The indefatigable struggle for democracy in Asia
In spite of global and regional trends of countries skewing toward autocracy, democratic movements across Asia continue to demonstrate their...
In spite of global and regional trends of countries skewing toward autocracy, democratic movements across Asia continue to demonstrate their...
As the country flirts with the idea to extend the presidential term limit to 15 years, it drifts closer to...
Amid the loss of political momentum and lingering authoritarianism both online and offline, Indonesian activists need novel ways to make...
As digital companies race to dominate the market in Indonesia and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, their workers have also accelerated...
Indonesia’s COVID-19 response seems more geared toward preserving the interests of business elites than saving as many lives as possible...
Through policy change, Indonesia’s oligarchic government is dismantling key mechanisms within the nation’s anti-corruption body to make way for more...
It was nearly dark when I arrived on the streets leading to The People’s Representative Council building in Central Jakarta....
The religious in one of Asia’s predominantly Christian countries, the Philippines, may be among the most persecuted in the world.
Read moreRights advocates argue that including ‘gender apartheid’ in international legal frameworks may help make the Taliban accountable for their oppressive...
Read moreA new report reveals the predatory side of microfinance institutions, whose less than ethical ways of lending have led to...
Read moreAs some countries in South Asia prepare for elections, their respective religious minorities brace themselves for trouble ahead.
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