Story Archive
2019-07-12
The move come in response to RFA reports that 15 villagers died during or after interrogations by security forces in Rakhine state.
2019-07-12
More than 1,000 families will lose their homes by the project’s completion.
2019-07-12
They say charges against two activists effectively criminalize acts of remembrance of Kem Ley.
2019-07-12
Tsai Ing-wen's unofficial transit through the U.S. comes after Washington announces U.S.$2.2 billion in arms sales to the democratic island.
2019-07-12
Pu Wenqing, elderly mother of detained rights activist Huang Qi, is in very poor health, sources say.
2019-07-12
Sources say the authorities want to limit the spread of information in the markets by keeping them open for shorter periods of time.
2019-07-12
Wang Zang said he has now signed a guarantee not to post such things in future, because his family won't cope if he has to go to jail.
2019-07-12
Zhang Baocheng's friends thought he would be released following the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre, but he now faces terrorism charges.
2019-07-11
Their tears are seen as signs of disloyalty to China after their forced removal from the Yachen Gar Tibetan Buddhist center.
2019-07-11
Members sign declaration seeking to turn maritime region into a sea of peace and sustainable development.
2019-07-11
Ambassador Nathan Sales calls the claims a pretext to ‘wage war on religion’ in the region.
2019-07-11
The wife of a prisoner on hunger strike meanwhile asks foreign embassies to send representatives to investigate prison conditions.
2019-07-11
Analysts say the government’s handling of the Arakan Army could harm already fragile peace talks.
2019-07-11
Authorities harassed supporters in the capital and tried to shut down ceremonies across the country.
2019-07-11
'Lennon Walls' of stickers and posters opposing extradition to mainland China are the focus of violence by unidentified individuals.
2019-07-11
Residents were renting out their government housing to use as brothels.
2019-07-10
They also demand unfettered access for UN experts to camps in the region.
2019-07-10
The Ministry of Home Affairs says they were raising funds and taking other actions "inimical to Singapore’s security.'
2019-07-10
Mihrabs are traditionally built into homes to signify the direction one faces when praying.
2019-07-10
Opposition voices say chief executive Carrie Lam's claim that the hugely unpopular bill is 'dead' cuts no ice with campaigners.
2019-07-10
District governor says compensation will be paid out by developer, but does not say when.
2019-07-10
Sources close to Ji Sizun's family say there are suspicions around his death, which came after the authorities pressured his family into signing away their right to his remains.
2019-07-09
They call the flawed trial of his killer part of a cover-up to protect those who orchestrated his death.
2019-07-09
A military spokesman denied villagers’ accounts of a roundup and search for Arakan Army fighters.
2019-07-09
The ruling Chinese Communist Party has ensured that attorneys specializing in human rights cases are now very hard to find.
2019-07-09
Corpses of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il’s are preserved and on full display at a yearly cost of $400,000.
2019-07-09
Student leaders say they won't take part in dialogue until all of protesters' demands are met.
2019-07-09
Sheikh Hasina rejects U.S. lawmaker’s proposal for Dhaka to annex Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
2019-07-08
The publisher discussed Hong Kong, human rights, China and Taiwan, said an aide to Lai.
2019-07-08
Villagers stage protests against two different development projects, one with a Cambodian developer and the other backed by a Chinese company.
