Change is possible by combining digicom with strategic nonviolence to strengthen capacity and effectiveness of Tibet movement, says Lhadon Tethong of TAI.
Asia articles on Democracy Chronicles
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Silent Invasion: China’s influence chills free speech
Confrontation between Chinese students in Australian and New Zealand Universities over Hong Kong has a negative impact on free speech for these US allies.
Cambodia Press Freedom: Bogus Espionage Charges Meant to Silence Two Journalists
Cambodia’s democracy continues to nosedive as authorities levy politically motivated bogus espionage charges against two journalists meant to silence them.
Surveillance Tech Pose a Dilemma to the Dictator: China’s Great Firewall, a Typical Example
Tech may facilitate surveillance for dictators but at the same time it poses a great dilemma them. Democracy Digests revisits some approaches to this issue.
Journalists Attacked By Counterprotesters In Hong Kong
A group of masked individuals beat journalists, demonstrators, and passersby with sticks and metal rods at Hong Kong’s Yuen Long metro station.
Myanmar Constitution Amendment Committee Submits Recommendations
The Union Parliament’s Charter Amendment Committee has put forward more than 3,700 recommendations for various changes to provisions of the Constitution.
Indian Court To Consider Constitutional Status Of Jammu And Kashmir
The Supreme Court today said it would consider the plea seeking urgent hearing of a PIL challenging the Constitutional validity of Article 370.
Experts Urge Tajikistan To Address Enforced Disappearances
Tajikistan faces significant challenges in dealing with the issue of enforced disappearances.“We leave Tajikistan with some hope and serious concerns”.
Inquiry Sought Into Excessive Use Of Force In Hong Kong
We are writing to urge the Hong Kong government to carry out a prompt investigation into the use of force by the Hong Kong police against protesters.
How Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Risked Lives
The Myanmar government should immediately lift internet restrictions imposed on nine townships in Rakhine and Chin States, Human Rights Watch said today.