Clean elections16. March
Equality before the law and individual liberties26. February
Hong Kong sentences father of wanted activist to eight months in jail
A Hong Kong court jails the father of US-based democracy activist under national security law after vowing to pursue overseas activists accused of endangering national security.
Clean elections26. February
Thai runner-up party seeks criminal case against election officials
Thailand’s Election Commission has confirmed the victory of caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s conservative party but the party that came in second is unhappy about the result.
Equality before the law and individual liberties26. February
Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai wins appeal in fraud case
The former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has become what observers say is a symbol of the 2020 crackdown on press freedoms in Hong Kong. Now he has won an appeal case.
Judicial constraints on the executive24. February
South Korea's ex-president Yoon appeals life sentence
Despite apologising for the repercussions of his martial law decree South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol has filed for an appeal of his life sentence for leading an insurreciton, his lawyers announced.
Clean elections23. February
Kim re-elected as general secretary of North Korea's ruling party
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was re-elected as the general secretary of the country's ruling party, without other candidates and no independent journalists present. Little information is known about the future course for the country that was decided at the party congress.
Equality before the law23. February
ICC hearing for Philippines ex-president Duterte to open in The Hague
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is the first former head of state to face charges of crimes against humanity before the ICC in The Hague. Preliminary proceedings against in him on dozens of murder charges are starting today.
Equality before the law and individual liberties23. February
Hong Kong court upholds convictions of a dozen pro-democracy activists
A dozen pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong saw their sentence upheld in appeal under the city's biggest case under the Beijing-imposed national security law. Amnesty International said the ruling reflected the grave state of human rights in Hong Kong.
Judicial constraints on the executive20. February
South Korea's ex-president Yoon apologizes after life sentence
South Korea's former president Yoon has apologized for the repercussions of his martial law decree, saying he was trying to “save the country,” but due to his own shortcomings, he had caused many setbacks and hardships for the people of his country.