Asia & the Pacific

students protesting in West Bengal

Student protesters at India鈥檚 Jadavpur University, in West Bengal, were subjected to violent attacks while demanding that student elections be reinstated by the state government, reports Sandip Nayak.

Socialist Alliance is calling for a 50% cut in military expenditure and to use the $28 billion to address the urgent housing, cost-of-living and climate crises, argues Peter Boyle.

Healthworker prepares a vaccination injection

Thousands of Kerala鈥檚 26,225 ASHA healthcare workers have been demonstrating for the past month seeking better pay and benefits, reports Karthik Preyeswary.

Protesters with banner

Wave after wave of pro-Palestinian pro-human rights protesters disrupted New Zealand deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters鈥 state of the nation speech at Christchurch Town Hall on March 23, reports Saige England.

Rohingya refugee children

Among the myriad challenges facing Rohingya refugees is the denial of education聽鈥 a profound injustice with far-reaching consequences, writes Noor Sadeque.

three men

Zara Lomas looks behind the diplomatic row that broke out in February between Aotearoa New Zealand and the Cook Islands.

The Blue Mountains Tibetan community and supporters marked Tibetan National Uprising Day on Dharug and Gundungurra country. Renee Lees reports.

student protest in Indonesia

Thousands of Indonesian students across the country are taking to the streets protesting the Prabowo Subianto administration, launching a new movement against the former military general鈥檚 program of 鈥渂udget efficiency鈥, reports聽Girard Mariano Lopez.

Two people

The Rohingya refugee crisis remains one of the most urgent humanitarian challenges of our time and Cox鈥檚 Bazar in Bangladesh has become the epicentre of the world鈥檚 largest refugee settlement, housing more than a million forcibly displaced people, writes Noor Sadeque.

Workers at the Nexperia semiconductor factory in Cabuyao, the Philippines, are in a protracted struggle for better wages and against union busting.聽Clive Tillman聽reports.

Colombo street

Despite winning a majority in Sri Lanka鈥檚 parliament, the National Peoples Power government is struggling to gain momentum on the deep structural reforms required to guarantee people鈥檚 economic wellbeing, protect the environment and fend off attempts by the far right to capitalise on discontent, writes Janaka Biyanwila.

Protest and David Seymour inset

This year鈥檚 Waitangi Day celebrations in Aotearoa/New Zealand were held during a period of strained race relations between M膩ori and the Crown, reports Zara Lomas.