Story Archive
2014-12-23
About 300 Uyghurs from China's restive Xinjiang region are being held in several detention centers in Thailand since they began arriving more than a year ago. Some of them, claiming they had fled repression in their homeland, have been living in deplorable conditions in the centers, resulting in illnesses and deaths, according to eyewitnesses. RFA received photos taken by a listener in December showing conditions in some of the centers.
2014-12-23
Villagers refusing to leave their homes for the expansion of the Chinese-backed Letpadaung copper mine in northwestern Myanmar remained in a tense standoff with security forces for a second straight day Tuesday, with two reported wounded. These photos were taken at Tone village on Dec. 23. Photos: RFA
2014-12-11
After a court ruling, Hong Kong police move in to remove the Umbrella Movement’s last remaining protesters.
2014-10-30
More than a month into the demonstrations that have at times paralyzed parts of the city of Hong Kong, signs of support for the students asking for the right to elect their leaders are still visible in several areas of the territory. Photos: RFA
2014-10-13
Police take pro-democracy protesters by surprise and dismantle barricades blocking traffic after chief executive CY Leung calls the Occupy demonstrations “out of control.”
2014-10-05
On day seven of students demonstrations, the mood turns to exhaustion but also to pride.
2014-10-03
Before Oct. 3, the protests were peaceful if somewhat disorganized. But what the protesters lacked in organization they made up for in creativity.
2014-07-15
At least 17 City Hall security guards and about a dozen supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) are injured during a clash between CNRP supporters and security guards on July 15. Four CNRP lawmakers are later detained at the Phnom Penh Municipality Police headquarters. Photos: RFA/Khmer Service
2014-07-11
The retired King's ashes are borne throughout the city accompanied by thousands of monks, government officials, students and villagers in an elaborate and traditional ceremony.
2014-07-02
More than 500 people were arrested on July 2 in Hong Kong for staging an all-night sit-in at the Central business district after a mass pro-democracy march a day earlier drew more than half a million people calling for universal suffrage and the right to political autonomy. Photos: RFA/ Cantonese service
2014-06-13
Thousands of Cambodian workers have fled Thailand since the military coup in Bangkok, and more people are crossing the border every day. Workers are returning home via the border town of Poipet in Banteay Meanchey province. Cambodian officials say some have been forced out while others are fleeing. Photos: RFA.
2014-06-06
In Cambodia, even a call to protect the environment is perceived as a political threat. Forest activists and NGOs were banned from marching in Phnom Penh on the United Nations’ World Environment Day, June 5th. Photos: RFA/Khmer service
2014-06-05
More than 180,000 people gathered in downtown Hong Kong on Wednesday for a candlelight vigil to commemorate those who died 25 years ago when People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops brought a bloody end to weeks of student-led mass democracy protests on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Photos: RFA/Cantonese service
2014-05-30
For Myanmar residents living on the other side of the river from Yangon, getting enough water to drink is a challenge to which the government so far has only offered promises.
2014-05-20
Political opposition to the Hun Sen regime in Cambodia registered significant gains in provincial, municipal, and district council elections on May 18. Official results are not due until the end of the month but opposition leader Sam Rainsy claimed a "great success." Photo: Vohar Cheath/RFA Khmer
