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Socdem Asia Revisits Training Curriculum for Young Progressives
Tuesday, 6 June 2017
Since the inception of the Political Management Training in 2011, the curriculum has been constantly improved and fine-tuned to fit the needs of young progressives in the region. As the last activity of Socdem Asia for 2016, a working group has been convened once again to dissect the training program. The module…
Socdem Asia Resolution: Defending Indonesia's Non-Sectarian and Democratic Character
Thursday, 25 May 2017
The Network of Social Democracy in Asia expresses its grave concern regarding the conviction of former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, more popularly known as Ahok. His conviction on the grounds of blasphemy for citing a verse in the Qur’an which was also used by his enemies to malign him sends a chilling message that…
Solidarity Statement for Cambodia's Free and Fair Elections
Thursday, 25 May 2017
SocDem Asia watches with glued interest the upcoming June 4 commune elections in Cambodia as a major test to a fragile democracy in transition after a genocidal rule of the Pol Pot regime.
In the rundown towards such democratic exercise, we view with alarm the continuing attack against the political opposition through…