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Reassessing the available options six months after the junta's violent crackdown on monks and other pro-democracy demonstrators.
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International and economic sanctions would harm Iran's citizens, says Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi. more
On January 7, Barbara Demick will be at Asia Society to discuss her new book about North Korea. Read this excerpt. more
Indian citizens are caught between Maoists, jihadis and a hard state. more
A former Khmer Rouge child soldier is now clearing land mines in Cambodia, with nothing but a knife. more
Sadanand Dhume on the rise of religious orthodoxy in the Indonesian province of Aceh. more
Chinese dissident Hu Jia wins 2008 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. more
The steps UNICEF is taking to combat trafficking. more
The CWA now brings together over 50 groups working on child labor in 14 countries. more
Housing activist Somsook Boonyabancha on the value of learning from the bottom up. more
Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan defends the rights of women, minorities and children through activist and legal strategies. more
Shirin Ebadi on Sanctions and Western Business in Iran