Pakistan has been successfully registering more women voters in recent years, but millions of these women are still not casting...
Pakistan’s landmark law aims to protect the rights of trans people. Four years after it was passed, why do many...
Rural women are falling through the cracks of the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program.
Neighboring Pakistan is not exactly a safe haven for Afghans fleeing their country.
In the South Asian country, patriarchy operates through inequalities, and lack of support from authorities make it an uphill battle...
The abduction and forced conversion into Islam of young girls and women from religious minorities seem to be ramping up...
Read moreRenting is already a trying experience in Sri Lanka, but the current twin economic and political crises are bound to...
Read moreEducation has emerged as one of the casualties in the long-drawn conflict in Indonesia’s Papuan provinces.
Read moreThe continued presence of the U.S. military in Okinawa has given rise to a segment of the prefecture’s population in...
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The Asia Democracy Chronicles (ADC) is the media team of the Asia Democracy Network, with the objectives to highlight the narratives of democracy in Asia from Asia by Asia. Through the ADC we aim to show how current events affect democracy
Have a story to tell, nuanced insights or expert analysis to share with a regional (i.e. Asia), even global, audience? Want to weigh in on specific issues afflicting humanity while the deadly virus rages on and wreaks havoc on our old ‘normal’? We’d love to hear from you.
We run features, op-eds, analyses, and other original contents that probe issues around human rights and civil liberties, and illuminate the challenges of democratic governance in Asia as states and societies cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. We cover Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and South Asia.
