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Society
Soccer School Sparks Controversy in Kyrgyzstan
By Colleen Wood
FC Barcelona visited Kyrgyzstan to inaugurate two new football academies. Japarov is touchy about investigations into how the schools are funded.
Indonesia Arrests 88 Chinese Nationals Over Online Romance Scams
By Associated Press
Police believe the suspects are members of a telephone fraud and online love scam syndicate targeting mostly Chinese.
India’s Proposed New Penal Code Fails to Protect LGBTQ+ Rights
By Kanav Narayan Sahgal
The proposed replacement for the IPC misses an opportunity to shed colonial vestiges of oppression against sexual minorities.
Australian Lawmakers Tinker Around Hague Convention Flaws
By Grant Wyeth
With only minor attempts to address the Hague Convention’s flaws, Australia’s rhetoric on seriously addressing domestic abuse rings hollow.
Hundreds of Thousands Trafficked into Southeast Asian Scam Centers, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Digital scam operations are generating billions of U.S. dollars in revenue each year, the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a new report.
A UN Body Sheds Light on the Fate of Disappeared Uyghurs
By William Nee
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has provided more evidence of China’s use of enforced disappearances in Xinjiang.
Indonesia’s Supreme Court Once Again In Spotlight Over Police Accountability
By Aisyah Llewellyn
The apex court has overturned the acquittals of two police officers accused of negligence during the Kanjuruhan Stadium crush in October.
Himalayan Risks and Ethical Choices Dog Mountaineering Efforts
By Santosh Sharma Poudel
People are crowding Sagarmatha and other Himalayan peaks, risking their own lives and those of Sherpas, porters and rescue teams.
How to Truly Mark Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day
By Ishrat Zakia Sultana
The Rohingya issue has become deeply politicized, but there are still possible solutions at hand.
Why Is Pope Francis Visiting Mongolia?
By Michel Chambon
Despite the distance and his declining health, Pope Francis is giving priority to Mongolia. There are three main reasons for that.
Resistance Medical Teams Brave Bombs and Bullets to Provide Healthcare in Myanmar’s Chin State
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
With the state absent in many areas, doctors and nurses who were working in hospitals before the coup have stepped in to provide treatment in NUG facilities.
Malaysia’s LGBTQ Activists Deal With the Fall-out From The 1975’s Botched Performance
By Robin Vochelet
In addition to alienating foreign acts from Malaysia, the band’s controversial performance failed to elevate the conversation on LGBTQ rights in the country beyond "white saviorism."