Laos Clarifies Activist Case to UN
2013-01-04
The government says information the UN’s human rights office received about disappeared activist Sombath Somphone is incorrect.
Karen Call to Stop Attacks
2013-01-03
KNU leaders will ask Burma’s president to end military offensives against ethnic rebel groups.
Escape From North Korea
2013-01-03
In a new book, author Melanie Kirkpatrick describes an underground railroad carrying North Koreans to freedom.
Thailand Deports Rohingyas
2013-01-03
Authorities send members of the Muslim minority back to Burma after planning first to push them out to sea.
Factory Faintings Rise
2013-01-03
Labor advocates say the Cambodian government should do more to improve working conditions in the garment industry.
Factory Faintings Rise
2013-01-03
Labor advocates say the Cambodian government should do more to improve working conditions in the garment industry.
Writer's Death Reports Doubted
2013-01-02
A relative of a jailed Uyghur writer questions reports about his death, saying he was fine when she last saw him.
Kachin Peace Talks Urged
2013-01-02
A government spokesman says the Burmese government wants peace with ethnic Kachin rebels.
Woman Held Over Letter to Wen
2013-01-02
A longtime petitioner is detained after signing a letter asking the Chinese premier about his financial assets.
Rally Calls on Leung to Resign
2013-01-01
A mass protest in Hong Kong on the first day of the New Year calls for the city's Beijing-backed leader to step down.
Activists Visit Liu Xia
2013-01-01
Chinese dissidents manage to visit the detained wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.
Three Key Questions in 2013
2012-12-31
China's maritime row with its neighbors, a possible nuclear test by North Korea, and self-immolation protests in Tibet may dominate developments in East Asia.
'I'm Not Afraid to Live Openly'
2012-12-31
Tibetan writer Woeser has a message for the state security police who confronted her at the Lhasa Railway Station.
Warning Over Kachin Conflict
2012-12-29
The Burmese government is asked to end the Kachin conflict through peaceful means instead of military force.