Tibetan Monks Still Held in Qinghai
2008-08-28
Months after widespread Tibetan protests against Chinese rule, hundreds of monks are detained in Qinghai.
Police Killed in New Xinjiang Clash
2008-08-28
Unarmed Uyghur police come under attack while searching for suspects in an August clash.
Burmese Army Recruits Young Monks
2008-08-26
Unusual incident reveals that successful recruiters are rewarded with money and rice.
U.S. Activists Interrogated, Kept Awake
2008-08-26
Americans expelled from China for Olympic protests speak about their fears and loss of control during interrogation
Refugee Children Paint ‘Feelings From Tibet’
2008-08-25
Tibetan schoolchildren, now refugees in India, use art to express their thoughts about their homeland, their families, and China’s Olympics.
Laos Flood Kills 4, Recedes
2008-08-20
Massive rainfall and overflowing rivers have killed more than one hundred people in Laos and Vietnam. Bad weather is expected to persist in the lower Mekong Basin until the end of September.
China’s Empty Protest Zones
2008-08-18
Beijing's "protest parks" are empty and unused, and activists say demonstrations are overtly discouraged. Police say it's because there is a good 'social environment'; a lone protester in Ritan park has another story to tell.
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