India's LGBT victory cry as Supreme Court scraps Section 377 heard across continents
India's LGBT victory cry as Supreme Court scraps Section 377 heard across continents
In this week's Spotlight on Asia, RFI's Rosslyn Hyams looks at the potential knock-on effects in South Asia and in the I... Read more
15 Sep 2018
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Journalist Shujaat Bukhari murdered as UN issues first human rights report on Kashmir
Journalist Shujaat Bukhari murdered as UN issues first human rights report on Kashmir
In Spotlight on Asia, RFI's Rosslyn Hyams turns to some of the main news in Asia this week, including the murder of Shuj... Read more
23 Jun 2018
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Opinion is divided for now about whether or not China's one-trillion dollar economic corridor project known as One Belt,... Read more
21 Apr 2018
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South Korea's ex-President Park's fall from Blue House to jail
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Spotlight on Asia, focuses on the jailing of South Korea's former president 66 year-old Park Geun Hye. Produced and pres... Read more
11 Apr 2018
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Laos: the fate of the Hmong
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In this week's Spotlight on Asia, RFI's Jan van der Made is looking at the Hmong, a minority people that's fled, for the... Read more
27 Nov 2017
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Iran through the eyes of Zahra Amir Ebrahimi
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Sharp and harsh, contradictions in Iranian urban society seen through the life of four characters living in Tehran, are ... Read more
1 Nov 2017
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Feminist film unbanned in India, showing in Paris
Feminist film unbanned in India, showing in Paris
In this week’s look at Asia, we hear about a film which had its release delayed in India for six months by the censorshi... Read more
10 Oct 2017
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French researcher digs into ancient India text on good governance
French researcher digs into ancient India text on good governance
In Spotlight on Asia this week, RFI's Rosslyn Hyams meets Jean-Joseph Boillot who spends his time as an academic researc... Read more
5 Jul 2017
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Exclusive: Why Afghanistan lawmakers want more US troops
Exclusive: Why Afghanistan lawmakers want more US troops
This week the US Department of Defense released a report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan, a week afte... Read more
24 Jun 2017
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The Iranian presidential elections - do they mean anything?
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On May 19, Iran held presidential elections after a month of campaign frenzy. RFI's Jan van der Made was there and and ... Read more
28 May 2017
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