ASIA

Indonesia: breakthrough on gender-based violence

Long-term civil society advocacy pays off with passing of law against forced marriage and sexual abuse

India: horror heatwaves bring civil society response

Civil society is helping people cope – but also calling for climate action

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Hong Kong: another step closer to China

Hard-line pro-Beijing security chief takes power in a walkover election

India: hijab row the latest show of Hindu nationalism

Right-wing populist politicians target Muslim women to inflame divisions and win elections

Civil society campaigning achieves forced labour victory in Uzbekistan

Seventeen years of advocacy and activism leads to the end of state-imposed forced and child labour in country’s cotton industry

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Sri Lanka: economic meltdown sparks mass protests

Protest movement demands an end to unaccountable presidential power

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Afghanistan: back to school?

Against all odds, Afghan women and girls mobilise for their right to education

Turkmenistan: tyranny mutates into dynasty

Ritualistic election enthrones president’s son – but his father retains power behind the throne

South Korean election: women’s rights the biggest loser

Presidential race winner profits from anti-feminist backlash

Myanmar: junta’s economic power in the firing line

Businesses that prop up military rule under pressure to withdraw