Correspondents Report

India proudly - and loudly - proclaims itself as the world's largest democracy. With democracy comes free speech, and with free speech, the right to protest. In keeping with the Gandhian ideal each day in central New Delhi, a diverse array of Indians make the most of their right to peaceful protest. South Asia Correspondent James Bennett paid a visit to special corner of New Delhi to hear some of their stories.

When you're almost 16,000 kilometres from home, finding something uniquely Australian can be a challenge. Washington producer Brooke Wylie hit the road in search of indigenous art and found it in a most unlikely place.

Middle East Correspondent, Matt Brown, reflects on the rich history in his neighbourhood in Beirut

It's been a tumultuous few weeks in China, with the death in custody of the country's most famous dissident Liu Xiaobo.

Bassel Khatabil Safadi was a passionate technology entrepreneur who played a key role in getting the story of pro-democracy protests into the world.

This week we look at the legacy of two activists who recently died in the countries they were trying to change.

News broke this week that one of Syria's best-known democracy activists, Bassel Khatabil Safadi had been executed by the Syrian regime. Bassel was a passionate technology entrepreneur who played a key role in the early uprising; using his skills and contacts to get the story of pro-democracy protests in Syria out into the world. He was arrested by the regime in 2012 and his family have only just had confirmation that he was executed in 2015.

It's been a tumultuous few weeks in China, with the death in custody of the country's most famous dissident Liu Xiaobo shot to worldwide fame when he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, an award he could never collect. He was already serving 11 years in jail, convicted of trying to overthrow the state and he died a few weeks ago from cancer, under guard in hospital. Our China correspondent Bill Birtles spoke to Jonathan Kamm - an American businessman who has spent almost three decades presenting prisoner lists to China's Government, in the hope of highlighting specific cases. He said he regularly raised Liu Xiaobo's plight.

Our Correspondents often say how lucky they feel to see history in the making, to witness world events and report them for an Australian audience. But it's also the little things they see, what they live each day, that makes them fortunate to be our eyes and ears. And our Middle East Correspondent, Matt Brown, has been reflecting on the rich history in his neighbourhood in Beirut.

Ben Knight is a former Middle East and Washington Correspondent, who's just spent a month back in the US capital pitching in while other correspondents take a break over summer. When he left, there were still nine Republicans battling it out for the right to represent their party in the 2016 election. Donald Trump, of course, went on to win not only the nomination, but the Presidency. So what was it like going back to Trump's America?