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Exiled dissident encourages Cubans to stay and fight
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» MIAMI - There's no rest for Jose Daniel Ferrer, a Cuban dissident who arrived in the United States this week and is determined to work with other exiles to democratically unseat the communist government in Havana.
Young plaintiffs stand tall after taking on Trump climate agenda in court
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» MISSOULA (UNITED STATES) - Young Americans challenging President Donald Trump's fossil fuel agenda say they were proud to have their day in court -- even if it meant fielding tough, sometimes perplexing questions from government lawyers.
‘Raped, jailed, tortured, left to die’: the hell of being gay in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WARSAW - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the “crime” of being gay.
Spain's political class spars over chaotic Vuelta finale
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» MADRID - Spain's political class clashed over chaotic pro-Palestinian protests in Madrid that brought the Vuelta to a premature end Sunday, with the opposition accusing the leftist government of permitting an "international embarrassment".
German neo-Nazi heads for women's jail after gender change
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» BERLIN - A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi who is set to begin a jail term in a women's prison on Friday after legally changing gender.
Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship
AFP, Published on 25/08/2025
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian parliamentarians passed on Monday legislation allowing people who collude with foreign countries to be stripped of citizenship, a law rights groups fear will be used to banish dissent.
The promise and peril of Bangladesh's 'youthquake'
Oped, Published on 20/08/2025
» The past year has been marked by a series of revolutions and political shocks as young people across Asia and Africa have taken to the streets, demanding accountable governments, fairer societies, and economic opportunities -- a wave of resistance that Binaifer Nowrojee has aptly termed "youthquakes".
Former political prisoner Somyot laments harsh reality of ride-hailing work
Online Reporters, Published on 21/07/2025
» Labour activist and former political prisoner Somyot Pruksakasemsuk has reignited debate about gig-worker exploitation, revealing that he earned just 320 baht from a full day working as a ride-hail driver.
Impact of US foreign aid cut in Asia to be minimal
News, Published on 28/06/2025
» The freeze and subsequent reduction of US foreign aid for democracy promotion in Asia, following the Executive Order signed on Jan 20, had a broadly limited impact.
The challenges of the Constitutional Court
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/06/2025
» The Constitutional Court has endured significant political pressure and played a major role in navigating the country through repeated political crises, including the dissolution of political parties in the past three decades since its establishment, a seminar was told.