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Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh took out their anger at exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by destroying a family home that came to symbolize the country’s independence. The attack was sparked by a speech Hasina planned to give to supporters from exile in neighboring India, where she...

On January 23, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that it will apply for arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders for gender persecution, marking a pivotal moment in the pursuit of justice for Afghan girls and women. Under the Rome Statute, persecution on the grounds of gender is...

South Korea's prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024. Yoon's lawyers criticized the indictment as the "worst choice" made by the prosecution service, while the main opposition...

Cambodia’s government has approved a draft law that will jail for up to five years anyone denying atrocities, including genocide, committed by the Khmer Rouge. The draft law—which aims to prevent a repeat of the Khmer Rouge’s crimes and provide justice for victims—was approved during a cabinet...

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor announced on Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials for the repression of women. Karim Khan said in a statement he asked judges to approve warrants for the group’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhunzada...

Afghans who fled their home country after the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 are pleading for the United States to reconsider a decision canceling all existing refugee resettlement efforts. Reactions continued to pour in against an executive order Trump had signed two days prior, on his first day...

Southeast Asian nations have told Myanmar’s military government its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging it to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately. The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) called on...

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested after a dramatic and drawn-out showdown with law enforcement officials. Police and corruption officers scaled the walls of his residential compound, where he had been holed up for nearly two weeks, evading arrest, after his short-lived...

After a trial in October 2024, human rights activist lawyer Yu Wensheng appealed against his three-year prison sentence for “inciting subversion of state power.” On January 6, 2025, the Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court rejected his appeal. Yu Wensheng’s wife and activist Xu Yan was sentenced to...

Krishna Das Prabhu, an outspoken Hindu leader advocating for the protection of minority groups in Bangladesh, faces sedition charges for leading rallies demanding better security for minority groups in Chattogram city. According to Public Prosecutor Mofizul Haque Bhuiyan, Krishna Das Prabhu did not...