Story Archive
2018-12-18
Factions within the opposition party split on reactions to Sam Rainsy’s promise to go back.
2018-12-18
Zhao Changqing joins his family two years after they fled China, and vows to continue working for democracy from exile.
2018-12-18
Four women shave their heads, then name and shame two judges publicly for holding rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang well past the legal time limit.
2018-12-17
Tran Thi Nga had been refused permission for a visit in September as punishment for 'breaking prison rules.'
2018-12-17
The prime minister refuses to speak to an RFA reporter, accusing the international broadcaster of bias against him.
2018-12-17
Freeze on working visas thins the numbers of North Korean musician-waitresses in Vladivostok
2018-12-17
Many who remain work illegally on tourist visas.
2018-12-17
Authorities appear to hack users' Twitter accounts via their smartphones, and use threats to force them to delete their accounts entirely.
2018-12-17
But observers say the premier is trying to divert attention from the negative impacts of the project.
2018-12-17
Workers protest long hours and higher production targets at no increase in pay.
2018-12-17
Zahirshah Ablimit and his parents had travelled to Turkey before their detention last year.
2018-12-14
Two young Tibetans set themselves ablaze while another stages a solo protest calling for Tibetan freedom.
2018-12-14
Travelers stranded as trucks overloaded with rare earth mineral ore send bridge tumbling into a river.
2018-12-14
Complaints on social media force one district to retreat from its demands for cash, sources say.
2018-12-14
Employees of the Jocam Footware Company, Ltd., who refuse to move to a new factory, are demanding US $300 each.
2018-12-14
Ratt Roth Mony to request bail after being extradited and charged for helping produce sex trafficking documentary
2018-12-14
Family members say the activists endure routine abuse and suffer from health problems in detention.
2018-12-14
Fighting drives 330 civilians from two villages in Ponnagyun township.
2018-12-14
Abdukerim Abduweli’s case has been routinely raised with China by rights groups and Western governments.
2018-12-14
Meng Lang's writing was suffused with a 'strong sense of resistance' to the official literature of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, friends say.
2018-12-14
Occupy Central co-founder Benny Tai warns of a 'chilling effect' if the nine defendants are found guilty of public order charges.
2018-12-14
Freight forwarding companies in southern China openly advertise third-country transshipment and new certificates of origin for exporters to the US.
2018-12-13
Rath Rott Mony to be detained during investigation into his role in production of ‘My Mother Sold Me’
2018-12-13
Authorities detain 13 of 50 demonstrators who want central government authorities to intervene in a labor dispute.
2018-12-13
The group also urges Beijing to observe human rights, on the anniversary of a UN rights declaration.
2018-12-13
Michael Spavor, who set up an organization sending tour groups to North Korea, is under investigation for 'harming state security' in Liaoning province.
2018-12-13
They want to address an inquiry commission appointed by the state from the relative safety of Bangladesh.
2018-12-13
A U.S.-based group calls for the release of 'scores' of people detained in raids on the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu.
2018-12-13
Gudzon Shipping in dire straits for its role in ship-to-ship oil transfers
2018-12-12
When signed into law, the bill will deny visas to Chinese officials responsible for blocking US journalists and diplomats from travel in Tibet.
