Burmanisation and Buddhisation: Accelerating the Decline of Religious Rights in Myanmar
Burmanisation and Buddhisation: Accelerating the Decline of Religious Rights in Myanmar exposes the rapid decline of religious rights among minority…
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APEC protests, erhu player jailed, academic restrictions grows
In this issue: Hong Kongers protest at APEC summit, elderly erhu player and student from Japan jailed, as media access…
New protester arrests, intensified surveillance, UN tug-of-war
In this issue: Hong Kong police arrest peaceful National Day and Mid-autumn Festival protesters, new convictions for “sedition,” increased surveillance…
India PM Modi is visiting Egypt, why it matters? | Video Analysis
In this interview with Times Now, Dalia Ziada comments on the historic visit of India’s Prime Minister Modi to Egypt.…
Supporting Civil Society in Exile
In Myanmar, civic space drastically contracted after the February 2021 coup. Stringent registration and operating constraints, as well as threats…
Malaysia’s diversity should be celebrated, not used as a political weapon, Southeast Asian MPs say
During the elections, discriminatory and hateful campaign rhetoric flooded various social media platforms, with TikTok even saying that it was…
Assessment of Myanmar Civic Space
This updated monitoring assessment from a working group of local Myanmar civil society organizations (CSOs) and networks explores the challenges…
A safer, fairer Thailand for all
Article about Panadda, a student from Thailand who has been harassed, arrested, intimidated, jailed — only because she seeks a democratic…
Dr. Salim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim, recipients of the Fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, meet with FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board
For World AIDS Day 2023, Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) invited Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim and Professor…
Civic Freedom Violations Committed by Myanmar’s Military Junta
After claiming voting irregularities in the 2020 General elections, the Myanmar military staged a coup on February 1, 2021, and…