ASIA

Myanmar’s junta tightens its grip

Sham election looms as Trump shifts US policy, joining authoritarian backers of military rule

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Nepal’s Gen Z uprising: time for youth-led change

Social media ban sparks mass protests, forcing out prime minister and offering lessons for movements worldwide

Japan’s right-wing populist rise

Xenophobic party benefits from economic anger to win significant parliamentary presence

Bangladesh’s next chapter: progress and pitfalls in democratic reform

Almost a year after an autocrat was toppled, the risk remains of a return to authoritarianism

The silencing of Hong Kong

Five years of extraordinary repression have curbed a once vibrant democracy movement

South Korea‘s democracy renewed

New president leads a country strengthened by civic resistance but facing economic and political challenges

Human rights the hidden casualty in Kashmir conflict

Fragile ceasefire persists between India and Pakistan but rights abuses continue

CONFLICT | CRISIS

International Criminal Court holds Philippines strongman to account

Arrest and extradition of Rodrigo Duterte gives families of murder victims hope

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

South Korea: democracy defended

People defeat presidential power grab

COP29: yet another climate summit in closed civic space

Petrostate host Azerbaijan cracks down on civil society in advance

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT