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Democracy Collapses into Repression in Southeast Asia

Region’s promise for participatory government is lost as governments opt for clampdowns

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John Berthelsen
Mar 12, 2021
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Suddenly, over recent weeks, Southeast Asia has seen the collapse or perversion of participatory democracy in virtually every country but Indonesia as leaders have suspended legislatures, arrested common citizens and opposition lawmakers, gone after student leaders and shot and killed growing numbers of activists and protesters.  There seem almost no ex…

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