“Previously stable in recent years, countries like Tajikistan (+7 places), Kazakhstan (+9 places), and Kyrgyzstan (+14 places) have tightened restrictions against churches,” the advocacy ...

The US has granted over $270 million to Hungarian American billionaire George Soros' organisations in the last 15 years. East-West Management Institute, an organisation partnered with Soros’ Open ...

As leader of a branch of Shiite Islam, the Aga Khan mixed business projects and humanitarian initiatives as he built a ...

Bishkek, 29 January 2025 - On 29 January under UN Resident Coordinator and the technical leadership of UNDP the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic ...

When Thailand's long-awaited equal marriage law came into effect on Thursday, police officer Pisit "Kew" Sirihirunchai hoped to be among the first in line to marry his long-term partner Chanatip ...

The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, after Taiwan and Nepal. By the end of ...

transcript Hundreds of people were married during a mass wedding in Bangkok as Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. “It means the world to us and to ...

"I think it reflects an inclusive society, not just in terms of marriage, but also in our beliefs, cultures, and religious," he tells the BBC. "We embrace everyone who's different." Thailand is ...

Ukrainian soldier Mykhaylo Hurzhiy was severely wounded in combat and has endured nearly two years of physical therapy to try to regain the use of his legs. But his path to recovery began with a ...

Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia, and only the third in Asia, to legalise same-sex marriage. Thai actors Apiwat 'Porsch' Apiwatsayree, right, and Sappanyoo 'Arm' Panatkool ...

Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...