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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

South Korean election: women’s rights the biggest loser

Presidential race winner profits from anti-feminist backlash
DEMOCRACY
ASIA
16.Mar.2022
EN

Myanmar: junta’s economic power in the firing line

Businesses that prop up military rule under pressure to withdraw
DEMOCRACY
ASIA
08.Mar.2022
EN

Kazakhstan: demands for radical change met with lethal response

President puts himself firmly in Putin’s pocket to deny democracy
DEMOCRACY
ASIA
13.Jan.2022
EN

Xi Jinping’s war on popular culture

Why is the Chinese government cracking down on entertainment and tech industries?
FREEDOMS
ASIA
03.Dec.2021
EN

India: victory for the farmers

Protesters hand hardman Modi rare defeat
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
ASIA
23.Nov.2021
EN

Afghanistan: a human rights catastrophe unfolds

West has a responsibility to Afghanistan’s refugees
CONFLICT | CRISIS
ASIA
07.Sep.2021
EN
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