Story Archive
2019-09-11
The day of singing and chanting comes amid growing criticism of police violence and warnings over the effects of tear gas.
2019-09-11
Lee Meng-chu is currently subject to a criminal investigation, but he has yet to meet with a lawyer.
2019-09-10
The group calls on Chinese President Xi Jinping to intervene in Tashpolat Teyip’s case.
2019-09-10
Okhna in the military and police must choose between their official and private titles to avoid conflicts of interest.
2019-09-10
Digital monitoring and blocking of foreign sites keep access to independent news reporting tightly restricted, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.
2019-09-10
The prospect that the Myanmar military will join the talks remains uncertain amid positive hints.
2019-09-10
The fishermen of Masinloc say they their catches have diminished because of Chinese activity around Scarborough Shoal.
2019-09-10
Cambodia’s government maintains that Kem Sokha is not being detained, tells U.S. to mind its own business.
2019-09-10
Lam Wing-kei's store project strikes a chord with democratic Taiwan following the detention of five Hong Kong booksellers for selling banned political books to residents of mainland China.
2019-09-10
Officials hit out at 'malicious rumors' but only release limited images from an Aug. 31 police attack on subway passengers.
2019-09-09
Amnesty international calls for immediate release of another jailed activist who has been waiting for trial for more than a year.
2019-09-09
CNRP party members in Cambodia meanwhile report continuing surveillance and harassment by authorities.
2019-09-09
Arslan taught Mandarin Chinese to Uyghur students at a primary school in Ghulja.
2019-09-09
The Arakan Army, Ta’ang National Liberation Army, and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army say they will respond if attacked.
2019-09-09
The army denies that it dropped the complaint against Rev. Hkalam Samson on account of growing international pressure.
2019-09-09
One day after telling local media that it had stopped using liquid mercury in 2016, Rang Dong admitted to authorities it was still using the substance.
2019-09-09
Former protest leader Joshua Wong is re-arrested at the airport en route to Germany after 'mix-up' over bail conditions.
2019-09-09
Police in China's Hunan province question 24 activists who posted selfies with one eye covered in support of the Hong Kong protests.
2019-09-09
The six were arrested upon reaching Nepali soil and swiftly handed over to China on Sept. 5.
2019-09-08
A recent convert to the cause discusses his political awakening, and his view of Hong Kong's three-month-old anti-extradition movement.
2019-09-06
Eight warships, four aircraft and more than 1,000 personnel from 11 nations took part.
2019-09-06
Concerns over food, water and air poisoning remain, though scientists disagree on whether the warning was accurate.
2019-09-06
Officials discuss adding barbed wire to camps, preparing to relocate 100,000 to Bhashan Char island.
2019-09-06
Sources said they were unsure who had been caring for the three-year-old when he died.
2019-09-06
Paul Lu gave a broken scale to his sentencing judge to underscore distrust of justice system.
2019-09-06
Officials say more than 6,000 are leaving each day since the order two weeks ago.
2019-09-06
Purchase deal reached at ASEAN energy gathering would raise the capacity from 100 to 300 megawatts.
2019-09-06
Police are deployed throughout the crowd, while cameras monitor Tibetans' movements and officials give speeches denouncing the Dalai Lama.
2019-09-06
Aung Ko Htway was jailed for two years after describing his ordeal to RFA in an interview.
2019-09-06
Eight Democratic Party senators write President Donald Trump expressing concern over North Korea’s weapons tests.