2020/10/21 |
Thailand Protests: Why Are People Taking To the Streets?
As anti-government protests are rocking Bangkok, DW spoke to demonstrators about why they are protesting and what they aim to achieve.
2020/10/16 |
Thai Protesters Defy Emergency Law To Call for Reforms
Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand have ignored a government ban on demonstrations calling for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to stand down and new limits on the power of the monarchy.
2020/06/01 |
Police Officers Accused of Brutal Violence Often Have a History of Complaints by Citizens
A scholar of law and the criminal justice system reports on the connections between complaint histories and police violence.
2020/02/25 |
Indian Women Join a Global ‘Fourth Wave’ Feminist Movement
Thousands of women across India are protesting the country's anti-citizenship law and gender discrimination.
2018/07/10 |
PHILIPPINES: Is the #BabaeAko Movement Really About Duterte?
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.
2018/05/18 |
OPINION: Singapore Must Accept Protest to Emulate Malaysian Tsunami
It has taken Malaysia decades of civil and political struggle to achieve democratic regime change.
2018/03/12 |
Dancing to Break the Chain: Taiwan’s Foreign Caregivers Protest Sexual Abuse, Labor Standards
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
2017/09/28 |
5 Signs the Philippines is Drifting Toward Dictatorship
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.
2017/09/25 |
Attacks on Pro-independence Demonstrators Protesting China Singing Competition
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.
2017/08/21 |
Taiwan’s ‘Grim Truth’: Vicious Low Wage, Low Productivity Cycle Crippling Workers and Companies
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.
2017/08/11 |
Security Beefed-Up as Taiwan’s Biggest-Ever Event is Politicized
Protests loom at a rare major sporting event in Taipei, as China continues to block Taiwan’s presence on the international stage.
2017/08/06 |
BOOK REVIEW: Generation HK: Seeking Identity in China’s Shadow
'Generation HK' is a welcome addition to the literature on contemporary Hong Kong.
2017/07/17 |
Protest in China Over Fertility Treatment Price Hikes
A fivefold increase in the cost of some fertility treatments in China sparked protest.
2017/05/26 |
PODCAST: Tibet, Protest and China; The Future of the Tibetan Protest Movement
Check out the latest episode of The News Lens Radio.
2017/05/25 |
Taiwan's Same-Sex Marriage Decision: A Personal Reflection
A Taiwan LGBT activist and same-sex marriage campaigner reflects on a day he will never forget.
2017/04/14 |
Two Years in Jail for Calling Xi Jinping a ‘Steamed Bun’
It is a dangerous game playing fast and loose with nicknames in China, even with your friends online.
2017/04/06 |
FEATURE: Who’s Afraid of the Filipino Poor? The Story of a Mass Occupation
Never has the government and its shelter agencies faced such a confrontation with its poorest citizens.