Story Archive
2014-11-17
Dissidents point to Communist Party control over the National Assembly, which conducted the vote.
2014-11-17
They could no longer tolerate the bad food, disease, lack of clothing, and threats, one escapee says.
2014-11-17
Lawyers for the jailed Uyghur scholar are in the process of appealing his life sentence for 'separatism.'
2014-11-17
Protesters encamped near government offices say they won't leave unless forced to do so.
2014-11-15
The student federation activists had hoped to hold talks with officials in Beijing over their demands for free elections in 2017.
2014-11-14
A clause that prohibits Aung San Suu Kyi from running for president ‘makes no sense,’ he says.
2014-11-14
They slam the arrests and convictions as politically motivated.
2014-11-14
They slam the arrests and convictions as politically motivated.
2014-11-14
Villagers petition China's central government over 'collusion' between local authorities and mining companies.
2014-11-14
Family members bringing food and clothes were also turned away, he says.
2014-11-14
Opinion is increasingly divided over what lies ahead for Occupy Central.
2014-11-13
It cites legal threats and a lack of adequate compensation or means for livelihood.
2014-11-13
The move comes after Beijing refuses to allow fully free elections in the ex-British colony.
2014-11-13
The government must manage the military’s transition to greater civilian participation, he says.
2014-11-13
The activist said she was prevented from traveling to attend a UN-backed NGO forum in Bangkok.
2014-11-13
Villagers say authorities moved in and razed a large area of farmland without warning.
2014-11-13
A source says they were forced to leave after refusing to renounce their faith.
2014-11-13
They say Chinese authorities reneged on a pledge to build places of worship as part of a resettlement deal.
2014-11-12
The four had protested the sentencing of fellow land campaigners a day earlier.
2014-11-12
The four had protested the sentencing of fellow land campaigners a day earlier.
2014-11-12
The government decides that workers should receive a monthly salary increase of U.S. $28.
2014-11-12
The government decides that workers should receive a monthly salary increase of U.S. $28.
2014-11-12
The plight of the Muslim minority group is a ‘serious humanitarian issue,’ he says.
2014-11-12
In Beijing, US President Barack Obama denies any involvement in the Occupy Central movement.
2014-11-12
Analysts say the deal will further confidence ahead of next year's Paris summit, and symbolizes warming bilateral ties.
2014-11-11
They say the country’s submission to the UN paints an outdated portrait of its rights situation.
2014-11-11
Police are given the go-ahead to help court bailiffs remove obstructions to sections of road occupied by protesters.
2014-11-11
The women had blocked a major artery in the capital Phnom Penh.
2014-11-11
The women had blocked a major artery in the capital Phnom Penh.
2014-11-11
The prison terms range from five to 16 years.
