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  CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF MARIA RESSA AND PUT A HALT TO THE ATTACK AGAINST JOURNALIST AND MEDIA FREEDOM   February 14, 2019   Seoul, Korea – Maria Ressa, Executive Editor and CEO of Rappler, an independent media outlet in the Philippines, was arrested on Thursday afternoon on February 13 at Rappler Headquarters […]

  [EVENT] Ulaanbaatar Democracy Forum (UBDF) 2019 The Ulaanbaatar Democracy Forum (UBDF) 2019 will be held on February 26-28 under the theme “Promoting Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies in Asia and beyond”. It is the second joint initiative of the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies (PSCD), Asia Democracy Network (ADN), and Asia Development […]

MESSAGE FROM THE ASIA DEMOCRACY NETWORK ON THE OCCASION OF THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WORLD MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY   This auspicious occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the World Movement for Democracy gives democracy advocates across the world the opportunity to reflect on the progress as well as the setbacks have made thus far. […]

CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF MARIA RESSA AND PUT A HALT TO THE ATTACK AGAINST JOURNALIST AND MEDIA FREEDOM   February 14, 2019   Seoul, Korea – Maria Ressa, Executive Editor and CEO of Rappler, an independent media outlet in the Philippines, was arrested on Thursday afternoon on February 13 at Rappler Headquarters in […]

Photo Credit: Ben Hajan/EPA BANGSAMORO PLEBISCITE: HOPE FOR PEACE TRIUMPHS, DESPITE CHALLENGES AHEAD Seoul, Jan 21, 2019.   The Asia Democracy Network (ADN) welcomes today a most important event in Southern Mindanao island of the Philippines where citizens will begin to decide on a plebiscite to determine whether or not Republic Act No. 11045 known […]

BANGLADESH ELECTORAL INTEGRITY IN DOUBT, ANOTHER THREAT FOR THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY December 24th , 2018 –Seoul The Asia Democracy Network (ADN) expresses deep concern to the ongoing suppression and lack of transparency of the Bangladesh electoral process. The country is preparing for its General elections to be held on December 30 th , 2018 and […]

  Sri Lanka Political Struggle Continue: Deeper Democracy Disruption   Seoul, Korea November 12, 2018   The Asia Democracy Network is deeply concerned with the current democracy struggle in Sri Lanka. The once political coalition that defeated the strong hold leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, are now in conflict when President Maithripala Sirisena removed Prime Minister, Ranil […]