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COVID-19
Zero to 15: Tajikistan Finally Confirms First Cases of COVID-19
By Catherine Putz
The announcement confirms what experts long suspected, but the government denied: the pandemic has arrived in Tajikistan.
Police Abuse, Prison Deaths Draw Concern as Philippines Tightens Lockdown Measures
By Nick Aspinwall
Rights groups and journalists have flagged physical abuse by police and unreported prison deaths as the Philippine government orders all quarantine violators to be arrested.
Sailors Become Biggest Cluster of Infections in Sri Lanka
By Associated Press
Out of 30 cases discovered in the last 24 hours, 22 are navy sailors.
India E-ditions: Where Can You Read Books on India Online for Free?
By Krzysztof Iwanek
There are enough free online books about India to keep you busy until the end of the pandemic.
Competence in the Face of the Pandemic a Boost for Some Governments
By Grant Wyeth
Post-pandemic, which states will be attractive to those wishing to migrate and which states will not?
How to Enforce COVID-19 Emergency Measures Without Putting Women at Risk
By Carla Silbert
The security forces policing Asia’s COVID-19 response measures must show greater sensitivity to women’s specific rights and needs.
Indonesia Needs to Change Its Security-Heavy Approach to COVID-19
By Tangguh Chairil
The government is fighting a plague, not rebels.
Afghanistan: War in the Time of Coronavirus
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Despite a peace deal and the devastating spread of COVID-19, the Afghan war sill rages on.
New US Navy Carrier Inquiry Suggests Tough Scrutiny of Admirals
By Associated Press
The U.S. Navy is widening its investigation into the coronavirus crisis aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
China Sets Date for ‘Two Sessions’ in Latest Move Toward Post-COVID Normal
By Associated Press
The annual sessions of the National People’s Congress and CPPCC, originally slated for March, will now take place in late May.
How South Korea Is Building Influence Through COVID-19 Testing Kits
By Kyle Ferrier
People-to-people ties and government connections below the national level have been playing an outsized role in exports of the crucial tests.
Report Claims Turkmenistan Is Shuffling the Quarantined out of View
By Catherine Putz
If Ashgabat simply moves the sick away from designated quarantine zones, will it fool the WHO?