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The Opium Wars weren’t just about drugs they were about power, profit, and empire. This video series breaks down how ...
Myanmar burned down drugs worth nearly $300 million to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, ...
Authorities incinerate vast quantities of opium, heroin, methamphetamine, and other narcotics in major cities to mark ...
Myanmar authorities incinerated illegal drugs valued at USD 300 million to combat rampant trafficking. The destruction ...
Officials in Myanmar have destroyed nearly $300 million worth of illegal drugs with massive drug-burning ceremonies taking ...
High levels of cultivation meant the total opium production soared 43%, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) told reporters, citing better yield because of favourable weather conditions.
The UN-hosted Doha talks have commenced, focusing on drug control and private sector development in Afghanistan, with global ...
Paru en 1955, L'Opium des intellectuels est une condamnation sans appel de la crédulité teintée de mauvaise foi et du dogmatisme dans lesquels se drape l'intelligentsia française de l'époque. Raymond ...
The Afghan men and women, eager to not lose out on the sole source of income in the camps, dip their fingers in a pot of opium to feed their children before a day's work. Children are given opium to ...