Our Mission

Radio Free Asia's mission is to provide accurate and timely news and information to Asian countries whose governments prohibit access to a free press.

More...

China Probes Opposition Party

2008-11-19

After the arrest of Nanjing-based political activist and blogger Guo Quan, authorities ask questions about his opposition party.

News

Burmese Child Soldier Returns Home

2008-11-20

Burma’s powerful military returns a child soldier to his family.

Sichuan Court Jails Tibetans

2008-11-20

Court officials and Tibetans say many Tibetans are now being handed jail terms as part of an ongoing crackdown.

'Black Jail' Plea from Hospital

2008-11-20

Hubei-based petitioner Guo Dajing has called for international pressure after he was detained at an unofficial detention center and severely beaten.

Gansu Protest Prompts Arrests

2008-11-19

More than 100 people are arrested in Gansu after a massive riot over land.

China Denies Space Spy Charges

2008-11-19

A foreign ministry spokesman in Beijing describes allegations of Chinese spying as "sheer fabrication."

China Warning Over Tibet Talks

2008-11-19

As Tibetans in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamsala look for a new policy direction, Beijing warns against any move for Tibetan independence.

Undercover Tibet Film Honored

2008-11-18

A film about Tibet is honored in London.

Uyghur Woman Released, Without Forced Abortion

2008-11-18

A Uyghur woman in China avoids a forced abortion, in a case that has drawn international attention.

Fears for China's Web Freedom

2008-11-18

Some say controls over China's Internet look set to get even tighter, as authorities arrest a prominent Nanjing blogger.

Korean Gulag Escapee Speaks Out

2008-11-17

A North Korean who escaped from one of the Stalinist regime's total-control prison camps wants the world to read his memoir.

Shenzhen Workers Demand Pay

2008-11-14

Police move in to quell rising protests in China's former industrial boomtown as hundreds of workers at a closed factory gather to demand three months' back pay.


Radio Free Asia
2025 M Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036, USA
202-530-4900
contact@rfa.org