SOUTH ASIA

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

‘We appeal to the international community to share the responsibility of welcoming Afghan refugees’

‘The government is banishing the opposition in the run-up to the election’

Maldives election: what now for civil society?

Shift towards China signalled in presidential race result

‘The legal vulnerability of LGBTQI+ people leads to harassment and discrimination’

‘Calling this a free and fair election would be a betrayal to the people of Maldives’

Nepal’s same-sex marriage breakthrough

Court decision must now be followed by legal change

‘This landmark decision represents significant progress for all LGBTQI+ people’

Pakistan’s civil society feels the pressure

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

‘We’ve held Pride celebrations since 2004; we’re very proud of what we have achieved’