Asia Compact | 24.01.2018, 19:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 24.01.2018 | 19:00 UTC News India Padmaavat row: Hindu groups rally ahead of India's Bollywood epic release Supporters of fringe Hindu groups have rampaged through several Indian cities against the release of the controversial film about a legendary Hindu queen. India's Supreme Court has refused to allow bans on the movie. Bollywood epic triggers uproar in India #DalitWithMoustache - solidarity with victims of India's caste-motivated attacks Deaths of sewage cleaners in Delhi spark outcry India's Bollywood epic 'Padmavati' delayed amid murder threats Films, actors become entangled in India-Pakistan tensions Verna: Pakistani rape film pushes social boundaries Why are actors so successful in South Indian politics? Will Bollywood lure Germans? Thailand: Nine charged over 2013 anti-government protests Thailand has charged nine people over anti-government protests that saw former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra removed. Thailand's attorney-general plans to file charges against 34 others who did not show up in court. Yingluck Shinawatra trial: Former Thai PM handed five-year sentence Thailand releases 14 anti-coup student protestors Thai parliament votes military coup leader as new prime minister Thai army chief says army to take control of government HRW: Thai junta has 'severely harmed' faith in democracy Thailand imposes state of emergency, no immediate plans to use force on protesters Thailand's ex-premier goes on trial for negligence EU calls on Beijing to release Swedish book publisher The EU's ambassador to China has called on Beijing to release a book publisher after the Swedish citizen was snatched. The case of Hong Kong-based Gui Minhai has sparked a diplomatic row between Stockholm and Beijing. Liu Xia's imprisonment 'violation of international law' China releases jailed Swedish human rights activist Hong Kong bookseller 'seized on China train in front of diplomats' Japan's Abe to attend Pyeongchang Olympics despite 'comfort women' dispute Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has said he will attend the Winter Olympics in South Korea, ending speculation he would skip due to a spat over a 2015 "comfort women" deal. He has said he wants to "firmly" convey Tokyo's stance. Mixed reactions to Korea-Japan sex slave deal 'Comfort women' dispute: Japan's Abe to snub South Korea's Olympics invite? South Korea labels 2015 'comfort women' reparations deal with Japan as flawed Is the Japan-South Korea 'comfort women' deal falling apart? South Korean minister says Seoul not seeking renegotiation of 'comfort women' deal with Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe commemorates 'Japan's Schindler' in Lithuania 'Comfort women' - The wounds of their lives South Korea 'comfort women' reject deal with Japan South Korean officials visit North as Seoul rejects Olympics critique   © Deutsche Welle 2018