Story Archive
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.
2018-12-12
Housing complex on Bhashan Char awaits opening ceremony to be led by PM Sheikh Hasina.
2018-12-12
But critics say the move seeks to ease international pressure and won’t resolve the country’s political crisis.
2018-12-12
Security measures are removed and residents are warned to refrain from speaking about the facilities.
2018-12-12
Activists light candles and release black balloons during call for government to free Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
2018-12-12
Traffickers prey on vulnerable women from Shan state and other conflict-torn areas bordering China.
2018-12-12
Six years have passed since the popular rural development expert and land rights advocate vanished at a police checkpoint outside Vientiane.
2018-12-12
A foreign ministry spokesman says Kovrig 'may have broken Chinese law,' as Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is released on bail in Canada under stringent conditions.
2018-12-12
Cambodian government says Rath Rott Mony was extradited back to Cambodia for ‘questioning.’
2018-12-12
Once central to North Korea’s coal-laundering operations, international pressure forces Nakhodka to back off on illicit trade
2018-12-12
His comments come after a mass raid on members of a Protestant church in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
2018-12-11
Cambodia accuses Rath Rott Mony of creating fake news, but his wife says he is being targeted for his activism.
2018-12-11
Nguyen Van Trang and Le Van Thuong face charges under Article 109 for their pro-democracy efforts in the one-party state.
2018-12-11
Chinese authorities detain a former Canadian diplomat just days after police in Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, CFO of China’s Huawei Technologies. Meng was arrested at Washington’s request.
2018-12-11
Thousands march through the streets of Myitkyina calling for the release of Lum Zawng, Nang Pu, and Zau Jat.
2018-12-11
A Hong Kong connection is emerging in the case of Meng Wanzhou, accused by the U.S. of violating sanctions against Iran.
2018-12-11
Most Maoists detained in a nationwide crackdown on the unionization movement at Jasic Technology are being held in unknown locations.
2018-12-10
But rights groups say the government does not uphold its international rights commitments.
2018-12-10
Gheyret Abdurahman joins four others arrested from the Academy of Social Sciences of Xinjiang in recent crackdowns.
2018-12-10
Win Myint says the country is trying to create awareness of human rights during its transition to democracy.
2018-12-10
They say China is a ‘significant exception’ in the advancement of human rights since the declaration was enacted.
2018-12-10
Pu Wenqing, mother of Huang Qi, had hoped to use Human Rights Day 2018 to publicize her son's situation.
2018-12-10
China has demanded that Canada release Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies. Canadian authorities detained her on suspicion of evading U.S. trade sanctions with Iran. Meng could face extradition to the United States.
2018-12-10
Andrew Wan and Lam Cheuk-ting say the charges are 'ridiculous' and indicate growing political suppression in the city at Beijing's behest.
2018-12-10
An outcry followed reports that residents were forced to burn furniture for heat.
2018-12-09
Fate of Drugkho, the 155th confirmed self-immolation in Tibet since 2008, is unknown as Chinese police clamp down on Ngaba County.
