Democracy
DemocracyChina terms exercises ‘combat drills’ as Biden’s emissaries go to Taiwan
Taiwan independence is a dead end and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party are trying to ‘use arms to seek independence, said Ma Xiaoguang, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman
Military Coup
Myanmar activists stage 'bloody' protests
Activists called for what they dubbed a bloody paint strike and people responded with red smeared on roads, on signs outside government offices and on T-shirts, according to pictures posted on social ...
Myanmar
States shouldn’t allow repetition of Syria-like situation: UN
The UN rights chief warned Tuesday of possible crimes against humanity in Myanmar, and said it seemed to be heading towards a massive conflict like the one ravaging Syria
Russia and China thwarting international response to Myanmar crisis: EU
Russia and China are frustrating the international response to the Myanmar crisis, a top European Union diplomat said Sunday, as the death toll from a military crackdown climbed past 700
Myanmar's UN envoy urges action against junta
Myanmar's own ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has urged "strong action" against the junta, as reports emerged of scores killed in the military's latest crackdown
Myanmar group compiles junta rights abuse dossier
A group representing Myanmar's ousted civilian government said Wednesday it has gathered 180,000 pieces of evidence showing rights abuses by the junta including torture and extrajudicial killings
Fresh violence as 175m vote in Indian state polls
West Bengal in eastern India was the most important with prime minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist BJP party attempting to win power there for the first time
'Bangladesh democratic situation declining'
The democratic situation in Bangladesh is declining as the country's position in the liberal democracy index and electoral democracy index are weakening, Sweden-based research organisation Varieties ...
Two weeks of turmoil in the golden jubilee year
There has been turmoil in this year of bangladesh's golden jubilee of independence. It will not be prudent to turn a blind eye to the turmoil that lies ahead, to bury one’s head in the sand like an ...
Pope shares solidarity with Myanmar youth as protesters decorate Easter eggs
Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar decorated boiled eggs on Sunday, as Pope Francis in his Easter message expressed solidarity with the country's youth.
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