Anti-corruption Youth Protests: Spotlight on Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines

The wave of youth protests in South and Southeast Asia demanding structural changes is rooted in care and solidarity with causes beyond borders. Despite being separated by geography and specific local triggers, the recent mass protests in Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines share a profound and unsettling narrative: a deep generational rupture born from economic […]

Malaysia: Police raids on suspected LGBTIQ gatherings raise grave concerns around lack of due process and violation of privacy

On 28 November, law enforcement officials in Kuala Lumpur arrested more than 200 individuals from a male-only wellness center after authorities suspected the premises were being used for “illicit activities” and “promoting homosexuality.” The arrests were made under suspected violation of Section 377B of the Penal Code, a colonial era law criminalising unnatural sexual acts, […]