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Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
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Bangladeshi lawmakers have elected Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir president to replace Muhammad Shahbuddin, a close ally of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina. Alamgir was key to the movement that ousted her.
Who will be the new president of Bangladesh? Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the candidate of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is the favourite, as the election is held after it was called earlier this month.
Just under five years ago, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Since then, they have been curtailing women’s rights. The United Nations women’s organisation is now reporting on the consequences.
"Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" scribbled on a toilet wall in 2019 when he was 12 earned now 19-year-old Leung Kai-lok a guilty sentence for sedition and 18 months of probation. Charged under Hong Kong's national security law, he faced up to seven years in prison.
A long-standing Indonesian Independence Day joke has become a religious flashpoint. As men in dresses face a warning from the country’s top Islamic clerical body, critics see a broader campaign to police gender expression—and reshape public life.
A Chinese dissident has escaped Thailand for Canada after months fearing deportation to China—but others remain trapped in Bangkok detention. Her case exposes the risks facing activists and journalists caught between Beijing’s reach and Thailand’s diplomatic calculations.
Faced with a protest movement in Kashmir challenging its authority in the region, Pakistan has launched a sweeping new crackdown on journalists.
India’s young protesters have turned their anger on the cameras meant to cover them. As journalists face assaults and TV networks lose public trust, the country’s streets are revealing a deeper battle over who gets to define the news - and who still believes it.
The decision by he 78-year-old ousted leader Sheikh Hasina to return to Bangladesh comes as a suprise after she was sentenced to death following a brutal crackdown on protesters in 2024.
A promise of safety, a looming return: Malaysia is weighing whether thousands of Rohingya refugees can be sent back to Myanmar without putting their lives at risk. The plan raises a deeper question—what does protection mean when there is nowhere safe to go?
Images of Aung San Suu Kyi have been released by the Myanmar junta on the occasion of her 81st birthday. She is shown meeting a Red Cross representative and cutting a cake. But further details were not made available.
Singapore police held members of UK electronic band Massive Attack after a concert. The band - well-known supporters of Palestine - had displayed a Palestine flag during their concert, apparently unaware of strict laws banning displays of political symbols.
Pakistan-administered Kashmir went into the second round of regional elections on Sunday amid increased tension. The outlawed JAAC claims dozens were killed during the first round a week earlier. The turnout was lower than in 2021.
A Hong Kong bookseller who exposed China’s secret detention system found refuge in Taiwan after fleeing the city’s crackdown. At his memorial service, Taiwanese officials hailed Lam Wing-kee’s defiance—and echoed his warning that freedoms must be fiercely protected.
