Trends in Anti-Nuclear Demonstrations in Japan: 2018-2020
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.…
Regional Overview: East Asia
15-21 November 2020
Last week in East Asia, graduates of the Chinese University of Hong Kong advocated for Hong Kong independence in lieu of a graduation ceremony in an act of defiance against the National Security Law.…
Regional Overview: East Asia
8-14 November 2020
Last week in East Asia, the disqualification of four elected pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong prompted strong reactions domestically and internationally. Following the disqualification, 15 pro-democracy lawmakers announced their resignations en masse to protest against the decision.…
Regional Overview: East Asia
1-7 November 2020
Last week in East Asia, Hong Kong authorities arrested eight pro-democracy lawmakers over the scuffles at a Legislative Council meeting earlier this year. Separately, Hong Kong police introduced a new hotline on 5 November for citizens to make anonymous reports on anyone suspected of violating the National Security Law.…
Regional Overview: East Asia
25-31 October 2020
Last week in East Asia, students in Hong Kong protested against the appointment of two mainland Chinese scholars, with alleged ties to the Communist Party of China (CPC), to key academic posts.…
Regional Overview: East Asia
18-24 October 2020
Last week in East Asia, security measures reportedly intensified across China before the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convenes its annual plenary session on 26 October. In Hong Kong and Taiwan, pro-democracy supporters held protests to express support for the ongoing mass pro-democracy demonstrations in Thailand.…
