カテゴリー: Protest
Netiporn Sanae-sangkhom, 28, faced seven court cases including two for criticising Thailand’s monarchyA political activist charged with insulting the king of Thailand has died in pre-trial detention after spending 65 days on hunger strike calling for a…
The families of thousands of people who have gone missing in Balochistan province spend their lives in sit-ins and ralliesWhen people filled the streets and parks to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Pakistan earlier this month, Sammi Deen Baloch was not among …
Young men are forced to take part in conscript lottery, but the rich often avoid serving in armyEvery April in Thailand young men take part in a lottery to determine whether they will be forced to do military service. Pull out a red card and you are dr…
Law, which has in effect silenced opposition, comes into force with penalties of up to life in prison for treason and insurrectionHong Kong’s new national security law came into force on Saturday, putting into immediate effect tough penalties of up to …
Beijing dismisses chorus of concern from western governments over punitive new law as slanderChina has accused western governments and the United Nations of slander after they criticised Hong Kong’s new national security law, which was rushed through t…
Debate has begun on Article 23 – legislation designed to bring laws closer to those of mainland ChinaHong Kong’s government has released the draft text of a new national security law that would further tighten control on the city and bring its laws clo…
Drone video shows hundreds of farmers’ trucks parked on a highway in India on their way to march on Delhi in a protest about pay. Security forces at the Shambhu border that divides Punjab and Haryana fired teargas and water cannon in an attempt to bloc…
Indian police fired water cannon and teargas at farmers and their supporters who were marching to New Delhi to pressure the government to honour a 2021 promise to pay them more for crops. Security in the capital was tightened after farming unions from …
Towns and cities empty during protest on anniversary of military takeover and arrest of Aung San Suu KyiCities and towns across Myanmar have come to a standstill as people took part in a silent strike to signal defiance against the military junta on th…
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crisesHuman rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, accordi…
Governor blames looting on ‘opportunists’ as officers are redeployed to Port Moresby from regional areasPeople have been killed and shops and businesses were set on fire in the capital of Papua New Guinea after police went on strike over pay, according…
Analysts suggest popularity of A Guilty Conscience is down to portrayal of recent abuses in judicial systemHong Kong’s highest grossing Chinese language film of all time is a courtroom drama exploring themes of power and justice in a city where many fe…
Territory’s global reputation on the line as media mogul and democracy activist finally tried over alleged national security crimesHong Kong’s global reputation will be tested this week when the long-delayed trial of the pro-democracy activist and form…
A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead on Wednesday after police in Dhaka opened fire during a protest held by garment workers demanding higher wages. Anjuara Khatun, a 26-year-old machine operator at Islam Garments in Gazipur, was on her way home after the…
More than 10,000 arrests and nearly 3,000 prosecutions, with 82% given jail including ‘extraordinary high’ proportion of childrenProtesters involved in the 2019-2020 pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong have been treated extraordinarily harshly by the c…