Story Archive
2020-10-02
Access remains restricted for Tibetans despite completion of construction work around the temple complex.
2020-10-02
With economy smacked by typhoons and squeezed by sanctions and the coronavirus, people must steal to eat.
2020-10-02
Tursunjan Sawut and his wife Gulbehrem were taken into custody by police in a night raid three years ago on their home, according to information just recently received.
2020-10-02
Economic effects of pandemic combine with policy conflicts to curb imports.
2020-10-02
Australian think-tank investigates suspicious activity of pro-China Facebook accounts in recent weeks.
2020-10-02
Nationalist tabloid Global Times editor says Trump, First Lady have 'paid the price' for not wearing masks.
2020-10-02
Washington, London, Bangkok, Istanbul among some 60 cities that saw rallies by critics of Beijing's repression.
2020-10-01
Kyaw Myint, who goes by other aliases, is accused of escaping from jail more than 20 years ago.
2020-10-01
Phnom Penh should fix problems instead of trying to deny widely observed facts in the social media era.
2020-10-01
Sangchu county Tibetans convicted of 'extortion' had received compensation for damage caused by Chinese road-building work.
2020-10-01
Government officials deny the claim, though, saying refugees housed on the island are being 'treated properly.'
2020-10-01
Some are sent straight from the camps to the factories, where they work 12 hours a day with only one day free per month.
2020-10-01
Rights groups welcome release of ‘Thitsy,’ urge Vientiane to respect the rights of dissenters.
2020-10-01
Protesters gather outside Washington D.C.’s Capitol Building to condemn China’s violations of human rights in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Tibet.
2020-10-01
More than 60 people, including two district councilors, are arrested on suspicion of 'illegal assembly.'
2020-10-01
From Uyghurs and Tibetans in China's far west to Mongolians and Koreans in the north and east, a heavy-handed Communist Party policy to expand Chinese language education at the expense of native languages is meeting resistance from ethnic minorities who see a concerted drive to wipe out local tongues and identities. Inner Mongolia has seen weeks of class boycotts and street protests, while the Korean region in Jilin province has been blanketed with police to deter activism.
2020-10-01
The brother and sister are staying anonymous to avoid being targeted under a draconian security law.
2020-09-30
Residents say they secretly agree with the slogan, because elites live the good life while they struggle.
2020-09-30
One new party has cancelled its broadcast after election officials cut language on poverty and tax rates.
2020-09-30
Kyaw Tint Swe told UN that militants from Myanmar are taking sanctuary in southeastern Bangladesh.
2020-09-30
They called for an end to 22 months of fighting and a lifting of an internet ban in western Rakhine state.
2020-09-30
Beijing seeks to leverage global status to keep people silent about human rights abuses, witnesses say.
2020-09-30
RFA has identified wealth and assets enjoyed by Saroeun’s family across three continents.
2020-09-30
Pham Dinh Quy, a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City's Ton Duc Thang University, had accused Dak Lak province Communist Party chief Bui Van Cong of plagiarizing his doctoral thesis.
2020-09-30
The ban joins similar restrictions on religious observance by Uyghurs under the age of 65, with those breaking the rules sent to Xinjiang's vast network of re-education camps.
2020-09-30
Wong's travel ban linked to bail conditions is extended at the request of the prosecution.
2020-09-30
Relatives of activists detained by China while trying to flee to democratic Taiwan hit out at a lack of support from their own government.
2020-09-30
Lao representative dismissed concerns, commended “overwhelming positive feedback.”
2020-09-30
Geng Xiaonan and her husband Qin Zhen stand accused of publishing thousands of 'illegal books.'
2020-09-29
Many of the brokers were themselves government agents who deceived their own agencies.
