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Thousands of women across India are protesting the country's anti-citizenship law and gender discrimination.

The #BabaeAko movement grew out of anger with the misogyny of President Duterte - or so we thought. Many Filipino women resent efforts to politicize their struggle for equality.

It has taken Malaysia decades of civil and political struggle to achieve democratic regime change.

Migrant domestic workers gathered in Taipei Main Station on Sunday afternoon to fight for recognition under the Labor Standards Act, the abolition of the brokerage system, and an end to sexual harassment

Filipinos are accustomed to chaotic periods in politics, but the killings of several young boys by police brought tens of thousands of protesters onto the streets. As tension between Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and the public escalates, the threat of martial law and a repeat of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos is all too real.

The protest saw violence against students from members of the Chinese Unification Promotion Party and the Concentric Patriotic Association, pro-unification groups with a history of political violence against pro-independence demonstrators, members of the Falun Gong and others.

As Taiwanese businesses are unwilling to increase wages for the want to hold onto their profits, they are also complicit in causing themselves to lose demand, and therefore their business sustainability. The government needs to act.

Protests loom at a rare major sporting event in Taipei, as China continues to block Taiwan’s presence on the international stage.

'Generation HK' is a welcome addition to the literature on contemporary Hong Kong.

A fivefold increase in the cost of some fertility treatments in China sparked protest.

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A Taiwan LGBT activist and same-sex marriage campaigner reflects on a day he will never forget.

It is a dangerous game playing fast and loose with nicknames in China, even with your friends online.

Never has the government and its shelter agencies faced such a confrontation with its poorest citizens.

'For the modern political gadfly armed with Skype and an internet connection, distance and geography are diminishing barriers to activism.'

It is a new year and the fight goes on in Hong Kong, writes Suzanne Pepper.

Between 2009 and 2014, 420,000 protests were held across India - an average of 200 protests every day nationwide and a 55% rise over five years. What is behind the rise of India's protest movement?

All across the world democracy seems to be taking a hit. We need to push back and reclaim the space for civil society, for activism, and most importantly, for each other, writes Kirsten Han in Singapore.