Story Archive
2009-03-31
The minority Hui people on China’s Hainan Island are staging round-the-clock protests demanding protection for the tombs of their Muslim ancestors, after the military began bulldozing to make way for a parachute training ground. All photos were taken in January 2009 and provided to RFA by a villager.
2009-03-27
Burma is famous for its gems, but it also produces and exports ancient fossilized trees. See how they’re smuggled into China to be cut, polished, and sold.
2009-03-26
Thirty years after the murderous Khmer Rouge were toppled from power, Cambodians will finally see several leaders of the regime brought to justice before an international tribunal.
2009-03-23
On March 22, 2009, more than 90 Tibetan monks were detained after at least 100 people stormed a police station in a Tibetan-populated town in northwest China. The following is a timeline of major events in Tibet and China since protests against Beijing's rule in the Himalayan region erupted a year ago. (Source: AFP)
2009-03-18
Months after the United States tightened sanctions on Burmese gems, the trade in Bangkok is still brisk.
2009-03-13
China claims a U.S. Navy ship was operating illegally in China’s “exclusive economic zone.” The United States says Chinese ships surrounded and harassed their vessel in international waters.
2009-03-13
In an interview, actor and activist Richard Gere says that, in the long run, Tibets dark time will be over.
2009-03-09
DHARAMSALA, India: Tibetans pray for the long life of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and worry about a future without him.
2009-03-06
Burma and Vietnam have been following China's model of Internet censorship and punishing those who try to get around the restrictions, according to a report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, published in December 2008. Here is the list of imprisoned journalists in these countries.
2009-03-04
A total of 6.1 million university students are expected to graduate from Chinese colleges and universities this year. But job prospects are increasingly limited and unemployment for many is a real possibility.
2009-03-03
In a series of pictures sent to RFA from Labrang in Gansu province, in a region known to Tibetans as Amdo, Chinese police can be seen patrolling the city during Tibetan New Year.
2009-03-02
Chinese authorities in Tibetan-populated regions have increased security in the wake of a series of Tibetan protests and ahead of several politically sensitive dates.
