Historical Context
What area in Asia has experienced the most conflict since WW2?
Kashmir (India/Pakistan conflicts)
How many covid cases has North Korea reported as of January 2021?
What percentage of the Cambodian population was killed by the Khmer Rouge
25%
What two countries are claiming control of Kashmir?
India and Pakistan
What year did the Soviet Union collapse?
1991
Which countries rated the lowest on the democracy index map (name 1 of 4)?
Afghanistan, Myanmar, North Korea, Laos
Who founded North Korea in 1948?
Kim-Il Sung
What is the majority ethnic group of Cambodia?
Khmer (~70%)
What country was formed 1 day after Pakistan?
India
The dominant ethnicity in Afghanistan
Pastun
What 2 aspects of Confucianism predisposes their cultures towards disregard of human rights?
1) Emphasis on education (and thus re-education)
2) The emphasis on community over the individual
What is the upper estimate of Uyghurs in internment camps?
2 million
What is the majority ethnic group in Myanmar?
What country are the Chittagong Hill Tracts located in?
Bangladesh
What Central Asian country has the lowest population?
Turkmenistan
What 2 aspects about asian countries potentially predisposes them to ethnic violence?
1) A long history to develop grudges
2) A large population (and thus many ethnic groups)
How many human rights lawyers were disbared in 2021 as a part of the 709 Crackdown?
7
How many Khmer Rouge have faced justice in a international court of law?
3
Who was assassinated during 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots and what was her position?
Indira Ghandi, Prime Minister
Which Central Asia Country Border's Iran? (Two possible answers)
Afghanistan and/or Turkmenistan
What 1 country scored the highest score on the democracy index map?
New Zealand
Name one of the three reasons mentioned that China often cites to imprison people for critical speech (I want an exact quote):
“subversion of state power”, “protection of state secrets”, or “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.”
What ethno-nationalist 'justification' is being used by the Cambodian military (Tatmadaw) for their genocide?
Which indigenous group has been fighting for their traditional lands in the Chittagong Hill Tracts?
Pahari
Durand Line