ASIA

Malaysia: will new government bring real change?

Challenger promising to improve civic space comes to power – but political volatility is likely to continue

‘Young voters could be Malaysia’s kingmakers’

‘China will do to us what it did to Hong Kong, and what it has long done to Tibetans and Uighurs’

Taiwan in the firing line

China talks tough – but Taiwan’s people want to choose their own path

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘Communities have the right to have their opinions heard and considered’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘Many women escape North Korea to experience the freedoms they are denied’

China’s Xi Jinping at the pinnacle of power

Re-elected party chairman set to become China’s longest-ruling strongman since Mao

‘We have come a long way, but more needs to be done to further open up civic space’

Afghanistan’s frozen assets and a looming winter crisis

Civil society campaigns for urgent action to avert humanitarian disaster

CONFLICT | CRISIS

China: UN Human Rights Council fails crucial test

Vote against holding debate on China’s human rights violations in Xinjiang a major letdown

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE