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Thai Activist Faces Jail For Conducting Facebook Poll
A Thai activist reported to police on a computer crimes charge for conducting a Facebook survey
Putin’s Crimea Chief Calls For Restoring Russian Monarchy
Russia should reinstate the czarist monarchy, the regional head of Crimea declared
Judge Hints of New Crackdown on Chinese Human Rights Lawyers
China’s top judge listed a crackdown on human rights lawyers as one of the country’s biggest achievements
How Corruption Brought Down South Korea’s Queen of Elections
Impeached South Korean President Park Geun Hye has now lost her title of “queen of elections”
Experts Outline Extent of Russian Election Meddling Policy
Russia’s Putin aims to undermine Western Democracies with election meddling, experts say
North Korean Economic Reforms Follow Chinese Model
Kim Jong-un’s actions may seem irrational on the surface, but his policies are working.
Charges Against Thailand Rights Report Authors Dropped
Thai government decides to drop legal cases against three rights activists who exposed abuse and torture
Asian Corruption Epidemic Outlined in New Study
Roughly 25 percent of people living in Asia have recently paid bribes to government employees
Waiting For Aging African Dictators to Die is a Bad Strategy
If aging African dictators die today, history and research show that tomorrow is unlikely to be better