Pakistan elected its first female senator from the lowest Dalit caste in polls in the Muslim-majority country
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Chinese authorities perfecting use of data technology in surveillance
Authorities using big data and predictive computing power to flag and detain individuals deemed threatening
The Word ‘Disagree’ Has Been Banned on Chinese Social Media
Change comes in the wake of proposal to amend the constitution and scrap a two-term limit on the president
30-Year Jail Sentence Sought for Ex-South Korean President
Prosecutors seeking a 30-year sentence for Park Geun-hye in connection with the massive corruption scandal
China drowns out critics of lifetime Xi presidency
China’s propaganda machine kicked into overdrive to defend move to lift term limits for President Xi Jinping
Opposition selects first Maori leadership in New Zealand history
New Zealand’s opposition National Party installed its first Maori leader Tuesday, selecting former lawyer Simon Bridges
Plans to abolish Chinese presidential term limits for Xi’s benefit
China’s ruling party is considering scrapping term limits for the president and vice president
Hong Kong independence activist on trial over 2016 protest
Hong Kong’s best-known independence activist went on trial on riot charges Wednesday over protests in 2016
Fear Quiets Cambodian Political Speech Ahead of Senate Vote
Cambodian opposition members are being watched in case they “form a group” despite constitutional freedoms
Lessons From the Teenage Leader of the Hong Kong Protests
Joshua Wong has been billed as the mastermind of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement since 2014