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It’s one step forward, two steps back for the right of Papuans and Moluccans to peacefully advocate for self-determination.

Cambodian officials in their own words on how the CPP and state power are one and the same.

Despite connecting with EAO leaders, Aung San Suu Kyi fails to garner local support among minority communities.

Land rights for displaced people are a critical, yet often overlooked, part of rebuilding livelihoods in Myanmar's conflict areas.

International experience shows that the organisation can survive, even thrive, in the face of official bans.

An embodied response to Sonny Liew's graphic novel and what it reveals about history-telling.

Greater democratisation will probably occur in spite of, not because of, Aung San Suu Kyi's leadership.

An annotated photo essay on what makes Timorese election campaigning distinctive.

Quotas guarantee high levels of female representation in parliament. But patronage, and thus political power, remains decidedly in male hands.

An artist revisits the Batavia tragedy

MP's Constituency Development Funds are criticised for promoting clientelism. But we should take a more nuanced view of their role in Myanmar's new politics.

Indonesia's parliament has approved Jokowi's decree on mass organisations. Here's why the law threatens the freedoms of all Indonesians.