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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Laignee Barron ## Laignee Barron *  Dec 16, 2020 ### [Thai Activist in the Crosshairs of Feared Lesè-Majesté Law](https://time.com/5919207/tattep-ruangprapaikitseree-thailand-democracy/) “If we are fighting for democracy, then we must fight for \[all\] oppressed," says Tattep Ruangprapaik... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 3, 2020 ### [Bangladesh Begins Relocating Refugees to Island](https://time.com/5917334/bangladesh-rohingya-relocation-island/) Critics of the plan have dubbed Bhasan Char an "island detention center," noting its isolation and a... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Dec 2, 2020 ### [Jailed Joshua Wong Vows Hong Kong's Struggle Will Continue](https://time.com/5916998/joshua-wong-prison-hong-kong/) The prominent activist was handed a sentence of 13.5 months but shouted “We will hang in there" as h... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Nov 20, 2020 ### [What Is the Future of Hong Kong's Democracy Movement?](https://time.com/5912573/hong-kong-democracy-future/) The exit of opposition lawmakers from the legislature deepens anxieties about the territory's politi... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Nov 20, 2020 ### [Top Poll Monitor Is an Optimist About Future U.S. Elections](https://time.com/5914197/american-democracy-election/) There continues to be voter "confidence in the electoral system,” says Dame Audrey Glover [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Nov 6, 2020 ### [Lesson for the U.S. From Contentious Elections Abroad](https://time.com/5908175/2020-election-lessons-overseas/) “The U.S. is an extreme outlier in the way it administers elections” [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Oct 29, 2020 ### [The Milk Tea Alliance Is Uniting Pro-Democracy Activists](https://time.com/5904114/milk-tea-alliance/) Beginning life as a humorous hashtag, the Milk Tea Alliance is now becoming a cohesive movement [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Sep 19, 2020 ### [Meet the Lawyer Trying to Reform the Thai Monarch](https://time.com/5890121/thai-king-thailand-monarchy-vajiralongkorn-arnon-nampa/) “I want my daughter to grow up in a society where she can enjoy her freedom," says 36-year-old Arnon... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Aug 19, 2020 ### [Why Are Thai Protesters Risking Jail to Criticize the King?](https://time.com/5880105/thailand-protests-monarchy/) A new wave of Thai activists is publicly airing frustrations with the existing system of governance,... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Aug 7, 2020 ### [Lessons From Hong Kong's Decision to Postpone Elections](https://time.com/5877242/coronavirus-elections-postpone-delay-hong-kong-covid19/) Local authorities cited the pandemic as the reason for postponing polls for a year—without consultin... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Aug 4, 2020 ### [How a Security Law Transformed Hong Kong in 1 Month](https://time.com/5874901/hong-kong-national-security-law-timeline/) Throughout July, Beijing's national security law featured prominently in a sustained effort to quell... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jul 24, 2020 ### [The Chilling Effect of Hong Kong's New Security Law](https://time.com/5867000/hong-kong-china-national-security-law-effect/) Since the enactment of the law at the end of June, a sense of fear and uncertainty has taken hold in... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jun 26, 2020 ### [Crackdown on Free Press Speeds Up in Asia](https://time.com/5858487/coronavirus-asia-press-freedom-maria-ressa/) Press freedom was already under attack. Then came the pandemic [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jun 15, 2020 ### [Maria Ressa Convicted of Cyber Libel in Philippines](https://time.com/5853556/maria-ressa-rappler-cyber-libel-philippines/) Ressa was sentenced to between six months and six years in prison, but will not immediately go to ja... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jun 4, 2020 ### [Hong Kong Is Caught in the Middle of the Great U.S.-China Power Struggle](https://time.com/5847971/hong-kong-us-china-struggle/) [WORLD](/section/world/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/laignee-barron/","name":"Laignee Barron"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/laignee-barron/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/laignee-barron/"},"name":"Laignee Barron","jobTitle":null,"description":"","url":"https://time.com/author/laignee-barron/","sameAs":["https://x.com/Laignee"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```