as the coup’s fourth anniversary approaches May 22, the ruling junta, or National Council for Peace and Order, is facing a crisis
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Transatlantic Election Commission Founded to Focus on Hacking
An international commission has formed to try to end meddling in elections in Western democratic nations
US Embassy Move Adds Fuel to Rising Gaza Violence
Embassy move is seen by Palestinians as an in-your-face affirmation of pro-Israel bias by President Donald Trump
Peaceful Pakistani Pashtun Rights Movement in Mass Protests
The leader of a Pakistani ethnic Pashtun rights group vowed his movement would continue its protest rallies
Protesting Iranian Teachers Jailed and Shackled After March
Activists say several teachers arrested for staging a protest in Tehran have been sent to the city’s Evin prison
Indian Southern State’s Election Focuses National Contests
Millions of voters in India’s southern state of Karnataka cast ballots Saturday to choose a regional government
Locals Hope For Major Changes in Landmark Iraqi Elections
Voters here say they are disillusioned, as they try to rebuild with whatever money they can scrape together
Behind the Malaysian Opposition’s Spectacular Election Upset
The Barisan National party and its coalition partners in the United Malays National Organization have been overthrown
Why Every Vote is Not Equal in Malaysia Polls
Opposition parties and activists have long complained they’re unable to compete on equal terms
Iraq’s Sunnis Voting Without Hope in First Election Since Islamic State
Sunnis near Tikrit say they feel disillusioned and alienated ahead of a May 12 election to elect a new prime minister