"Financial relief"

#13123321

22 December 2025

Victims of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking take part in a march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123323

22 December 2025

Victims of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking take part in a march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123307

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking takes part in a march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123308

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking poses for a photo as they march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123309

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking raises the red flag high as he poses for a photo while he marches in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123310

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking raises the red flag high as he poses for a photo while he marches in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123311

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking poses for a photo as they march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123312

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking poses for a photo as they march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123313

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking poses for a photo as they march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123315

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking poses for a photo as they march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123317

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking takes part in a march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123318

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking takes part in a march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13123320

22 December 2025

A victim of microfinance institutions and loan-sharking takes part in a march in Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 22, 2025, demanding justice and relief from financial exploitation. The protest is jointly organized by the Land Rights Movement, the Nepal Microfinance and Financial Exploitation Struggle Committee, and the Nepal Farmers and Workers Movement Against Loan-Sharking. Organizers say the movement aims to draw the government's attention to the problems faced by people affected by microfinance-related debt and illegal interest practices, and to press for concrete policy and legal measures to address their grievances.

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#13090767

13 December 2025

The Santander logo hangs above the entrance to the bank in Barcelona, Spain, on October 15, 2025.

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#12960297

7 November 2025

A bottle collector carries large bags of deposit bottles and collects bottles at a rubbish bin at Marienplatz subway station in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 7, 2025. This activity is often used by people experiencing poverty to cover basic living expenses through the bottle deposit system.

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#12960298

7 November 2025

A bottle collector carries large bags of deposit bottles and collects bottles at a rubbish bin at Marienplatz subway station in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 7, 2025. This activity is often used by people experiencing poverty to cover basic living expenses through the bottle deposit system.

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