Story Archive
2016-10-31
Government troops’ use of heavy artillery has injured two villagers, the rebel army reports.
2016-10-31
Lawyers are being subjected to beatings, illegal detention, strip-searches and denial of entry to courtrooms to defend clients, they say.
2016-10-31
While media and outside observers are kept out of a conflict zone, a Rakhine state lawmaker claims residents burned down their own homes.
2016-10-31
They also promise not to interfere with government policy in the area and to uphold 'national unity.'
2016-10-31
Qin Chao is the only one of five rights website volunteers not to be released, and may be at risk of torture.
2016-10-31
Expectations are low for a debt-equity swap plan.
2016-10-28
They were trying a short-cut across Vietnam to a sensitive temple location back inside Cambodia when stopped.
2016-10-28
They were trying a short-cut across Vietnam to a sensitive temple location back inside Cambodia when stopped.
2016-10-28
The mother of popular blogger 'Mother Mushroom' appeals for attention to her daughter's detention by Vietnam's one-party state.
2016-10-28
An exiled Mongolian rights activist remembers dissident writer Huuchinhuu, who has just died.
2016-10-28
Capture of 8 in Ngasakyu follows arrest of two others based on detained insurgent's testimony.
2016-10-28
Feminists say the political culture of the ruling Chinese Communist Party means women rarely make it to the top.
2016-10-28
Activists say the authorities are increasing worried about domestic opposition to the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
2016-10-27
Corruption in the police force and the courts is undermining public confidence in justice, sources say.
2016-10-27
A spokesman accuses people abroad of circulating old photos to the U.N., rights groups, and international media.
2016-10-27
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court says it needs more time to find witnesses and evidence, as a U.S. diplomat urges renewed talks.
2016-10-27
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court says it needs more time to find witnesses and evidence, as a U.S. diplomat urges renewed talks.
2016-10-27
Environmental activists say the central government is trying to take back control of monitoring amid widespread fraud by local officials.
2016-10-27
A communique calls on members of the ruling Chinese Communist Party to 'unite around Comrade Xi Jinping.'
2016-10-27
Vietnam's rice bowl is imperiled by salt from rising seas as extreme weather events and climate change pose complex challenges.
2016-10-26
Myanmar receives an overall ranking of 170 out of 190 economies on the ease of setting up and running a business in the country.
2016-10-26
A Legislative Council session is canceled after lawmakers barge in and loudly protest their debarring by its chairman.
2016-10-26
He is freed a month after his sentence ends on his family's assurance they will not publicize the release.
2016-10-26
Despite Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith's attempts to cut corruption, it's life as usual at the border.
2016-10-26
A powerful legislative committee dominated by the Cambodian People’s Party approved draconian new rules for lawmakers.
2016-10-26
A powerful legislative committee dominated by the Cambodian People’s Party approved draconian new rules for lawmakers.
2016-10-26
Beijing doesn't believe in the universality of human rights and refuses to cooperate with U.N. monitoring, activists say.
2016-10-25
A land dispute may have led to the deadly confrontation in the country's Central Highlands.
2016-10-25
Activists are taken away from their homes during a top-level political meeting of the ruling Chinese Communist Party in Beijing.
2016-10-25
Bao You Xiang says that the United Wa State Army and the Mongla group can work out their issues.
