Pakistan has been successfully registering more women voters in recent years, but millions of these women are still not casting their ballots

A controversial piece of legislation is putting a strain on Thailand’s civil society organizations as it threatens to weaken their existence.

Instead of breaking the spirit of those against Myanmar’s junta, the sudden execution of four political prisoners seems to have strengthened the resolve of members of the country’s resistance movement...

Tightening state controls and the pandemic are emptying the coffers of rights groups across Asia.

The violent death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has put the spotlight once more on the government’s seeming inability to address the growing feeling of hopelessness among many...

In India-administered Kashmir in the country’s north, suspected militants are now targeting civilians for assassination.

Sri Lankans may have gotten rid of their leaders, but they are bound to have a harder time getting out of their country’s economic crisis.

Disinformation and misinformation are becoming rampant in Nepal as competition heats up among the growing number of media outfits in the country.

In India, heatwaves and COVID-19 underscore the urgency for better refugee housing.

Will the newly resurrected opposition Candlelight Party go the same way as the dissolved opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party?

A recently-released report shows that, amid the continuing pandemic in 2021, citizens of the Southeast Asian nation faced strict monitoring, suppression, and an increasing crackdown on political dissidents, civil society...

Foreign students in Chinese universities enjoy privileges not available to their local counterparts.

The security expertise of John Lee Ka-chiu, Hong Kong’s new chief executive, has many of the city’s residents wary instead of making them feel safe.

They may not be as visible as before, but Thailand’s young protesters are far from giving up their demands for reforms.

There have been few surprises in the city-state’s politics. The ruling People’s Action Party is making sure that this will again be the case with the country’s next prime minister.

An election fraught with controversy has the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos rising to the Philippine presidency, a development that observers say could only continue the authoritarian trend...

The ties between China and Russia have endured over many decades. But Beijing may be unwilling to go the full stretch to support its longtime ally.

The endless jockeying for political power has left Pakistan’s economy in shambles and its people fighting for survival.

As the country flirts with the idea to extend the presidential term limit to 15 years, it drifts closer to authoritarianism.

The East Asian country donates millions of dollars each year to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Yet it is slow to offer itself as refuge to members of the ethnic...

While the political crisis gripping the Chinese-held city mirrors that in their home countries, migrant laborers choose to be on the safe side for their survival.

Vietnam’s young men are resorting to bribery to escape serving in the military for two years–or longer.

A row over the wearing of the hijab in an Indian state threatens to spread nationwide – and jeopardize Muslim women’s access to education.

Thousands of kilometers apart, Singapore and India also seems to have contrasting approaches toward their respective Muslim communities.