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| © Mehedi HaqueThe project "Youth Activism against Authoritarianism in Asia", realised by ABI staff members Anas Ansar, Teresa Jopson, and Ann Philipp, has put out new publications based on the second project phase. Funded by the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation's Global Unit for Democracy and Human Rights, the project explored the new wave of youth activism against authoritarianism and its manifestations within and beyond Asia.
A booklet, accompanying the photo exhibition held in Dhaka in August 2025 as part of the second project phase, has now been published. The exhibition, organized in partnership with the Center for Peace Studies (CPS) at North South University and the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation marked the first anniversary of the July 2024 uprisings in Bangladesh. The booklet captures impressions from the exhibition's inauguration and documents the wide range of photos and artworks that were part of it. It is available in the ABI Library.
Complementing this is a policy brief, drawing on the discussions from the public panel "One Year On: Revisiting the Role of Youth and Bangladesh's Transition Towards Democracy", also part of the Dhaka event. The discussions throughout the dialog pointed to a clear message: the July Revolution opened a new political space, but turning that breakthrough into lasting democratic change requires deliberate action. The recommendations listed in this policy brief draw directly from the concerns raised by the panelists, experiences shared by families of martyrs, and aspirations voiced by students and faculty. It is available for download as a PDF:
The photo credits for the policy brief “One Year On: Revisiting the Role of Youth and Bangladesh’s Transition Towards Democracy” are attributed to Ajmain Hasan Aryan, Research Assistant, Center for Peace Studies (CPS), North South University.