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - Afghan Girl Flees Forced Marriage in Risky Taxi Escape Amid Education Ban for Women
- Children in Conflict with the Law
  - Afghan boy flies from Kabul to Delhi hiding in plane’s landing gear
- Education
- Neglect
- Physical Abuse
  - My three boys starved to death. I hope angels bring them home, says Afghan mother
- Strong Room
  - Afghanistan: Internet Shutdowns Imperil Rights
  - With millions returning to Afghanistan, UNICEF calls for a safe, dignified, voluntary and phased approach and increased support for children and families
Bangladesh
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - Exclusive: Report reveals hidden reality of child marriage. Three girls share the impact on their lives
- Education
  - Yunus: I will Help Make Students’ Dream for Bangladesh Come True
- Health Matters
  - Bangladesh rolls out typhoid immunisation drive for 50 million children
- Physical Abuse
Birth Registration
- Birth registration increases, 150m children uncaptured globally — UNICEF
Cambodia
- Child Abuse
  - “They Said No One Would Love Me”: Teen Girl Defies “Child Marriage” Tradition and Breaks Free
- Physical Abuse
  - 2 Toddlers Killed After Decades-Old Grenade Explodes by Their Home: ‘They Should Not Have Died Like This’
Child Protection
- Rescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck
China
- China Declares War on Child Sexual Abuse: Death Penalty Mandated as Nation Moves to Shield Its Youngest
- Adoption
  - China Ends International Adoption. Reactions Range From Shock to Relief
  - China says it is Ending Foreign Adoptions, Prompting Concern from US
- Children in Conflict with the Law
  - Chinese teens to pay $300,000 for urinating in soup
- Digital Focus
  - What Parents Should Know About Teens Using AI Companions
- Education
- Health Matters
- Humanitarian Crisis
  - Rights experts warn against forced separation of Uyghur children in China
- Neglect
  - Heroic moment neighbour catches toddler falling from 2nd-floor balcony in China
  - A Toddler Cried Non-Stop During a Flight. Two Strangers Locked her in the Bathroom
- Physical Abuse
- Research Alert
  - New study maps psychological pathway from childhood abuse to adolescent addiction
- Strong Room
Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Teen Develops AI Tool to Help Detect Abuse in Childcare Centres
- Celebration of Children
  - Hong Kong Teen Develops AI Tool to Help Detect Abuse in Childcare Centres
- Education
  - Colony Ridge Tripled Enrollment at Cleveland ISD. Why Can’t it Pass a Bond?
- Physical Abuse
  - 4-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Assaulted at Stanley School, Police Launch Investigation
India
- Adoption
  - Adopted From India as a Baby, Man Reunites With Roots and Redefines Family in California Journey
  - Nearly 5,000 Indian children adopted by foreigners in last decade: Govt
- Arts and Entertainment
  - Sudhir Mishra wonders how Adolescence is trending at #1 on Netflix in India: ‘Violates every rule of bad script writing’
  - From the Challenges of Single Parenting to her Decision to Seek Divorce when Samaira was 3; Juhi Parmar Details her Parenthood Journey with her Tween Daughter
- Celebration of children
  - Yeh Hai Mohabbatein’ Actor, Now 15, Buys House In Mumbai
  - Student Scores 96.6% in CBSE Class 10 Exams While Battling Cancer in Inspiring Feat
  - Hong Kong Teen Develops AI Tool to Help Detect Abuse in Childcare Centres
  - 5.43-kg Baby Girl Born After Surgery at Indore’s PC Sethi Hospital
  - Indian teen invents gadget that may transform dementia care
  - MEET THE WINNERS OF THE ROBINAGE BRIGHT SPARKS AWARDS 2024-25
  - Odisha girl clears Tamil Talent Exam, scores 91/100
  - Anand Mahindra praises Gwalior student for building single-seater drone; Jyotiraditya Scindia meets the young innovato
  - They discovered a passion for mathematics, which transformed their lives.
  - Indian schoolgirl who became a film star and won an Oscar back living in poverty
- Child Abduction
  - Undercover Agents Infiltrate Dark Web to Rescue Kidnapped Seven-Year-Old
  - Indian kidnap suspect frames Nigerian gang for students’ abduction
  - Surat teacher who ‘kidnapped 13-year-old student’ aborts pregnancy, undergoes tests to determine paternity
  - Child trafficking gang that abducted kids from New Delhi rly station busted, 4 held
- Child Protection
  - Push to protect children online faces basic challenges: Experts
  - Only 2 of 200 wards in Chennai have child protection panels
  - Cradles outside Noida hospitals: Child welfare body’s plan to save abandoned babies
  - NRF and GRP rescue over 1000 children from Mumbai railway station this year
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - Silence Shattered: Mobile Phone Records Trap Nagpur Cousin After Teen Delivers Stillborn Baby During Board Exams
  - evere Assault of Six-Year-Old Sparks Renewed Demands for Urgent Child Protection Reforms in India
  - UP man befriends girl on Instagram, lures her to hotel, rapes her with 2 friends
  - 16-Year-Old Dalit Student Raped by Five Men In Lucknow
  - Tribal trouble: 16-year-old Palghar girl abandoned by in-laws after torture for having daughter
  - How safe is your child online? The Kerala case that exposes dark side of dating apps
  - A Rape Every 16 Minutes: Can India Ever Be Safe for Women? Insights From The Latest NCRB Report
  - Teen who survived rape sent back to accused’s home in Madhya Pradesh, sexually assaulted again
  - Class 9 student delivers baby in school washroom in Karnataka
  - Toto driver arrested for New Town girl’s rape and murder in ‘den of anti-socials’
  - Delhi court sentences ex-superintendent of children’s shelter to life for sexually assaulting minors in 2016
  - Minor ‘sexually assaulted’ by foreign national in school bus, probe on, say police
  - Woman arrested after friend sexually assaults her minor daughter
  - Convict in minor’s rape-murder appeals against death sentence, alleges ‘hasty trial’
  - 70-year-old man held for sexually assaulting minor boy in Bengaluru
  - Minor’s sexual-assault case: Supreme Court refuses bail to wife of suspended Delhi govt officer Khakha
  - India police arrest dozens over alleged rape and sexual abuse of teen girl over 5 year period
  - ‘Tantrik’ held for raping woman, molesting two minor daughters
  - UP government school teacher suspended after 4 students accuse him of ‘bad touch’
  - Class 9 Student Gives Birth In Uttarakhand, Father Missing; Probe On
  - Rajasthan Court Sentences Tutor To 20 Years For Raping Minor Student And Filming Abuse
  - Girl Sexually harassed by tenant in Gudamba
  - Bengaluru Sexual assault case: Woman alleges spouse sexually assaulted 4-year-old daughter
  - Life imprisonment for man who raped 7-year-old cousin in Ghaziabad
  - Minor girl raped, killed by 40-year-old neighbour in Bhojpur
  - Man Held for Sexually Assaulting Teen
- Child Trafficking
  - Palghar shocker: 10-year-old tribal girl bought as slave for Rs 5000
- Children in Conflict with the Law
  - Teenager stabbed to death in Delhi’s Seelampur, 2 minors apprehended
  - 2 Rajasthan youths, minor held in central Bengaluru robbery case
  - 2 juveniles detained for killing farmer over ‘affair’ in Barelly
  - 11 minors in Outer North Delhi to be tried as adults over heinous crimes: Police
  - 9-Year-Old Boy ‘Influenced By Social Media’ Sexually Assaults Toddler
- Digital Focus
  - Digital transformation of classroom teaching in Andhra education system marked 2023
  - Children plug into AI chatbots, leaving reality, parents behind
- Education
  - National Curriculum For Early Childhood Care To Be Launched Soon
  - LNMU Assigns Teachers to 30 New Government Degree Colleges
  - India Flags “Leaky Pipeline” in School Education as Dropouts Rise in Higher Grades
  - Global Teacher Prize Winner Reveals How One Teacher’s Belief Transformed Out-of-School Children Into University Students
  - Karnataka Proposes Digital Detox Policy to Protect Students from Screen Addiction and Online Risks
  - Schools go hybrid as Delhi’s air quality worsens
  - School Teacher Raped By 4 Gym Trainers After Being Invited For Party In Gurgaon
  - Starting School Can Be Tough for Children: Here’s How to Ease Separation Anxiety
  - Education Ministry tells CBSE, Central schools to screen film based on PM Modi’s childhood
  - Chandigarh extends closure of schools till Sep 7 due to heavy rain
  - Schoolgirl on China border in Arunachal excels, thanks to Indian Army initiative
  - Chhattisgarh teacher sets up math lab, park in govt school; attendance, grades improve
  - All schools in Chandigarh to remain closed on September 3 due to inclement weather
  - Egg row: Parents admit children to other schools in Mandya village
  - ‘First their grades fall… then their behaviour changes’: How screen addiction is impacting Delhi’s young adults
  - CBSE approves twice-a-year board exams for Class 10 from 2026
  - Students with fake degrees granted US, UK visas; caught at airport
  - Transforming math education through a global lens
  - West Bengal Board of Secondary Education bans invigilators from carrying mobiles, smartphones inside exam halls
  - Over 15L students to appear in HSC Board exams beginning today
  - ASER 2024: With increasing preschool enrollment, road ahead for early childhood education
  - Sweet dish and egg pulao to be in mid-day meal only if school managements can raise funds
  - ASER 2024: In rural Punjab, only 34% class III kids can read basic text but arithmetic skills improve significantly
  - SC asks petitioner for whereabouts of Rohingya refugee children in Delhi
  - Educational qualification of the richest people in the world including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and others
  - Girls lead the charge in veer gatha winners
  - Virtual Filaments Launches India’s First AI-Powered Interactive Learning Platform EduTech Era
  - Students clean toilets at govt school in Tamil Nadu, principal suspended
  - Patnaik to take care of studies of both daughters of BMC worker murdered in broad daylight
  - Schools ordered to inspect premises in Villupuram
  - Jharkhand govt suspends classes till grade 8 from Jan 7-13 due to cold wave
  - School dropout rates go from bad to worse in Bihar and Assam
  - Explained: The ‘no-detention’ policy for students of Classes 5 and 8, why it has been contentious
  - Parent alleges son was injured and mentally harassed at school, child rights panel issues notice
  - Two teens, thousands of books, mission to rewrite futures
  - ‘You Don’t Check Students’ Bags’: Six Delhi Schools Receive Bomb Threats, Second In A Week
  - Worksite school opened for children of migrant labourers
  - Over 11.70 lakh children out-of-school in country, maximum in UP: Govt to Lok Sabha
  - Public Holiday: All Schools, Colleges and Offices will Remain Closed on September 18 due to Public Holiday
  - CBSE Planning Internal Assessment Norms for Class 6-12 Science Subject, CCTV in Board Exams Rooms
  - 25 Private Schools in A’bad told to Close in Absence of new Students
  - How to Equip Teachers for Classroom Diversity and Inclusion
  - CBSE Issues Fresh Guidelines On Use Of NCERT Books In Schools
  - Teacher Transforms Early Childhood Education in Arunachal
  - India’s Obsession with STEM is Creating a Generation of Jobless Graduates
  - Morning Drive 23 Drunk School Bus Drivers Nabbed in Bengaluru
  - The Impact of Early Childhood Education on Future Success
  - The Government Mandates that All School Buses Must be Accompanied by Female Assistants
  - Can’t beat it? Embrace it: Classrooms in Mumbai transform AI into ally
- Family Crises
  - Court steps in to sort Indian couple’s three-year baby name battle
- Family Relationship
  - On International Day of Families, Swati Shah says, ‘My co-actors in Rishto Se Bandhi Gauri have become like an extended family’
  - 7 family boundaries one should set for healthy relationships
- Finance
  - Bihar Student Withdraws Rs 500 From ATM, Finds Rs 87 Crore Bank Balance Instead
- Health Matters
  - New Kerala Policy Offers Schoolgirls Up to Three Days Menstrual Leave Monthly
  - 1 Dead, Over 100 Students Hospitalised After Mid-Day Meal at Odisha School
  - ‘I panic every time she coughs’ – Delhi’s toxic air is making its children sick
  - 5 children test HIV-positive after blood transfusion at Jharkhand hospital
  - Maharashtra Sets Up Expert Panel to Draft Comprehensive Student Safety and Mental Health Policy
  - From children to adults, no one is safe: UNICEF reveals alarming spike in obesity across India, & the urgent steps needed to fight it
  - 8-Year-Old With Kidney Disorder Stranded In Flooded Punjab. How You Can Help
  - Mobile Addiction Fuels Health Issues Among Children
  - The Impact of Early Childhood Trauma on Brain Development: A Neurological Perspective
  - More than 100 children fall sick after dead snake reportedly found in school lunch in India
  - The Wonder Years: Nurturing adolescent mental health
  - Bone marrow transplant facility gives kids shot at a normal life in India’s thalassemia band
  - Gujarat: 150 students of govt schools suffer from cough and fever, 18 girls hospitalised
  - India probes mystery illness after 17 die: reports
  - Child vaccine coverage falling short in India, Lancet study reveals why
  - 18 school students hospitalised; locals blame nearby cement plants
  - India: Two children in Chennai diagnosed with HMP Virus
  - City hosps report surge in number of kids with respiratory ailments
  - Scalp Torn Off In Serious Accident, 13-Year-Old Undergoes Miracle Surgery In Faridabad
  - 17.5% deaths in children under 5 yrs occur due to pneumonia
  - Experts warn of digital danger for kids, urge parents to intervene
  - Meet the kids struggling to breathe in India’s choked capital
  - UNICEF Lauds MP CM’s Efforts to Promote Menstrual Health Among Adolescents
- Immigration
  - Bangladeshi Hindu Girl, An ISKCON Devotee, Caught Entering India; Handed Over To Bengal Police
  - H1B Visa: Everything Indians Need to Know
- Law and Policy
  - Supreme Court Rules No Woman or Child Can Be Forced to Continue Pregnancy Against Her Will
  - India’s Top Court Declares Menstrual Health a Right, Marking Major Step for Girls’ Safety and Dignity
  - North Korea Sentences Family to Life in Prison After Bible Found at Home, Report Says
  - No Smartphone For Children In THIS State – Guidelines Soon For Restricted Usage
  - Centre releases draft of Data Protection Rules; mandates parental consent for children’s social media accounts
  - Keeping Child Away From Mother Amounts To “Cruelty”: Bombay High Court
  - Why a nation of 1.45 billion wants more children
- Missing Children
  - Missing Toddler Sparks Panic After Wandering Miles, Found Sleeping on Mountain Peak
- Neglect
  - Daycare Horror in Indonesia: 13 Arrested After Viral Abuse Scandal Sparks Nationwide Outrage
  - Vadodara fair: ‘Ride operator escaped, left my 4-year-old dangling’ says father in FIR
  - Parental neglect takes toll on kids: Expert
- Parenting
  - Child Development Debate Ignites as Sadhguru’s ‘Stop Parenting’ Message Sparks Safeguarding Discussions Online
  - 5 signs your teen is struggling and you haven’t noticed
  - 7 WAYS TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT THINKING IN CHILDREN
  - 10 Parenting Mistakes That Leave Lasting Effects & 10 Healthier Ways to Approach Parenting
  - Kids Who Listen to Their Parents Are Taught These Ten Things Early
  - 10 powerful words to boost your child’s confidence
  - The challenges of angry children and single parenting
  - 9 inspiring quotes to teach discipline to your kids
- Physical Abuse
  - Eight-Year-Old Girl Tortured To Death For Releasing Pet Parrots, Police Say
  - Boy, 5, Drowns As Family Forces Him To Take Ganga Dip To “Cure” Blood Cancer
  - Shocking Allegation: Telangana Man Drowns Pregnant Wife and Two Daughters Over Fear of Another Girl Child
  - Father Accused in Fatal Child Abuse Case After Allegedly Hanging Two Children Over Theft Suspicions
  - 5-Year-Old Found Dead in School Hostel Killing in Bihar, Raising Alarming Child Safeguarding Concerns
  - Family Members Arrested in Shocking Conspiracy Behind Brutal Killing of Twin Sisters in Karimnagar
  - Tragedy in Faridabad: 4-Year-Old Girl Beaten to Death by Father Over Numbers Homework
  - Who killed our children? Indian parents ask as ‘house of horrors’ convict acquitted
  - Can’t do this mumma: Phone call reveals Jaipur girl’s fear before fatal fall
  - How a Diwali cracker gun in India went from social media craze to blinding children
  - Social media stunt turns deadly: Boy hit by train while shooting video
  - Delhi horror: Woman burns 5-year-old stepdaughter with electric iron; father registers complaint
  - Man takes 14-month-old Tripura girl on outing; rapes and buries her in field
  - ‘He said he’d kill my children’: Man repeatedly rapes, threatens tenant in husband’s absence; arrested
  - MP: 3 More Children Die of Kidney Failure, 2 Cough Syrups Banned
  - India Sees 65% Jump In Student Suicides In 10 Years, Higher Than Overall Rise: NCRB
  - Newborn baby buried alive in India fights for her life
  - UP woman puts newborn in fridge; family ‘evil forces’ suspicion turns out to be postpartum psychosis
  - Sprint ends in tragedy as UP teen dies during race practice, doctor suspects cardiac arrest
  - Five teachers among six killed as tree falls on moving bus in UP’s Barabanki
  - Toddler, six others killed in India chopper crash
  - Doctor couple, three children among 242 killed in India plane crash
  - Seven-year-old girl, woman die in separate landslides near Mangaluru; three feared trapped
  - Two-year-old among six killed as building floor collapses during renovation in Maharashtra
  - Woman jumps into well with 2 kids in Solapur, all 3 dead
  - Woman kills daughters aged 3, 7 before attempting suicide in UP’s Amroha: police
  - Woman strangles toddler son, daughter, attacks husband in Pune’s Daund
  - 10-year-old schoolgirl dies in road accident in BKC, 2 arrested
  - 10 and 17-year-olds die of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Kolkata
  - 20-yr-old man and minor girl died after jumping in front of train: Police
  - Man runs, catches and saves two year old who fell from third-floor in Dombivali
  - Mumbai man strangled wife over ‘infidelity’, then murdered son who saw him in the act: police
  - Woman booked for beating up 3-year-old son with pipe: Mumbai police
  - UP: Student killed, 12 injured after school bus rams into truck in Fatehpur
  - Andhra college student walks out of classroom in session, dies after jumping off 3rd floor
  - Teenage girl with earphones plugged in run over by train while crossing tracks
  - Two student suicides in one day shock Kota, raise alarm over mental health crisis
  - Woman Kills 2 Sons By Throwing Them Off Balcony In Daman, Attempts Suicide: Cops
  - Man Thrashes, Chokes 1-Year-Old Stepdaughter To Death In Rajasthan: Cops
  - Three-year-old falls from escalator at Delhi mall, dies
  - 12-year-old boy killed in road accident on his birthday in Bengaluru
  - Four children drown in canal in Karnataka’s Vikayapura, mother rescued
  - 4, including 2 minors, injured as perfume bottle explodes during attempt to alter expiry dates
  - Goregaon girl student dies by suicide in school
  - Two Bodies On Floor, Kids In Bed Box: Muslim Family Of Five Found Dead In Meerut – Shocking Case From UP – Read
  - U.P. man kills mother, four young sisters to ‘save their honour’
  - Delhi student fatally stabbed outside school
  - Teenager killed after wooden pole from underconstruction building falls on her
  - Three held for LKG student’s death after falling into septic tank at Vikravandi school
  - Three-year-old girl pulled out of Rajasthan borewell after ten-day-long rescue operation, dies
  - Mentally ill 14-year-old boy kills grandparents with an axe in UP
  - Toddler drowns in open drain in Tiruvallur
  - 10-year-old strangled to death after his tie gets entangled in swing’s loop at Vadodara home
  - UP teen kills close friend who ‘stole’ girlfriend’s videos and ‘teased’ him with them
  - After battling for life for a week, Bharuch rape victim, 10, dies at hospital
  - Missing 8-year-old girl killed in abandoned building at Delhi Cantt, neighbour arrested
  - 4-year-old girl killed in leopard attack, ninth death in Junnar division this year
  - Kalyan rape and murder: Medical certificate which helped accused get bail in prior case under police scanner
  - Couple held over rape, murder of 13-year-old girl in Kalyan
  - 3 months later, teen held for strangling 9-yr-old at Hathras boarding school
  - 54-year-old neighbour arrested for rape, murder of 2 minor sisters in Pune district
  - Class 7 girl goes missing, parents trace online friend and murder him in Hyderabad
  - Three-year-old girl slips into borewell in Rajasthan, rescue operation underway
  - Woman injured as live wire hits school bus in Karnataka, children escape unhurt
  - Four-year-old killed after speeding car runs over him in Mumbai, teen driver held
  - Tech entrepreneur, his 2 children, among 5 dead in highway accident near Bengaluru
  - Elderly man, his two granddaughters killed in fire at their home in MP
  - In A First, Body Of Newborn Girl Donated 2.5 Days After Birth In Dehradun
  - 3-Month-Old Dies After Racing Tractors Cause Fatal Collision In Haryana
  - Haryana Teacher Beaten Up By Parents Of Class 8 Boy He Scolded For Chewing Gum In Class
  - Missing Teen’s Body Found In 17 Pieces, 2 Arrested
  - Himachal: BTech Student Found Hanging in Una, Police Suspect Suicide Over Exam Failure
  - 3-Year-Old Boy Among 6 Dead As Fire Breaks Out At Hospital In Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul
  - Allu Arjun-Pushpa 2 Sandhya Theatre Stampede Case: Injured 8-Year-Old Boy In PICU, On Ventilator
  - Kerala teen falls off bicycle, suffers injuries after stray dogs chase him
  - Migrant kills wife & son; later dies by suicide in the city
  - Farakka minor’s rapist-killer gets death, accomplice life
  - Man flies down from Kuwait to kill daughter’s molester
  - 3 kids die in a week; grandmother says ‘poisoned’ by mother
  - 10-year-old bystander injured as rival group clash in Narela
  - Scolded for waking up late, woman ends her life with her two kids
  - Sexually harassed by neighbour, class 9 girl dies by suicide in Bhopal
  - 2 kids die in separate accidents
  - Car Driven By 17-Year-Old Hits Scooter, Drags Man, His Grandson Under It In Delhi
  - 8-year-old Boy Suffers Injuries To Face And Genitals After Stray Dog Attack In Kalyan
  - Miraculous Escape for 3 Kids
  - Mother Smothers 2 Kids to Death, Ends Her Life In Bengaluru
  - Race against time to save five-year-old boy stuck in well in India
- Research Alert
  - Study Claims ’60s and ’70s Kids Built Emotional Strength Through Less Parental Oversight
  - Are Boys Better At Math Than Girls? Study Dissects Stereotypes
  - Turning misbehaviour into learning: 9 gentle strategies for tantrums, defiance and lying
  - 60 minutes of play beats hours of screen time: New family ritual for parents
  - Ill-behaved, aggressive child? New research suggests cutting down on common ‘pastime activity’
- Sports
  - Why Rajasthan Royals bought 13-year-old Viabhav Suryavanshi? Skipper Sanju Samson explains
  - Over 1,200 children take part in Kross Mangalore Cyclothon
- Strong room
  - Priyanka Chopra’s mother shares mistakes she made while raising the global star
  - Unemployed 41-Year-Old Loses Bid To Have Parents Pay Him An Allowance For Life
  - Tragic Electrocution: 16-Year-Old Dies While Playing Cricket in Karnataka
  - Small Acts, Big Impact: Mother Teresa’s Timeless Wisdom
  - India state offers menstrual leave to all working women
  - How screen addiction reshaping childhood
  - How mobile screens are quietly rewiring young minds
  - ‘They were very happy’: Russian mother defends decision to live with two daughters in remote Indian cave
  - Peekaboo psychology: How a simple game boosts baby brain power and emotional growth?
  - Alex Rodriguez’s girlfriend & mother of two Jaclyn Cordeiro urges parents to equip children with a lifesaving sign
  - 7 effective ways to boost self-confidence, as per psychology
  - Viral: Little Girl’s Fun Style Of Making Peanut Butter-Nutella Sandwiches Wins Hearts Online
  - Parents and children in east of India still willing to buy and read books: Survey
  - At Maha Kumbh, tiny bundles of joy: 11 babies born in hospital for pilgrims
  - Police launch traffic mitigation internship programme for students
  - Children’s zone turns a hit at World Book Fair at New Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam
  - Instagram brings Teen Accounts to India with parental controls: Here’s what you need to know
  - ‘Woke up at 3 am because I was so excited’: Delhi school students volunteer at polling stations during Assembly elections
  - Children, teens in India under-represented in drug-resistant tuberculosis case numbers, find studies
  - 118 million children in India, 4 other countries affected by heatwaves in April last year: UNICEF
  - More children in 14-16 age group use phone for social media than education: Report
  - Hindu families must have 3 children: VHP
  - Adorable Names For Gen Beta Girls
  - Generation Beta is here! From Gen Z to Silent Generation – Meet the stars from every era
  - 7 Things That Destroy a Child’s Confidence
  - 9 Habits to Be Disciplined in Life
  - 10 Things Kids Must Do After School Hours for Better Discipline
  - Have 4 children, get Rs 1 lakh: Madhya Pradesh Brahmin board chief to couples
  - 9 family boundaries you should not ignore
  - Teenage girl’s bold stand against child marriage sparks reforms in Rajasthan village
  - TG police launches parental guidebook amid rising cybercrime against children
  - 8 things children need to learn before teenage
  - World Caring Day: Why it is celebrated and how being kind and empathetic is essential
- The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
  - Parents Furious as Teacher’s Violent Beating of Students Sparks Uproar in UP School
  - 4-Year-Old Hung From Tree For Not Completing Homework In Chhattisgarh School
  - Class 9 Girl Slapped, Abused ‘Threatened With Death’ By UP School Principal: ‘Meri Daya Par Padhke Gayi Hai’
  - Boy hung upside down, beaten at Haryana school; principal, staff arrested
  - 13-yr-old Puducherry boy allegedly poisoned by classmate’s mom over first-rank rivalry
  - Gujarat teacher cuts student’s hair as punishment for not applying oil, dismissed
  - Teacher booked for slapping toddler in Ulhasnagar playgroup
  - Eight children hospitalised after hostel mates glue their eyes shut
  - Telangana teacher suspended for sexually harassing Class 10 girl, faces Pocso case
- Transport Services
  - Bengaluru startup launches India’s first-ever ride-hailing service for kids
Indonesia
- Child Loss
  - Boy Forced to Drink Boiling Water Dies After Naming Family Member, Exposing Brutal Child Protection Failures
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - AFP report led to arrest of Indonesian police chief for alleged sexual abuse of minors
  - Trial of alleged sexual perpetrator without arms prompts focus on disability in Indonesia
- Child Trafficking
  - Indonesia arrests 12 for trafficking babies to Singapore
- Digital Focus
  - Indonesia to push social media protections ahead of age-limit law
- Education
  - Dozens feared dead in Indonesia school collapse, officials say
- Health Matters
  - Maggots in the meals, glass in the rice: Indonesia’s free school meals tainted by food poisoning
  - Over 1,000 children fall ill from free school lunches in Indonesia
- Law and Policy
  - Indonesia Slams Digital Door on Under-16s in Sweeping Social Media Crackdown
  - Indonesia Bans Social Media for Under-16s in Major Move to Protect Children Online
- Physical Abuse
  - Death toll in Indonesian school collapse rises to 61 as more bodies are recovered
- The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
  - Three dead, dozens trapped after Indonesian school collapses on students
Iran
- Child Safety
  - Missile Strike on Iranian School: Children Among Dozens Reported Dead as Conflict Escalates
- Education
  - Iran shuts schools, Israel extends emergency amid escalating tensions
- Humanitarian Crisis
Iraq
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - Childhood Stolen: Iraq’s Shocking Amendments Allow Girls as Young as Nine to Marry
Israel
- Arts And Entertainment
  - Quiet on Set: Exposing Shadows and Advocating for Child Protection in the Entertainment Industry
- Child Care
  - Preference for those who served to daycare centers? Haredim petition High Court
- Education
- Health Matters
  - ‘I wasn’t fit to decide’: Teen regrets gender reassignment surgery, sues hospital and surgeon for $3M
  - Dozens of Israeli children develop malignant tumors from sperm donor
- Humanitarian Crisis
- Neglect
  - Parents Left Their Newborn Behind at Airport Check-in After Refusing to Buy a Ticket for the Baby
  - Ailing Kids Wait Months for Israeli Permission to Leave Gaza for Treatment. Some Die in the Meantime
- Physical Abuse
- Strong Room
Japan
- Arts and Entertainment
  - Number of cafeterias for children in need hits record high in Japan
- Celebration of Children
  - Schoolboy, 16, beats Usain Bolt’s 100m sprint record to qualify for world championships
- Child Abduction
  - Australian dad arrested in Japan after trying to see his abducted child
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - Sex offenses grow against kids in Japan, with perpetrators using multiple SNS accounts
  - US serviceman sentenced to 5 years for kidnapping and raping Japanese schoolgirl, officials say
- Child Support Services
  - Parents of chronically absent kids in Japan turn to support spaces to vent
- Digital Focus
  - How Japan is tackling the rising tide of smartphone addiction
- Education
- Health Matters
  - Japanese Scientists Remove Extra Chromosome Causing Down Syndrome With CRISPR
- Physical Abuse
  - Manhunt continues after McDonald’s stabbings leave teen dead in Japan
- Strong Room
- Weather Report
  - From heatwaves to floods: Extreme weather sweeps across Asia
Jordan
- Education
  - Evangelical School Exemplifies Special Needs Education in Jordan
Kazakhstan
- Physical Abuse
  - 32 Passengers, Including Girl, 11, Survive Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash
Lebanon
- Humanitarian Crisis
  - Lebanon Conflict Intensifies: Over 1,300 Killed, 1.1 Million Displaced as Children Bear Heavy Toll
  - Lebanon Violence Ravages Children’s Lives: 83 Killed, 254 Injured in One Week, UNICEF Reports
- Physical Abuse
  - Children among 5 killed in Israeli drone ‘massacre’ in southern Lebanon
- Research Alert
  - Six ways to prevent violence against children in schools
Malaysia
- Teen Pregnancy Crisis Exposed: Over 21,000 Unmarried Girls Pregnant in Five Years Sparks National Alarm
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Child Trafficking
  - Young mother pleads guilty to giving up baby for RM2,000
- Children in Conflict with the Law
  - 17-Year-Old Made RM76,000 Selling Child Sexual Abuse Materials Over 9 Months
  - 4 students held over gang rape case allowed to sit for SPM
- Digital Focus
- Education
- Health Matters
  - Majority of Malaysian students ‘suffering in silence’ with mental health issues – Expert
- Physical Abuse
- Research Alert
  - Teen Pregnancy Crisis Exposed: Over 21,000 Unmarried Girls Pregnant in Five Years Sparks National Alarm
  - INTERACTIVE: Malaysian students among world’s most bullied
- Strong Room
  - Almost 700 child abuse cases detected in Penang
  - Malaysian parents back social media bans for children, less enthused about state-made content
- The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
  - Two male students at a secondary school in Kuching, Sarawak, made horrifying threats to rape a female classmate and “stab her 300 times,” referencing recent campus crimes during a violent bullying incident.
  - Bullying, extortion makes boy, 15, afraid of going to school
Nepal
- Physical Abuse
  - Five juveniles dead in clashes in Nepal prison, over 7,000 prisoners escape from different jails amid unrest
North Korea
- Physical Abuse
  - North Korean Children Forced to Witness Executions for Watching ‘Squid Game’
Pakistan
- Pakistani Cleric Faces Backlash for Opposing Child Marriage Ban, Sparking Nationwide Outrage
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment For Raping Wife
- Education
  - Rifts growing in the Taliban over the ban on girls’ schooling
  - How the Hidden Curriculum in English Textbooks Shapes Minds
- Physical Abuse
  - Teen TikTok star shot dead after man broke into her home, police say
  - Four children die in suicide car bombing of school bus in southwestern Pakistan
Palestine
- Food Insecurity
  - Over 10,000 children need malnutrition treatment in Gaza – UNICEF
- Health Matters
  - Popemobile becomes a mobile health clinic for Gaza children
- Humanitarian Crisis
  - More than one million children in Gaza deprived of aid for over a month: UNICEF
- Physical Abuse
  - Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
  - 21 children died from malnutrition, starvation in three days – Gaza hospital chief
- Strong Room
  - Nearly 12,000 children under five in Gaza have acute malnutrition, says WHO
  - UN says 14,000 children could die in Gaza in next 48 hours due to Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid
Philippine
- Child Abuse
  - Alarm as Pregnancies Rise Among Girls Under 15 in the Philippines
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - 9,000 Miles to Prey: Chesapeake Man Gets 17 Years for Sexually Abusing Philippine Teen, 14
- Children In Contact/ Conflict with the law
  - 15-year-old boy listed as most wanted arrested in Tarlac
- Education
- Neglect
  - Abandoned Baby Girl Left in Cardboard Box on Side of the Road Sparks Hunt for Her Mother
- Physical Abuse
- Strong Room
  - Parents urged to teach children Filipino, other native languages
Qatar
- Education
  - QF schools promote environmental awareness education during QSW 2025
  - Over 31,000 students from 152 schools benefit from PHCC’s school oral health programme
- Humanitarian Crisis
  - Global Aid Collapse Leaves Millions of Children at Risk as 2026 Begins
- Strong Room
  - Cabinet approves reduced working hours for Qatari women employees in government roles
Saudi Arabia
- Education
  - Saudi Arabia Imposes Strict Conditions on School Buses
Singapore
- Celebration of Children
  - Her love for football drove her to score at N levels, with support from school and social worker
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Children In Contact/Conflict With The Law
  - ISD Issues Restriction Order to Teen in Singapore’s First Multi-Ideology Extremism Case
  - 17-year-old girl breaches home detention, arrested after car crashes into prison van
- Education
- Father's Hood
  - Silent Struggles: Why More Fathers Are Facing Postnatal Depression and What Helps
- Health Matters
  - Child Development Study Highlights Risks of Over-Protection and Emotional Strain from Reduced Independence in Modern Parenting
  - Twin Girls Born After 14-Year IVF Struggle and 5 Miscarriages Fight for Life in Intensive Neonatal Care in Singapore
- Missing Children
  - 13-Year-Old Sofea Adrianna Missing Since Sunday Near HarbourFront MRT, Last Seen 4pm at VivoCity
- Parenting
  - How To Raise Independent Children: 10 Effective Tips For Parents!
- Physical Abuse
  - Singapore Childcare Teacher Used Pen to Stab Special Needs Boy, CCTV Reveals Cover-Up
- Research Alert
  - Those who were hit as children are more willing to physically punish their own children: S’pore study
- Strong room
- The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
South Korea
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - South Korean man gets life sentence over blackmail ring that sexually exploited or abused hundreds
- Children and Family Support Service
  - $75,000 Per Baby: Can Corporate Cash Incentives Strengthen Child Protection in South Korea?
- Education
- Health Matters
  - School Safety Scare: Four Teens Hospitalised After Consuming Adrenaline from Science Lab Experiment in South Korea
  - In the country with the world’s lowest birth rate, fertility clinics are booming
- Neglect
  - I am alone at home”: 4 year old boy’s painful confessions about parents goes viral
- Physical Abuse
  - South Korean elementary-school teacher questioned over fatal stabbing of pupil
- Strong Room
- The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
  - Teacher who killed eight-year-old jailed for life in South Korea
  - South Korea prosecutors seek death penalty for teacher who killed 8-year-old pupil
Thailand
- School Siege in Southern Thailand Leaves Principal Dead, Students Traumatized
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Education
  - Can you teach English in Thailand as a non-native English speaker?
- Physical Abuse
  - Joe lost his ‘joyful’ and ‘loving’ son Paul in the 2004 tsunami. He vividly remembers the disaster like it was yesterday
  - Boy arrested after Australian teen allegedly stabbed to death during fight in Thailand
- Strong Room
  - UNICEF applauds passage of amendment to ban corporal punishment against children in Thailand
- The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
  - Pathum Thani teacher and volleyball coach sexually assaults 5 schoolboys
The Republic of Maldives
- Health Matters
  - Maldives bans smoking for younger generations
Turkey
- Education
  - African students shape their future through education in Türkiye
- Physical Abuse
- Strong Room
  - ‘World’s oldest bread,’ dating back 8,600 years, discovered in Turkey
- The S.A.F.E Schools Projects®️
  - Turkey’s Principal Arrested After Shocking Viral Video Shows Him Pushing Autistic Student Down Stairs
Turkmenistan
- Education
  - Bridging the Gaps: Advancing Inclusive Education in Central Asia
United Arab Emirates
- Celebration of Children
  - 14-year-old known as ‘the human calculator’ breaks 6 math world records in 1 day
- Child Sexual Abuse
  - Teen jailed in Dubai over sex with girl, 17, freed
  - Let me come home, teen sentenced in Dubai pleads
- Education
- Health Matters
  - Gates, others launch $500 million maternal, newborn health fund, bucking aid cuts trend
- Law and Policy
  - Changes to family law in UAE set to take effect in April
- Parenting
  - Mom Challenges Men To Hold Baby Like Her, Results Say It All
- Physical Abuse
  - UAE: Two school buses collide, 14 injured including 13 students
- Strong Room
Vietnam
- Child Trafficking
  - Vietnamese police bust cross-border surrogacy ring, rescue 11 infants
- Children In Contact/Conflict With The Law
  - Vietnam Police Investigate Attempted Murder After 8th Grader Stabs and Pushes Classmate Into Lake
- Education
  - 9 Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions Among Best Global Universities Rankings
- Strong Room
  - My mother-in-law offers support, while my own mother criticizes me for childlessness