Freedom House – Asia Times

The growing threat of transnational repression

by Daniel Williams August 10, 2021August 11, 2021

Vitaly Shishov was a pro-democracy activist from Belarus who helped co-nationals escape from political repression in their home country. He found a safe haven for himself in Ukraine, where he labored freely. It was not so safe, it turned out: Shishov was found dead hanging from a tree in a Kiev park last week. Police […]

Iran

Iran wages war on Instagram and the internet

by Kourosh Ziabari January 29, 2021February 1, 2021

Beijing, China, Taiwan

Two systems a distant dream

by Gary Sands February 12, 2019February 18, 2020

Australia, Beijing, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Risks bubbling beneath Djibouti’s foreign bases

by Bertil Lintner November 28, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Taiwan to play host to ‘freedom forum’

by Gary Sands November 5, 2018

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Beijing’s online Big Brother beefs up, expands reach overseas

by Chris Taylor @chrisvtaylor November 3, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Japan, Laos, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Taiwan resilient in face of Beijing’s coercive tactics

by Xuan Loc Doan July 8, 2018

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

Why the death of global democracy isn’t inevitable

by Tej Parikh May 13, 2018May 14, 2018

AT Finance, Indonesia, World

Democracy takes a step back in Indonesia

by John McBeth March 26, 2018February 18, 2020