Anti-nuclear demonstrations are likely to rise in Japan as the country commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on 11 March 2021. ACLED East Asia Research Manager Laura Sorica examines how anti-nuclear activism has remained a persistent source of mobilization across the country.…
Last week in East Asia, mass rallies were held in Pyongyang and across North Korea to show workers’ commitment to achieve the targets of the new five-year economic development plan. In South Korea, protests related to the construction of a new airport on Gadeok Island near Busan were held in advance of a vote by the National Assembly to go ahead with the project.…
Last week in East Asia, solidarity demonstrations against the military coup in Myanmar were reported in Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. In North Korea, coronavirus lockdowns on the border with China were lifted earlier than planned following reports of people dying of hunger.…
Demonstrations against the military coup in Myanmar were held across East Asia last week, in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Protesters, including Burmese nationals living abroad, showed solidarity with the people of Myanmar and urged for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi.…
Last week in East Asia, solidarity rallies with the people of Myanmar took place in Japan and South Korea against the recent military coup. In North Korea, the government implemented a strict lockdown in two provinces on the Sino-North Korean border.…
Last week in East Asia, a new prime minister was appointed in Mongolia after his predecessor resigned one week prior amid public outrage over the ill-treatment of a COVID-19 patient. Also in Mongolia, the government took steps to take an important mining agreement to New York Supreme Court following a lawmaker’s hunger strike protest in the capital city.…
Last week in East Asia, the Prime Minister of Mongolia resigned amid a large protest and public outrage over a hospital’s treatment of a new mother who tested positive for COVID-19.…
Last week in East Asia, police in Hong Kong continued to crack down on those linked to the pro-democracy movement. Eleven people were arrested on suspicion of helping 12 Hong Kong fugitives flee to Taiwan last August.…
China’s new education policy in Inner Mongolia sparked rare mass demonstrations across the province. ACLED Research Analyst Adam Miller and East Asia Research Manager Laura Sorica chart the surge in unrest and the state’s subsequent crackdown.…
Key developments over the past month in East Asia include a sweeping crackdown in Hong Kong involving the arrest of over 50 pro-democracy politicians and activists charged with violating the recently passed National Security Law.…
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