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Dozens of CNRP members have been arrested and jailed in recent weeks after holding protests.

Abbas was convicted on charges of ‘terrorism’ as suspected retaliation for her sister’s advocacy.

But civilians fear a return of armed combat when an unofficial truce expires on Dec. 31.

They had gotten a runaround trying to file missing-person cases after the 18 men were taken away in March.

The Communist Party moved dramatically in 2020 to rein in Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and China's second-richest man, launching an ...

Zhang told the court that her trial was 'a judicial game' and asked the judge if his conscience was troubled.

Migrants say they want to return home, but borders remain closed.

The authorities drop charges against two detainees under 18, who remain in Hong Kong police custody.

About 8,000 villagers who left the internally displaced persons camps amid a lull in combat are now returning to them.

Alptekin is honored for his tireless fight for the freedom of his people until his death 25 years ago.

Turkish members of parliament vow to block an extradition agreement with China, calling the protection of ethnic Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China 'a duty.'

The 21 defendants include the party’s top brass in absentia and more than a dozen local campaigners.

Foreign workers who are registered will be easier to track to receive COVID tests and be quarantined in case of infection, Thai officials say.

Phou Ngoy Dam will be the seventh of nine planned mainstream Mekong dams.

The National League for Democracy wants to win their support for a democratic federal union.

Sentencing will likely take place on Wednesday, amid warnings that televised "confessions" from the detainees could soon appear on state TV.

Lhundup Dorje, 30, had posted photos of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on social media along with calls for Tibet's independence from Chinese ...

The Inner Mongolia government also orders schools to phase out Mongolian-medium teaching by the third grade.

Kayin state residents complain of discolored water and dead fish in waterways they use daily,

With no explosives or electricity, underfed miners spent months digging for coal with pickaxes and shovels.

The law requires sanctions of Chinese officials who attempt to name a new Dalai Lama.

He had called the king a ‘puppet’ for helping cover up Hun Sen’s failed response to the coronavirus.

Hla Swe, who faces sedition charges, was on the run for more than a year.

The United Nations says the government still considering its request to assess conditions on Bhashan Char.

A concerned group says families weren't given enough notice to attend the trial, owing to quarantine requirements.

After an annus horribilis of death, suffering, fear, and poverty, the world sees a glimmer of light on the horizon with the roll-out of vaccines for the ...

Central government investigators have set up shop at Alibaba, Ant Group and other major tech companies in recent weeks.

The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) fears deteriorating ties with Washington could spark spiraling social unrest at home.

Recovery will depend on consumer demand, analysts say.