Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan celebrate after Supreme Court decision, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary Advertisement A high court in Islamabad on Friday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan protection from arrest in a graft case and ordered him freed on bail. The ruling came as … Read more
A motorcyclist drives past a burning vehicle set on fire by angry supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary Advertisement Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose arrest earlier this week sparked a wave of … Read more
Advertisement With former Prime Minister Imran Khan in custody, Pakistani authorities on Thursday cracked down on his supporters, detaining hundreds in overnight raids and sending troops across the country to rein in the wave of violence that followed his arrest earlier this week. For this Islamic nation, accustomed to military takeovers, political crises, and violence, … Read more
Advertisement Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday as he appeared in a court in the country’s capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases. Security agents dragged Khan outside and shoved him into an armored car before whisking him away. The arrest, which marks a dramatic escalation on Pakistan’s political scene, … Read more
Advertisement Thailand’s upcoming election is unlikely to resolve the paralysis that has gripped Thai politics and society for much of the twenty-first century. Once again, the election will mark the culmination of an elite level struggle between conservative royalists and supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thailand’s present polarization is amplified by the fact … Read more
Advertisement The May Fourth Movement – named for the protests of May 4, 1919, although the movement itself spanned a longer time frame – was one of the most monumental intellectual revolutions and socio-political reform movements in China’s history. Chinese students and intellectuals rallied to protest against the country’s continued international subjugation – part of … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia The ex-leader’s announcement that he wants to return to Thailand after the May 14 polls is political risky and potentially destabilizing. An unidentified Thai protester displays a billboard depicting Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as the puppet of her brother, the fugitive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, at a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, December … Read more
The Pulse | Politics | South Asia His supporters’ attacks on army installations set a dangerous precedent and will further erode the military’s support for the former PM and his party. Police use a water cannon to disperse supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan protesting against the arrest of their leader, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 9, … Read more
People line up to caste their votes at a polling station in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi Advertisement People in the southern Indian state of Karnataka were voting Wednesday in an election where pre-poll surveys showed the opposition Congress party favored over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Hindu nationalist party. … Read more
ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia The move has been justified by the need to fight online scams, but will further chill freedom of expression online. Advertisement Vietnam’s government is preparing to make it mandatory for users of Facebook, TikTok, and other social media networks to verify their identities, citing the need to combat online scams and other … Read more