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South Korea’s Tuition Battle
Disillusioned over underinvestment in education, university students are taking to the streets. It’s just one front in a broader political battle.
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Burma’s ‘Nowhere People’
Persecuted in their Burma homeland, many of the Rohingya people have fled across the border to Bangladesh. But even there, they can’t make a living.
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The Sad Truth of China’s Education
Next week, Chinese students take the national college entrance exam. It’s the soul-destroying culmination of years of study. And as good as it gets.
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Free Speech in Thailand
Thailand‘s lèse-majesté laws are notorious. But do Thais care enough to get behind a push ahead of elections to amend the rules?
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Escaping North Korea
The hundreds of North Koreans escaping into China each year are facing ever tougher border controls. Those caught face imprisonment and torture.
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Vietnam Treads China’s Path
While international attention has been focused on China’s crackdown on activists, Vietnam has also been tightening up on dissent.
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Inside Iran’s Most Secretive Region
Sistan and Balochistan has been described as akin to Mars on Earth. For all the attention they get from Tehran, many Baloch feel they may as well be on another planet.
