Stories about East Asia from March, 2024
The search for human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, abducted in 2004, continues in Thailand
"I may die without knowing the truth, but I hope that the next generation will continue to question the state, that they will continue to remember those who were disappeared."
The single mother exposing Myanmar junta atrocities while keeping her kids close
"Journalism is the only profession I know, and despite any challenges I may face, I am committed to continuing as a freelance journalist. This is the path I have chosen."
Weibo introduces an AI ‘Comment Robot’ to boost engagement
"In the future, when you come across content leading or picking fights, you can't even tell whether the opposite side is a real person or an artificial intelligence..."
A museum in Cambodia offers a safe and healing space for people traumatized by war
"We have learned that Cambodian young people are looking for meaningful possibilities to participate in their own future."
Indonesia announces election winners amid protests and fraud allegations
"We think it is reasonable for the public to question the election results, based on the process that is suspected to be fraudulent and problematic."
A snapshot of Taiwan's Sunflower movement ten years later
In 2014, Taiwan experienced an unprecedented youth protest, known as the Sunflower Movement, that altered local politics and relations with China. What is its legacy ten years later?
Hong Kong passes controversial new security law broadly defining treason and insurrection
The city had devoted 30 days to the public consultation of the draft law during the Lunar New Year, and lawmakers had spent 12 days debating it in the LegCo.
US-funded news outlet Radio Free Asia to withdraw from Hong Kong
US funded-news outlet Radio Free Asia (RFA), which had been accused of being “anti-China” by Beijing-backed newspapers, is set to withdraw from Hong Kong.
In China, Nobel winner and writer Mo Yan accused of lacking patriotism
An online nationalist wins popular support for his lawsuit against Nobel winner Mo Yan, demanding the removal of the writer's books from circulation and RMB 1.5 billion in damages.
A decade of digital repression and resistance in Southeast Asia
Global Voices Southeast Asia editor Mong Palatino highlights the major trends, challenges, and prospects of upholding freedom of expression in the region
Poetry as therapy: Hong Kong’s domestic workers muse about love and sacrifice
"Ingat", meaning “take care” in Tagalog, is a book featuring the work of dozens of domestic workers telling stories about family, hardship, love and sacrifice.
Undertones: Myanmar’s E-ID system means progress or surveillance?
Since the coup on 1st February 2021, citizenship ID card inspections by Myanmar's military regime authorities have become commonplace on roads, at checkpoints, and during nighttime house inspections.
Bangkok’s elderly homeless populations are still affected by the pandemic
“I believe that if we have the proper pension scheme, it will not only help us to avoid the problem of homelessness.”
Speculations gone wild as China canceled the premier’s annual press conference
Last year , the State Council amended its “working rules,” stressing that major policy decisions, matters and situations should report to the Central Committee of the CPC for approval.
Malaysian artists decry ‘Mentega Terbang’ film ban and blasphemy charge as ‘archaic form of content control’
"As a community that champions creative and artistic freedom, we must stand united in condemning any attempts to place undue restrictions on filmmakers or any artists."
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