SOUTH ASIA

Bangladesh’s opportunity for democracy

Protest movement forces out authoritarian leader to create new possibilities

India’s election: cracks start to show in authoritarian rule

Strongman leader weakened as results fall short of expectations

Pakistan’s election outcomes leave many unhappy

Voters have signalled they want an end to army’s power

Bangladesh: election with a foregone conclusion

Ruling party’s win guaranteed by pre-election crackdown

Afghanistan: gender apartheid must be stopped

Persistent acts of internal resistance must be backed by international pressure

Maldives election: what now for civil society?

Shift towards China signalled in presidential race result

Nepal’s same-sex marriage breakthrough

Court decision must now be followed by legal change

Pakistan’s civil society feels the pressure

Amid power struggles, protest rights and media freedoms are under attack

Afghanistan: theocracy pushes women to the margins

Islamic Emirate proclaimed in 2021 comes to fruition by completing the exclusion of women from work and education

Afghanistan’s frozen assets and a looming winter crisis

Civil society campaigns for urgent action to avert humanitarian disaster

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