Neha Wadekar

Neha Wadekar is a Nairobi-based journalist.

Articles by Neha Wadekar
Arms reach up to sacks of aid as they are unloaded by people atop them on a truck above.
Arms reach up to sacks of aid as they are unloaded by people atop them on a truck above.

The World’s Refugee Relief Is Utterly Broken
Dispatch
Neha Wadekar
A Palestinian woman wearing a printed headscarf and dress carries her young barefoot child among the rubble of of buildings destroyed after Israeli attacks in Gaza. People can be seen walking in the distance. A purse is clutched under one arm and falling open as she struggles to carry the child and her belongings.
A Palestinian woman wearing a printed headscarf and dress carries her young barefoot child among the rubble of of buildings destroyed after Israeli attacks in Gaza. People can be seen walking in the distance. A purse is clutched under one arm and falling open as she struggles to carry the child and her belongings.

Gaza’s Widows Are Fighting for Their Families’ Lives
The Full Story
Neha Wadekar, Ruwaida Amer
A woman inside her house protects her face from the tear gas n the Abbasiya neighborhood of Omdurman, on November 13, 2021 in Omdurman, Sudan.
A woman inside her house protects her face from the tear gas n the Abbasiya neighborhood of Omdurman, on November 13, 2021 in Omdurman, Sudan.

Sudan’s Failed Democracy Is a Disaster for Women
The Full Story
Neha Wadekar
A Thai sex worker voices disapproval for being detained while waiting to be taken to the police station in Pattaya, Thailand.
A Thai sex worker voices disapproval for being detained while waiting to be taken to the police station in Pattaya, Thailand.

Thailand Is a Global Capital of (Illegal) Sex Work
The Full Story
Neha Wadekar
Students from the University of Texas hold signs during a rally in favor of abortion rights November 24,2003 in Austin, Texas.
Students from the University of Texas hold signs during a rally in favor of abortion rights November 24,2003 in Austin, Texas.

What Happens When Women Can’t Get Legal Abortions
Argument
Neha Wadekar
A woman practicing illegal abortion shows her working medical tools in her living room in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on July 25, 2019.
A woman practicing illegal abortion shows her working medical tools in her living room in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on July 25, 2019.

The Coronavirus Is Cutting Off Africa’s Abortion Access
Argument
Neha Wadekar
Women chant slogans during the commemoration of the International Women's Day in Medellín, Colombia
Women chant slogans during the commemoration of the International Women's Day in Medellín, Colombia

Colombian Women Are Saying ‘Yes, We Can’
Dispatch
Neha Wadekar
U.S. President Donald Trump greets talk show host Sean Hannity at a rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Nov. 5, 2018.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets talk show host Sean Hannity at a rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Nov. 5, 2018.

Will International Courts Investigate Pro-Trump Media?
Argument
Neha Wadekar
A woman displaced by fighting in Taiz sits outside her temporary home with her family on the outskirts of Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 15.
A woman displaced by fighting in Taiz sits outside her temporary home with her family on the outskirts of Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 15.

Women Want to Put Yemen Back Together Again
The Full Story
Neha Wadekar
A protesting resident pushes a tyre - past a sign on the road calling for peace in Swahili - to add to a burning barricade on a road in Kibera Slum in Nairobi on August 9, 2017, as he takes part with others in protests in the Raila Odinga-led opposition alliance National Super Alliance (NASA) stronhhold in the Kenyan capital following the announcement of national election results. Police engaged in running battles with a few hundred protesters in Odinga's bastion Kisumu in western Kenya, firing tear gas as his supporters set tyres alight as burning barricades also went up in Nairobi's Mathare slum as ballots from 94 percent of polling stations counted showed Kenyatta leading with 54.4 percent of the over 14 million ballots tallied against Odinga's 44.7 percent. / AFP PHOTO / TONY KARUMBA (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)
A protesting resident pushes a tyre - past a sign on the road calling for peace in Swahili - to add to a burning barricade on a road in Kibera Slum in Nairobi on August 9, 2017, as he takes part with others in protests in the Raila Odinga-led opposition alliance National Super Alliance (NASA) stronhhold in the Kenyan capital following the announcement of national election results. Police engaged in running battles with a few hundred protesters in Odinga's bastion Kisumu in western Kenya, firing tear gas as his supporters set tyres alight as burning barricades also went up in Nairobi's Mathare slum as ballots from 94 percent of polling stations counted showed Kenyatta leading with 54.4 percent of the over 14 million ballots tallied against Odinga's 44.7 percent. / AFP PHOTO / TONY KARUMBA (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Opposition Claims Kenya’s Election Was Hacked, Fueling Fears of Unrest
Dispatch
Neha Wadekar
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