China: Free 38 Detained Lawyers, Activists

Six-Month Deadline Approaches in Beijing Law Firm Round-Up

Dispatches: Tackling India’s Archaic LGBT Law

The Electoral Aftermath in Rakhine State

Dispatches: Congress Should Act on Gun Violence

Myanmar: Fahrenheit 436

One section of the country’s constitution promises some rocky times ahead.

Afghanistan: Include Women in New Peace Talks

All Parties to Jan. 11 Meeting Should Have Female Representatives

Will the EU Be Called to Task on Kazakhstan?

Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution Largest Since 1980

Prominent Shia Cleric Among 47 Executed

As Termez closes, time for German rethink on Uzbekistan

Central African Republic Elections: Five Key Challenges

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Pakistan’s Transformation into a Police State

Fresh Thinking on Drug Use

Legalizing the possession of drugs for personal use would probably help alleviate the country’s chronic prison overcrowding and allow a fresh approach to the problems of drug dependence

Burma: Brazen Bid for Presidential Immunity

Draft Law Removes Accountability for Crimes in Office