Story Archive
2017-12-07
A feminist activist and a legal professional leave the city after police harassment, as police cordon off the entire venue, forbidding public access.
2017-12-07
The paper tells readers close to the border with North Korea how to survive the worst effects of a nuclear blast in their backyard.
2017-12-06
He says Cambodia is still a multi-party democracy, although he no longer faces political competition.
2017-12-06
Auto pistons and iron pipes used to make improvised explosive devices are discovered in Kyaut Pandu village.
2017-12-06
The prominent rights lawyer went missing during a July 2015 raid on the Beijing Fengrui law firm, and is believed to be facing subversion charges.
2017-12-06
Chang Tieh-chih was likely refused entry at Beijing's behest, pro-democracy activists and politicians say.
2017-12-05
The UN’s top human rights official says the systematic discrimination and atrocities against the group may include elements of genocide.
2017-12-05
The announcement followed protests that caused the shutdown of a tollbooth at one site.
2017-12-05
Chinese intrusions into Vietnamese waters are also on the rise, another government department says.
2017-12-05
Meanwhile, villagers say they lack representation after CNRP officials are removed.
2017-12-05
Angered by reports of wrongdoing, Kim Jong Un cracks down on wealthy North Koreans with ties to government officials.
2017-12-05
Han Liang makes his speech several days ahead of World Human Rights Day, in order to evade detention by police.
2017-12-05
Former People's Liberation Army (PLA) veterans who fought Vietnam in 1979 say they have yet to receive promised pensions and other benefits that were promised to them.
2017-12-04
The 158 MPs say his continued detention risks throwing the legitimacy of upcoming elections into question.
2017-12-04
The local government is providing them with temporary housing, but they are having difficulty finding work.
2017-12-04
The military wants to prevent rice and gas from getting into the hands of ‘illegal’ mine operators.
2017-12-04
Observers say fees are too high, the station is unfairly located, and the project lacks transparency.
2017-12-04
They work out of newly opened 'branches' of state-linked firms in an effort to increase trade volume in the sanctions-hit country.
2017-12-04
President Xi Jinping's notion of cyber-sovereignty could entail enforcement of Chinese laws far beyond its borders.
2017-12-04
The writer made the comments following a string of reports of traditional grazing lands lost to development by Chinese-run companies.
2017-12-04
“The presence of God today is also called Rohingya,” pontiff says.
2017-12-01
They say workers will suffer if they lose jobs in the garment and footwear industry, the backbone of the country’s economy.
2017-12-01
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh is returned to prison to serve a 10-year term after her appeal is rejected in court.
2017-12-01
The Kachin Independence Army accuses the government military of launching an offensive against its Battalion 14.
2017-12-01
Three women's rights activists have been under increasing pressure to leave Guangzhou after they planned an anti-sexual harassment campaign on public transport.
2017-12-01
Activists say heavy surveillance and police warnings are enough to stop them taking part in HIV/AIDS advocacy events.
2017-12-01
Women's rights activist Su Changlan still faces restrictions on her freedom to travel, alongside her family, following the end of her jail term.
