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30 Year Sentence for Group 24 Leader in Tajikistan After Forced Disappearance
By Catherine Putz
A member of the group, also kidnapped from Turkiye earlier this year, was given a 20 year sentence. The exact charges are unknown.
What Does a Woman’s Appointment as Prime Minister in Sri Lanka Teach the World About Gender Equality?
By Devana Senanayake
Having a woman as national leader is no guarantee of gender equality, as Sri Lanka’s case demonstrates.
The Handmaiden of Media Oligarchies in India
By Vibodh Parthasarathi
An opaque and weak Competition Commission of India risks being seen as a facilitator of media oligarchies in India.
In ‘Exceptionally Harsh Judgement’ From Japan’s Public, LDP Loses Its Majority
By Shannon Tiezzi
Despite losing 69 seats, the LDP is still hoping to form a government through a new coalition.
After UNGA: How Did Central Asia Address (or Not) the Russia-Ukraine Conflict?
By Bimal Adhikari and Alida Begezhanova
The Central Asian countries are caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and it showed in their most recent UNGA speeches.
Uzbekistan’s Parliament Election Boosts Ruling Party
By Catherine Putz
O’zLiDeP, already the dominant force in the country’s parliament, saw its vote share increase in an election observers said lacked real competition.
BRICS Summit Was a Vote of Support for Global Governance Reform, Not for Russia
By Vanshika Saraf
Ideological politics is not on the agenda for these states, but economics, climate, and food security are.
China Tries to Blot out Tibetan Criticism of Mining Firm’s Damage to the Environment
By Duncan Bartlett
Tsowo Tsering says sand mining is disrupting his community and endangers the international water supply. His supporters fear he risks jail for speaking out online.
Can Parliament’s Increased Influence Over Appointment of Judges Lead to Political Stability in Pakistan?
By Umair Jamal
Imran Khan's PTI expressed “no objections” to the final draft of the amendment. But it chose to boycott the voting procedure to please its voter base.
Why Vietnam Doesn’t Have to Worry About the Outcome of the US Election
By Khang Vu
The country's omnidirectional foreign policy doctrine cushions it from changes in the domestic affairs of key partner states.
House Arrest Bill Not Related to Najib Case, Malaysia’s Government Says
By Sebastian Strangio
The timing of the proposed law has given rise to speculation that it might be used to free former Prime Minister Najib Razak from prison.
Nobel Prize-Winning Research Highlights Cambodia’s History of Extractive Institutions
By David Whitehouse
The work of Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson can help explain the government's collusion in criminal activities like cyber-scams.