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
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Election
As elections approach, some are calling for not repeating old faces
Nepal l Kathmandu Post
Read moreFacebook, Instagram purged millions of posts during Philippine election
Philippines l The Diplomat
Read moreECP received prohibited funding case verdict from ‘somewhere else’: Imran
Pakistan l The Express Tribune
Read moreRuling coalition agrees to go to polls jointly under electoral alliance
Nepal l Kathmandu Post
Read moreNepal to hold parliamentary election in November
Nepal l Al Jazeera
Read moreMahathir leads new ‘Malay movement’ to fight in next Malaysian national polls
Malaysia l The Straits Times
Read moreImplement budget effectively, prepare for elections’
Nepal l The Rising Nepal Daily
Read moreNational polls: Almost half the parties oppose EVM
Bangladesh l The Daily Star
Read moreFeatures and Analysis
Wanted: More women voters
Pakistan has been successfully registering more women voters in recent years, but millions of these women are still not casting...
Read moreHow grim is our valley
In India-administered Kashmir in the country’s north, suspected militants are now targeting civilians for assassination.
Read moreLessons from a debtor nation
Sri Lankans may have gotten rid of their leaders, but they are bound to have a harder time getting out...
Read moreNews you shouldn’t use
Disinformation and misinformation are becoming rampant in Nepal as competition heats up among the growing number of media outfits in...
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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.