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Transnational civil society in Asia

WEBINAR: Transnational interactions among civil society actors in Asia are helping to strengthen common democratic values.

#MaskUp in Australia: How social norms in a pandemic are formed

  • Dr Jun Ohashi,

A discussion forum in Reddit appears to reflect the sentiment of people in Melbourne in relation to mask-wearing as a public health measure.

The Jimmy Lai case: The National Security Law and the future of dissent in Hong Kong

  • Professor Thomas E. Kellogg & Lydia Wong ,

If Lai is convicted it will serve as a clear signal to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement that Beijing is in charge.

The demise of the left and the Islamisation of dissent in Indonesia

WEBINAR: The demise of Leftist political traditions has facilitated newer Islamic expressions of socio-political discontent.

Speaking no truth to power in a time of coup: Myanmar’s Human Rights Commission

  • Dr Jonathan Liljeblad,

Myanmar’s Human Rights Commission has been noticeably silent which raises issues regarding expectations of human rights institutions against regimes inimical to human rights.

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