Story Archive
2020-08-26
The country must protect its sovereignty and freedom, Manila's top diplomat says in response to Beijing's charges of Philippine 'provocations.'
2020-08-26
Local political and religious figures call for transparency in the military’s handling of the case.
2020-08-26
Administration cites concern over cultural and religious repression, forced labor, and forced population control in the Xinjiang region.
2020-08-26
Youth activists visit Rong Chhun supporters in prison.
2020-08-26
Members of the diaspora in the Netherlands submit 58 reports of threats to the Justice Ministry.
2020-08-26
The city's Democratic Party says the arrests are a form of political retaliation against elected representatives.
2020-08-26
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that China's construction activities in the South China Sea harm the environment and destabilize the region.
2020-08-26
A recent change in immigration law prompts a surge in applications for UK-issued passports.
2020-08-25
Lao residents say their government has not done routine spraying to keep mosquitoes at bay.
2020-08-25
'We want to go back to our country, but we will go back with our rights as citizens,' one refugee camp leader says.
2020-08-25
Border guard unit’s leaders are sent to correctional camps along with family members.
2020-08-25
A military spokesman says government soldiers were not involved.
2020-08-25
China’s candidate for judge wins a seat at a judicial body responsible for maritime disputes, but just how important was this election?
2020-08-25
Veterans of the incident say they need to counter Beijing's propaganda, which has silenced public examination of that chapter in China's history.
2020-08-25
The ban is the latest example of what observers say is an assault on religious practices in the region.
2020-08-25
Authorities say one detainee, Trinh Ba Tu, in the 20th day of a hunger strike.
2020-08-25
An overseas-based rights group says the new legislation has already enabled the arbitrary arrests of citizens for their public speech alone.
2020-08-25
Geophysicists and software engineers are getting hired for 'stability maintenance' roles in Chinese cities.
2020-08-25
Od Sayavong disappeared in Bangkok on Aug. 26, 2019 after calling in public for democracy and human rights in Laos.
2020-08-24
Thousands of boys and girls sheltering at camps in Bangladesh remain traumatized by the horrors they witnessed, experts say.
2020-08-24
The app owned by Chinese social media company TikTok removed content considered politically sensitive by Beijing.
2020-08-24
Exercises could be routine training missions or preparations for war, one expert says.
2020-08-24
Rong Chhun is scheduled to appeal no-bail ruling Wednesday.
2020-08-24
Local government converts outdated facility into commercial real estate.
2020-08-24
Some say China won't recognize the Mekong as an international waterway, though, and will fail to follow through on its promises.
2020-08-24
Sources say the practice is likely due to severe overcrowding in the region’s prisons.
2020-08-24
Community leader Bu Dokyab had told local Tibetans that surrendering land deeds would destroy their livelihood and end any chance of passing their land to future generations.
2020-08-24
Anyone with the means to leave will likely emigrate over the next couple of years, as Beijing ends the city's traditional freedoms.
2020-08-24
The move to force ethnic Mongolian children to learn Chinese, and to phase out Mongolian-medium teaching in schools, sparks calls for independence from activists.
2020-08-22
Gifts Erkin Emet’s family gave the 30-year-resident of Turkey were treated as evidence of "abetting terrorists.”
