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Thailand: king’s critics criminalised

Thailand’s democracy activists are being criminalised for questioning royal power
FREEDOMS
SOUTHEAST ASIA
10.Jun.2022
EN

Philippines: democracy in mourning

Alliance of two autocratic dynasties takes power after glorifying repressive past
DEMOCRACY
SOUTHEAST ASIA
06.Jun.2022
EN

Indonesia: breakthrough on gender-based violence

Long-term civil society advocacy pays off with passing of law against forced marriage and sexual abuse
INCLUSION
SOUTHEAST ASIA
19.May.2022
EN

India: horror heatwaves bring civil society response

Civil society is helping people cope – but also calling for climate action
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
SOUTH ASIA
12.May.2022
EN

Hong Kong: another step closer to China

Hard-line pro-Beijing security chief takes power in a walkover election
FREEDOMS
EAST ASIA
11.May.2022
EN

India: hijab row the latest show of Hindu nationalism

Right-wing populist politicians target Muslim women to inflame divisions and win elections
INCLUSION
SOUTH ASIA
09.May.2022
EN

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
CENTRAL ASIA
06.May.2022
EN

Sri Lanka: economic meltdown sparks mass protests

Protest movement demands an end to unaccountable presidential power
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
SOUTH ASIA
27.Apr.2022
EN

Afghanistan: back to school?

Against all odds, Afghan women and girls mobilise for their right to education
INCLUSION
ASIA
05.Apr.2022
EN

Turkmenistan: tyranny mutates into dynasty

Ritualistic election enthrones president’s son – but his father retains power behind the throne
FREEDOMS
ASIA
18.Mar.2022
EN
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