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In July 2024, protests erupted in Bangladesh, demanding a fair and non-discriminatory recruitment system for government jobs. These protests were primarily led by educated youth who had suffered from high unemployment for years due to a lack of decent job opportunities. In response, the government, led by Sheikh Hasina, launched a week-long crackdown that resulted […]

We are pleased to invite you to the sixth and final webinar in our series on Bangladesh, co-organized by the Asia Democracy Network (ADN) and the Sydney Policy Analysis Centre (SPAC). Webinar Title: Future of Democratic Transition and Reforms: Youth’s Perspectives in Bangladesh Date: July 18, 2025Time: 0900 GMTDuration: 75 minutesRegister here: https://bit.ly/Banglaweb6 With the […]

Date: June 24, 2025 | 1pm Korea Standard Time Where: Streamed Live on ANFREL Youtube, Facebook, LinkedIn Channels (Link Below) Speakers: Sohee Yang, VALID Korea Brizza Rosales, ANFREL Co-Moderators: Manjesh Rana, ANFREL Soo Suh, ADN Co-Organized by ANFREL and ADN South Korea’s snap presidential election on 3 June 2025—held in the wake of Former President […]

GENEVA, Switzerland (18 June 2025) – We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are deeply concerned over the ongoing abuse of judicial processes against Thai women human rights defender Pimsiri Petchnamrob. From 4 to 6 June 2025, court hearings against Pimsiri were held before the Ratchadapisek Criminal Court where she faces criminal charges related to her […]

BANGKOK, Thailand (22 May 2025) – The Asia Democracy Network (ADN) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) strongly condemn the Hong Kong Government’s latest amendments to its national security law, gravely escalating its assault on human rights, civil liberties,  rule of law, and autonomy. ADN and FORUM-ASIA call on the Hong […]