Indian Activist Passes Five Years in Pretrial Detention
Sept. 13 marked five years of incarceration without bail or trial for Indian activist Umar Khalid, who is detained on terrorism charges that appear politically motivated. On Sept. 2, the ...
Tag: Civil Society
Nepal Protests Expose Depth of Public Anger
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigns amid deadly anti-government protests, a U.S. firm strikes a deal with Pakistan on ...
Life Returns to Palmyra
PALMYRA, Syria—Not long after the Islamic State arrived, 15-year-old Abd al-Hamid al-Ali realized he had to escape. It was 2015, the zenith of Syria’s ruinous civil war. Palmyra, a modern ...
The Perfect Storm Pushing Zimbabwe Toward Crisis
Zimbabwe came to a standstill on March 31. As the military filled the streets in response to a planned protest, citizens stayed inside, fearing clashes between demonstrators and state authorities. ...
Pressure Mounts in Bangladesh
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Bangladeshi leader Muhammad Yunus finds himself under pressure as calls for elections grow louder, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visits ...
Congress Takes Aim at a Pillar of Civil Society
On Nov. 21, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives greenlit HR 9495, known as the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act. The bill postpones tax filing obligations ...
Bangladesh Changes Shape Under Yunus
In Bangladesh, a broad coalition of disaffected university students, civil society activists, and radical Islamists played a critical role in the nationwide protests that pushed longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...
