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Religious Groups Fear Crackdown After Raid on Hong Kong Protest Church
Religious Groups Fear Crackdown After Raid on Hong Kong Protest Church 2020-12-09

Church leaders in Hong Kong say the targeting of a Protestant church under a draconian national security law could spell trouble for the whole community.

North Koreans Mobilized for ‘80-Day Battle’ Told to Pay Cash Instead of Labor
North Koreans Mobilized for ‘80-Day Battle’ Told to Pay Cash Instead of Labor 2020-12-09

Residents suspect the mobilization campaign was really aimed at squeezing cash out of them from the start.

Bangladesh Approves Chinese-Led Wind Power Project
Bangladesh Approves Chinese-Led Wind Power Project 2020-12-09

Fluctuating wind speeds and high prices for power may make the project unviable, though, one energy expert says.

Wife of Jailed Opposition Activist to Continue Fight For Release as Cambodia Snubs Human Rights Day
Wife of Jailed Opposition Activist to Continue Fight For Release as Cambodia Snubs Human Rights Day 2020-12-10

Seng Chanthorn and others hold weekly protests that authorities have violently dispersed.

‘I Protest Because My Husband Has Done Nothing Wrong’
2020-12-09

Seng Chanthron’s husband is one of dozens of Cambodian opposition party activists imprisoned by the Hun Sen regime in 2020. And she is protesting for his ...

Democracy Icon’s Myanmar Holds ‘Not a Small Number’ of Political Prisoners
Democracy Icon’s Myanmar Holds ‘Not a Small Number’ of Political Prisoners 2020-12-09

Rights groups that long supported Aung San Suu Kyi say activists are now punished by laws once used against her.

Hongkongers in Exile Seek Political Asylum Amid National Security Crackdown at Home
Hongkongers in Exile Seek Political Asylum Amid National Security Crackdown at Home 2020-12-10

On Human Rights Day, activists in exile speak out about the pain of leaving and the grueling process of becoming a refugee.

China Puts Rights Lawyers, Families Under House Arrest on Human Rights Day
China Puts Rights Lawyers, Families Under House Arrest on Human Rights Day 2020-12-10

Several rights lawyers targeted in a nationwide crackdown begun in July 2015 have been prevented from leaving their homes by state security police.

Human Rights Day: Recalling Tibetan Political Prisoners Who Died or Were Jailed in 2020
Human Rights Day: Recalling Tibetan Political Prisoners Who Died or Were Jailed in 2020 2020-12-10

'There were many more incidents and cases that we haven’t identified yet,' says Dharamsala-based researcher Tenzin Dawa.

Relocation of Ancient Uyghur Village Ruse to Assimilate Residents, Appropriate Resources: Experts
Relocation of Ancient Uyghur Village Ruse to Assimilate Residents, Appropriate Resources: Experts 2020-12-10

Authorities claimed villagers were impoverished and ‘wild,’ as a pretext to move them out, they say.

Bangladesh Installs Last Span of Ambitious Chinese-Backed Bridge Project
Bangladesh Installs Last Span of Ambitious Chinese-Backed Bridge Project 2020-12-10

More work remains to be done, though, with the railway portion of the bridge targeted for completion in June 2024.

US Expresses Concern About Bangladesh's Transfer of Rohingya to Remote Island
US Expresses Concern About Bangladesh's Transfer of Rohingya to Remote Island 2020-12-10

Conditions on the island are much better than in the camps in Cox's Bazar, and the Rohingya should eventually return to Myanmar, Bangladesh's foreign minister ...

Tibet’s Dalai Lama Affirms Plan to Live a Long Life
Tibet’s Dalai Lama Affirms Plan to Live a Long Life 2020-12-10

The exiled spiritual leader says his life has been strengthened by the faith and devotion of the Tibetan people.

Businesses Must be ‘Concerned About Issues Related to Forced Labor’: CBP Official on Xinjiang Goods
Businesses Must be ‘Concerned About Issues Related to Forced Labor’: CBP Official on Xinjiang Goods 2020-12-10

CBP Executive Director for Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Ana Hinojosa details efforts to block forced labor goods from entering the US.

Laos’ Rights Record Marred by Arbitrary Arrests, Forced Disappearances and Harsh Treatment in Custody
Laos’ Rights Record Marred by Arbitrary Arrests, Forced Disappearances and Harsh Treatment in Custody 2020-12-10

The situation is “getting worse,” experts say, while the government blames lack of progress on COVID-19.

Hong Kong Lawmaker Ousted by China Seeks Political Asylum in US
Hong Kong Lawmaker Ousted by China Seeks Political Asylum in US 2020-12-11

Baggio Leung says he wants to fight for Hong Kong's freedoms by turning lobbyist in the US.

'She Spoke Out For Justice Without Regard For Her Own Safety'
'She Spoke Out For Justice Without Regard For Her Own Safety' 2020-12-11

Detained Chinese publisher Geng Xiaonan wins a human rights award as concerns grow over her treatment in a police detention center.

Hong Kong Media Magnate Jimmy Lai Charged With 'Colluding With Foreign Forces'
Hong Kong Media Magnate Jimmy Lai Charged With 'Colluding With Foreign Forces' 2020-12-11

The charge comes after Lai was remanded in police custody pending a fraud charge linked to his Next Digital media empire.

US Curbs on China Tech Giants Likely to Remain
US Curbs on China Tech Giants Likely to Remain 2020-12-11

Incoming Biden administration seen as "tough on China."

Police in Myanmar’s Rakhine Turn Away Villagers Seeking Help in Case of Abducted Relatives
Police in Myanmar’s Rakhine Turn Away Villagers Seeking Help in Case of Abducted Relatives 2020-12-11

Police in Rakhine's Kyauktaw township say the complaint must be filed with the military, but the military refers the matter back to the police.

Cambodian Documentary Fixer Released From Prison After Serving Two-Year Term
Cambodian Documentary Fixer Released From Prison After Serving Two-Year Term 2020-12-11

Rath Rott Mony was jailed for ‘incitement’ after assisting in a film about child prostitution.

Villagers From Thai Deep South Protest China-Backed Special Economic Zone
Villagers From Thai Deep South Protest China-Backed Special Economic Zone 2020-12-11

Thai authorities say the project will bring thousands of jobs to the impoverished region, but local residents fear environmental destruction and the eventual ...

Jailed Vietnamese RFA Blogger Forced to Work Long Hours With Injured Back
Jailed Vietnamese RFA Blogger Forced to Work Long Hours With Injured Back 2020-12-11

Truong Duy Nhat, who blogged for RFA and was kidnapped by police in Thailand for return to Vietnam, is being forced to work eight hours a day, aggravating pain ...

Uyghur-Australian Reunited With Wife, Child After Three-year Campaign to Free Them From China
Uyghur-Australian Reunited With Wife, Child After Three-year Campaign to Free Them From China 2020-12-11

Sadam Abdusalam’s wife said her passport had been confiscated and she was living under house arrest.

Myanmar NGOs Urge Reform of Defamation Laws Used to Silence Critics
Myanmar NGOs Urge Reform of Defamation Laws Used to Silence Critics 2020-12-11

Reforms may not be possible until Myanmar's new parliament takes its seat next year, though.

Myanmar’s Military Sentences Three Soldiers to 20 Years for Rape in Rakhine
Myanmar’s Military Sentences Three Soldiers to 20 Years for Rape in Rakhine 2020-12-11

Women’s groups demand that tribunal’s transparency apply to such crimes in other areas of the country.

Interview: North Korean Prison Guards ‘Beat Anyone Regardless of Age’
Interview: North Korean Prison Guards ‘Beat Anyone Regardless of Age’ 2020-12-12

‘Prisoner 00’ witnessed human rights abuses and crimes against humanity behind bars.

Taiwan grounds Mirage fighter jet fleet after plane crash
Taiwan grounds Mirage fighter jet fleet after plane crash 2022-03-14

A Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet crashed into the sea off Taiwan’s southeastern coast during a routine training mission.

Hong Kong security police threaten London-based rights group, order website takedown
Hong Kong security police threaten London-based rights group, order website takedown 2022-03-14

The UK calls the move an unjustifiable attempt to silence those speaking out for human rights in the city.

Breaking from the past, Vietnam marks South China Sea battle anniversary
Breaking from the past, Vietnam marks South China Sea battle anniversary 2022-03-14

In just a couple of hours, 64 mostly unarmed Vietnamese soldiers were killed and nine were captured.

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