Tibet Sees Scattered Protests, Arrests
2008-05-15
Two months after a massive crackdown ended the worst anti-Chinese unrest in Tibet in nearly 50 years, residents still report small, sporadic protests by monks, nuns, and lay people—and swift arrests.
Quake Survivors Lack Food, Water
2008-05-14
Corpses remain piled up on the streets of cities in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, as the authorities mobilize troops to rescue hundreds of thousands of people believed to be still trapped under rubble. Survivors are camping outside, and many say they have run out of food and water.
Burma Moving Storm Victims
2008-05-14
Burma’s military regime has begun moving large numbers of cyclone and flood victims from a major city hit by Tropical Cyclone Nargis last week. And a growing number of ordinary people are saying that foreign aid supplies are being sold privately in shops and markets, or controlled by officials and government supporters, instead of being distributed free to the most needy.
Sichuan Reeling From Quake
2008-05-13
The worst earthquake to hit China in three decades leaves thousands of people waiting anxiously for news of the missing, many of whom are believed trapped beneath collapsed buildings. Authorities say the toll is now around 12,000, and rising.
Defector Is Best-Selling Poet
2008-05-13
As court poet for North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il, Jang Jin-sung enjoyed all the trappings of life among the Pyongyang elite. But he traded it in for a dangerous flight to South Korea, where he is now a best-selling author of poems chronicling the grueling misery of North Korean life.
Disease Hits Cyclone Refugees
2008-05-13
More than 1 million Burmese survivors of Tropical Cyclone Nargis are still living with scant food or water as the threat of infectious disease mounts. Many say they have yet to receive any official aid and are managing as best they can on handouts from well-wishers and non-government groups.
Tibetan Nuns Jailed, Detained
2008-05-12
Nearly two months after widespread Tibetan protests against Chinese rule, authorities in a heavily Tibetan area of Sichuan province have handed down jail terms to seven nuns for joining the demonstrations—and 14 more nuns are taken into custody for staging new protests.
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