2016/12/01 |
What is Behind the Spike In Indian Protests?
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?
2016/11/19 |
Singapore, Solidarity and the Need for Organising
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.
2016/11/17 |
The Perils of a Protest
In the aftermath of Jakarta’s Nov. 4 anti-Ahok demonstration, Dwi Kwiswanto outlines what Indonesian political actors can learn. And if lessons go unheeded, the consequences are real and severe, he warns.
2016/10/07 |
Taiwan Factory Protest Turns Violent, 60 Injured
Thousands of employees at Formosa Chemicals and Fiber Corp and their families gathered outside the Changhua County Government offices requesting it reissue operating permits for the Formosa Chemicals factory.
2016/07/01 |
Yellow Balloon Woman Acquitted Over Insulting Malaysia PM
Bilqis was charged with the offence of releasing balloons at an event attended by the Malaysian Prime Minister. She said the case could have set a dangerous precedent.
2016/06/06 |
FEATURE: Tiananmen and Hong Kong: A City Divided
The annual Tiananmen vigil has become a symbol of emerging division in local Hong Kong politics.
2016/01/10 |
Labor Groups Rallying to Urge Presidential Candidates to Regard Labor Policies
The director of the labor alliance says that no matter who wins the presidential election, the workers will continue to supervise the government and keep fighting for labor rights.
2015/11/15 |
80,000 South Koreans Take to the Streets Asking Park to Step Down
The police say that this might be the largest street protest in Seoul in the last seven years. The last one had 100 thousand protestors going to the streets against the import of US beef for fear of mad cow disease in 2008.
