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Once Duterte’s prisoner, Leila de Lima campaigns while he's held at the ICC

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Indonesia

Amid pro-democracy protests, Indonesia allows more military officers in civilian posts

Critics say changes to 2004 law that had reduced military footprint in government erases decades of democratic progress.

Creative justice: Prabowo’s island-prison plan for corrupt Indonesians involves sharks as gatekeepers
Indonesia

Creative justice: Prabowo’s island-prison plan for corrupt Indonesians involves sharks as gatekeepers

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EXPLAINED: Arrested ARSA leader has history of violence against Rohingya in Bangladesh
Bangladesh

EXPLAINED: Arrested ARSA leader has history of violence against Rohingya in Bangladesh

Ataullah Abu Jununi, head of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army rebel group, was near Dhaka for months before he was captured on March 18.

Top Pacific diplomats ready for direct talks on Bougainville independence
Pacific

Top Pacific diplomats ready for direct talks on Bougainville independence

Bougainville’s leaders issued a declaration last week setting Sept. 1, 2027 as independence day.

Amid pro-democracy protests, Indonesia allows more military officers in civilian posts
Indonesia

Amid pro-democracy protests, Indonesia allows more military officers in civilian posts

Critics say changes to 2004 law that had reduced military footprint in government erases decades of democratic progress.

A counsellor and a rescued child (left) watch another child play with a mask at a state-run rehabilitation center in Jakarta, April 4, 2016. Authorities in the sprawling Indonesian capital were cracking down on the exploitation of children after many cases, from child labor to violence and sexual assault, were uncovered back then.
Indonesia

Trial ahead for Indonesian cop arrested for suspected sex crimes after Australian alert

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Case involves allegations of sexual abuse of minors, and filming and distribution of abuse videos on dark web in Australia.

Members of the West Papua National Committee rally in Jayapura, Indonesia, to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the New York Agreement, seen as paving the way for Indonesia's annexation of the Papua region, Aug. 15, 2024.
Indonesia

Papua rebels kill teacher, injure 6 accused of spying for Indonesian military

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Indonesian authorities vow swift response, condemn the violence as an unprovoked attack on civilians.

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The political fallout from a Philippine strongman’s fall

The political fallout from a Philippine strongman’s fall

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Philippines

Philippine VP: Arrest of ex-leader Rodrigo Duterte an ‘extraordinary rendition’

During a Senate hearing, Marcos administration officials defended legality of former president’s arrest.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and his delegation listen to a briefing by officials from China's Ministry of Public Security regarding the care of the returned Uyghurs in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2025.
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Journalists visiting Uyghurs in Xinjiang region face Chinese surveillance

Thai reporters were invited to China to verify the conditions of 40 recent deportees.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government (right), shakes hands with Yao Wen, China’s envoy to the South Asian nation, at the Jamuna State Guest House in Dhaka, March 16, 2025.
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China welcomes Bangladeshi patients as India curtails visas amid rift with Dhaka

Hundreds of supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte stage a protest rally in Manila to denounce his arrest, March 15, 2025.
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Analysts: Ex-Philippine President Duterte’s ICC arrest ups stakes for May polls

Vietnamese Montagnards in Thailand in a photo taken in 2019.
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Vietnamese in Thailand hope stern US response on Uyghurs might deter deportations

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