Story Archive
2008-12-19
In a moving message to the European Parliament who awarded her husband, Hu Jia, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, Zeng Jinyan also paid tribute to other activists who try to improve freedom of expression in China. “If the truth be told, sometimes one's courage is not enough. Sometimes the price to be paid is very, very high."
2008-12-18
Dharamsala, India : Tibetan artists living in exile in India are working meticulously to reproduce ancient paintings holding the secrets of traditional Tibetan medicine.
2008-12-18
Bangkok, Thailand : Thai opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva is elected as the nation's third prime minister in four months, triggering protests from supporters of the old government who tried to block parliament.
2008-11-17
Tibetan leaders in exile gather in Dharamsala, India for a rare meeting that could usher in a more radical approach to their long struggle against Chinese rule in Tibet. The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, called the meeting after admitting that his attempts to secure greater autonomy had failed.
2008-11-12
Residents of a workers' apartment building belonging to a state-owned company in southwest China are reeling after their homes were demolished in the middle of the night, according to online accounts
2008-11-12
One woman is injured and a man detained after police clash with islanders staging a sit-in in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang.
2008-09-19
Chinese parents are rushing their children for checkups and vowing to fight for compensation, after four infants died and thousands were sickened after consuming tainted milk powder.
2008-08-21
According to Beijing police, 149 people filed 77 applications for permits to protest. But, police say, 74 of them were "withdrawn." Two were suspended, and one was rejected. In this exclusive video, a petitioner airs her grievance and is arrested.
2008-08-20
In an interview with Yahoo! News, South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak pledges to work for Korean reunification. Lee denies that relations between the two Koreas have taken a step back, though he acknowledges difficulties for the moment.
2008-08-18
Authorities in Beijing have turned down dozens of groups and individuals with grievances who wish to use the officially sanctioned Olympics “protest parks” in the capital, activists and police said.
2008-08-06
Chinese authorities have sharply increased security in the northwestern Silk Road city of Kashgar after a deadly attack on police.
2008-05-21
Nearly two and a half million people have been affected by a cyclone that tore through Burma on May 3rd. The military rulers have prevented international aid from reaching those in need, raising concerns that there will be a second wave of deaths from dehydration, starvation and disease. Supplies are now starting to trickle into the Irrawady Delta but for some, it's already too late. Video: AFP
2008-05-15
China now says more than 50,000 people may have died in a devastating earthquake in Sichuan province—as rescue workers now shift their focus from finding survivors to recovering the dead.
2008-05-06
"It's as if they want to change the way we are," said a lama about the Chinese authorities. Monks in Tibet are struggling to continue practicing their faith in the face of huge political pressure.
2008-04-15
Reporter Tyler Chapman travelled in Burma earlier this year and wrote a series of notebooks. He also took stunning photos of ordinary life in the most remote parts of the country. This slideshow focuses on Sittwe, a port city located on the Bay of Bengal in Western Burma.
