A new State Department report traces Russian disinformation, detailing the events. However, it largely avoids discussing how Russian state actors may be working to influence this campaign cycle. https://bit.ly/33xLMi9

Two dozen people in Hong Kong, including pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, have been charged with participating in an illegal assembly at a vigil on June 4 commemorating the crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen square in 1989. https://reut.rs/3a0aBEV

On August 5, 2019, India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, split it into two federally-run territories and imposed an unprecedented lockdown. Artists and journalists speak on how this is a blow to freedom of expression in the region. https://bbc.in/31nJnnO