Story Archive
2012-12-20
Lao authorities may have subjected an activist to an enforced disappearance, according to a rights group.
2012-12-20
Thousands of Chinese are drawn to countries that protect investments and uphold the rule of law.
2012-12-20
Chinese authorities refuse passports to Uyghurs in defiance of official rules.
2012-12-19
Disappeared activist Sombath Somphone was last seen at a traffic stop.
2012-12-19
Uyghurs must construct public roads for free or face fines.
2012-12-19
Rights groups criticize the acquittal of a former governor.
2012-12-19
Rights groups criticize the acquittal of a former governor.
2012-12-19
A UN official calls on leaders in Burma’s Rakhine state to accept ethnic differences for peace.
2012-12-19
Authorities seek to control the narrative on important political events in December.
2012-12-19
China seeks to downplay concerns that the world will end this week amidst police clashes with members of a religious sect.
2012-12-18
Five Tibetan monks are missing after a self-immolation protest.
2012-12-18
An orbiting satellite may have North Korea’s elite elated, but ordinary citizens feel deflated.
2012-12-18
The US Ambassador to Burma expresses concern about Kachin refugees in northern Burma.
2012-12-18
Cambodia’s war crimes tribunal says its national component is in dire financial straits.
2012-12-18
Cambodia’s war crimes tribunal says its national component is in dire financial straits.
2012-12-18
Chinese villagers in Hainan province are punished after they opposed plans to build a power station in their township.
2012-12-18
Authorities reverse the convictions after the fall of former party secretary Bo Xilai from political grace.
2012-12-17
The Lao director of a civil society group in Vientiane has disappeared, friends say.
2012-12-17
The atmosphere during the official period of mourning for the anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death is mixed with celebration over the satellite launch, sources say.
2012-12-17
Members of Parliament from the Cambodian People’s Party won’t meet with villagers over land disputes.
2012-12-17
Members of Parliament from the Cambodian People’s Party won’t meet with villagers over land disputes.
2012-12-17
Chinese authorities say the man who stabbed 23 children was 'psychologically affected' by doomsday predictions.
2012-12-17
Authorities have detained a number of car owners following a melee in southern China.
2012-12-14
A court refuses Cambodian activist Mam Sonando’s request for release on bail pending his appeal.
2012-12-14
A court refuses Cambodian activist Mam Sonando’s request for release on bail pending his appeal.
2012-12-14
A Lao court rules in favor of an earlier decision stripping the company of its casino ownership.
2012-12-14
The four Burmese protesters refuse to be bailed out in an act of defiance, sources say.
2012-12-14
Activists demand that China's leaders fulfill their pledge to fight corruption.
2012-12-14
The five men had planned to self-immolate in a protest against rule by Beijing.
2012-12-13
North Korea's Kim Jong Un urges more satellite launches after the Kwangmyongsong-3 is sent into space.
