ASIA

‘The contrast between elite privilege and public hardship brought together a broad coalition’

Domingos de Andrade and Nelson Roldão | TIMOR-LESTE

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘The government was corrupt and willing to kill its own people to stay in power’

Dikpal Khatri Chhetry | NEPAL

‘The popular will expressed in elections shouldn’t be overturned by judicial intervention’

Sunai Phasuk | THAILAND

‘Protests revealed an erosion of public trust in parties, parliament, the police and judiciary’

Yati Andriyani | INDONESIA

‘The North Korean human rights movement is facing its greatest crisis since it began in the 1990s’

Hanna Song | SOUTH KOREA

‘Civil society has an essential role in preparing societies for peace’

Konul De Moor | UNITED KINGDOM

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘Despite restrictions, the Palestine solidarity movement has continued to mobilise’

Sobikun Nahar | SINGAPORE

‘The world must recognise this as a sham election and support our struggle for genuine democracy’

Lynn Htett | MYANMAR

‘The authoritarian regime uses collective punishment to discourage any challenge to its authority’

Khursand Khurramov | TAJIKISTAN

‘Pride was more than just a party – it was also a protest’

Ryan Silverio | THAILAND