Political Crisis

September 19, 2024

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

International Indifference: Human Rights and Bangladesh’s Struggle

As citizens, everyone should enjoy equal rights, ensuring equal treatment. Unfortunately, the people of Bangladesh have not received equal treatment from international human rights organizations. Democracy, freedom of speech, and human rights

Will Bangladesh Be Another Egypt?

The day after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka, I was on the phone with a friend who had spent some time on the streets that day. He told me about the atmosphere in Dhaka, how people with

August 24, 2024

International Indifference: Human Rights and Bangladesh’s Struggle

September 19, 2024

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

As citizens, everyone should enjoy equal rights, ensuring equal treatment. Unfortunately, the people of Bangladesh have not received equal treatment from international human rights organizations. Democracy, freedom of speech, and human rights

Will Bangladesh Be Another Egypt?

August 24, 2024

The day after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka, I was on the phone with a friend who had spent some time on the streets that day. He told me

Bangladesh’s Hindu Minority: Citizenship, Not Charity

Violence against Bangladesh’s Hindu minority has produced killings, attacks on

Manipur’s ‘Peace’ Is Still Failing Its People

More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur,

Who Is Undermining India’s Democracy?

India’s judiciary and Election Commission have survived decades of political

First Woman to Lead the Old UN?

Rebeca Grynspan’s candidacy comes at a moment when the United

Bangladesh’s Prisoners of Politics

Bangladesh has every right to prosecute those responsible for serious

How Trump Tries to Decide the Elections in Brazil

On the last Friday before the first round of Brazil’s

From Army Commando to LeT Commander: Pakistan’s “Fauji” Pipeline

The death of Hashim Musa, a former Pakistan Army Special

Iran, US and China Back Islamabad MoU

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in

Venezuela’s Uneasy Survival

Venezuela’s post-Maduro reality is defined by a stark imbalance of

Afghanistan’s Terror Hub

Afghanistan has once again become a major concern for regional

The Fight Against Korean Deployment to Hormuz Continues

The struggle against deployment continues because for Korea’s social movements

Nicaragua’s ‘Lived Democracy’ Under Siege

From once-violent streets in Masaya to nationwide consultations on electoral

Rivals Who Still Need Each Other

The US-China summit aims to stabilise relations through cooperation on

The Modi-Xi Illusion

The latest Modi-Xi engagement has revived the rhetoric of improved

Rajasthan’s Mosque Demolitions: Security or Sectarianism?

The demolition and eviction of Muslim religious institutions in Rajasthan’s