SOUTH ASIA

‘Civil society efforts will be crucial to the quality of the elections’

Pakistan’s election outcomes leave many unhappy

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

‘It doesn’t matter who casts the vote as much as who counts the vote’

Bangladesh: election with a foregone conclusion

Ruling party’s win guaranteed by pre-election crackdown

‘This is a one-sided election in which we already know who the winner will be’

‘The once-cosmopolitan state of Manipur is now divided into two rival communities’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Afghanistan: gender apartheid must be stopped

Persistent acts of internal resistance must be backed by international pressure

‘The TikTok ban signals efforts to control the digital space in the name of national sovereignty’

‘The authorities must guarantee the human rights of Afghan asylum seekers’

‘Media and journalists are under tremendous pressure from the government’