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How People Power Fueled the Malaysian Election Upset
Malaysian election was the result of the grass-roots efforts of citizens to vote against formidable odds
Revealing China’s Mass-Indoctrination Camps For Muslims
Authorities in a Muslim region have ensnared hundreds of thousands of Muslim Chinese in mass internment camps
Thailand’s Corruption and Democratic Delays Angering Population
as the coup’s fourth anniversary approaches May 22, the ruling junta, or National Council for Peace and Order, is facing a crisis
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
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
A Look at the Design of the New Taiwanese Referendum Process
Government officials in Taiwan have overhauled the country’s referendum process making it simpler for people to put forth initiatives when trying to make changes to the country’s laws. How will the new system work?
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
Germany Offers Widow of Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo Asylum
Germany said Thursday it would welcome the widow of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo