Story Archive
2015-02-27
Rights groups welcome the verdict, but call for a change in rules that encourage abuse of vulnerable women.
2015-02-26
More than 10 of Li Biyun's friends are bundled onto a bus and detained for several hours.
2015-02-25
Hong Kong police used 'excessive force' against civilians during the Occupy Central movement, Amnesty International says.
2015-02-25
He was handed a two-and-a-half year suspended sentence for running a political magazine and criticizing Chinese leaders.
2015-02-24
Myanmar police set up roadblocks in a bid to stop arms smugglers from supplying rebel forces.
2015-02-24
International attention on Hong Kong could help maintain the city's 'one country, two systems' arrangement with Beijing, commentators say.
2015-02-23
More than 1,000 travel early to the capital to evade a tight security cordon.
2015-02-20
Citizens with grievances against the government say they had hoped to have their complaints heard.
2015-02-20
Joshua Wong is in the United States to give a talk on the regional importance of pro-democracy movements in East Asia.
2015-02-19
Democracy activists are refused entry into mainland China for taking part in 'illegal' protests.
2015-02-18
Many of China's prisoners of conscience will spend the New Year holiday behind bars.
2015-02-18
Many are sleeping rough, while others live in constant fear of detention by police.
2015-02-17
Key union splits as allegations of government interference in universities spark concerns over academic freedom.
2015-02-17
Rights group network says Beijing isn't complying with an anti-torture treaty signed in 1988.
2015-02-16
Last year is the 'cruelest year' since the crackdown on the Tiananmen democracy movement.
