ASIA

‘This anti-LGBTQI+ bill can still be blocked – but only with sustained international pressure’

Temirlan Baimash | KAZAKHSTAN

‘When civil society is constrained, it cannot challenge power or amplify excluded voices’

Devanshi Vaid and Smarinita Shetty | INDIA

‘The government funds gender programmes while denying women control of their bodies’

Nica Dumlao | PHILIPPINES

‘The new prime minister signals a shift towards a confrontational approach that risks destabilising the region’

Akio Takayanagi | JAPAN

‘Our goal is to shift the narrative through community gatherings, digital engagement and storytelling’

anonymous | MYANMAR

‘Once conversations about democracy and equality begin, they are very hard to silence’

Akarachai Chaimaneekarakate | THAILAND

‘We refuse to stay silent while those in power treat public office like private property’

Raoul Manuel | PHILIPPINES

‘The right-to-work initiative is a big relief for refugees and a step forward for human rights’

Mic Chawaratt | THAILAND

‘The government’s true motivation is to control the public narrative and silence dissent’

Naaif Ahmed | MALDIVES

‘Turkmen authorities are carrying out a systematic campaign to eliminate independent voices’

Diana Dadasheva and Gülala Hasanova | TURKMENISTAN