ASIA

Japan: still an outlier on marriage equality

A blow for LGBTQI+ rights as court rules same-sex marriage ban constitutional

Sri Lanka: change falls short of protest demands

New president extends state of emergency and amps up protest repression

Uzbekistan: protests further show need for democracy

State’s failure to spot the warning signs of anger leads to rare protests and avoidable violence

Rohingya refugees: still far from home

Struggle of the Rohingya people continues six years on from campaign of violence that made them refugees

Thailand: king’s critics criminalised

Thailand’s democracy activists are being criminalised for questioning royal power

Philippines: democracy in mourning

Alliance of two autocratic dynasties takes power after glorifying repressive past

Indonesia: breakthrough on gender-based violence

Long-term civil society advocacy pays off with passing of law against forced marriage and sexual abuse

India: horror heatwaves bring civil society response

Civil society is helping people cope – but also calling for climate action

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Hong Kong: another step closer to China

Hard-line pro-Beijing security chief takes power in a walkover election

India: hijab row the latest show of Hindu nationalism

Right-wing populist politicians target Muslim women to inflame divisions and win elections