Story Archive
2018-06-18
Plans recently approved by city lawmakers will erode the 'high degree of autonomy' promised by Beijing, a U.S.-based rights group says.
2018-06-15
The military threatens to take legal action against the Kachin Baptist Convention under the Unlawful Association Act.
2018-06-15
They tell the US envoy in Hanoi that they are seriously concerned about William Nguyen’s arrest at a protest and his treatment in police custody.
2018-06-15
The campaigners urge Prime Minister Hun Sen to order their cooperation in protecting forests.
2018-06-15
Dorjee Gyantsan had gathered information on refugees' names and political views and will now serve 22 months in jail.
2018-06-15
Commentators say the local government contributed to the spread of the disease by failing to report it in a timely manner.
2018-06-15
Sources say the reduced monitoring has facilitated the smuggling of restricted goods.
2018-06-15
Zhang Liumao's death in police custody in 2015 is being contested as highly suspicious by his family.
2018-06-14
Routine violations include forced disappearances, land grabs, and long prison terms for criticizing the government, rights groups say.
2018-06-14
Police are holding William Nguyen in custody for participating in a protest in Ho Chi Minh City.
2018-06-14
Five people die in a landslide in Mandalay region, while others in Rakhine and Shan states lose their homes to floodwaters.
2018-06-14
A local police officer says that almost all of Yingsher village’s adult males have been detained.
2018-06-14
They warn that the government may ‘hold them indefinitely,’ adding charges to keep them in jail.
2018-06-14
Experts say the app can read anything on users' smartphones, and can be used by the government to spy on people.
2018-06-14
The ruling Chinese Communist Party has stepped up the use of ‘student information officers’ on campuses at home and abroad under the rule of President Xi Jinping.
2018-06-14
US senators are calling for a concerted strategy to counter the newly emerging 'sharp power' of the Chinese Communist Party.
2018-06-13
Exiled opposition leader praises the U.S. move as “first step” to sanctioning Hun Sen for abuses.
2018-06-13
The refugees will be sent back to their former places of residence in Rakhine state after verification.
2018-06-13
FIFPro calls Erfan Hezim ‘one of China’s most promising young footballers.’
2018-06-13
A prominent Uyghur exile leader says he was prevented from learning of his mother’s death for more than three weeks.
2018-06-13
Ye Qiming is being held on charges of 'picking quarrels and stirring up trouble' after he took issue with Xi's promises of greater openness.
2018-06-13
Five directly elected members of LegCo are taken away after protesting president's refusal to address a point of order during the second reading of a controversial bill.
2018-06-12
Prime Minister commends North Korean leader’s “new attitude,” calls for pursuing good relations with Pyongyang.
2018-06-12
Up to 200,000 refugees could be at risk of landslides and floods, UNHCR warns.
2018-06-12
General Hing Bun Hieng's unit was involved in numerous abuses, including beatings of lawmakers and attacks on civilians.
2018-06-12
Google, Facebook, and other providers will soon have to take down 'offending' posts and identify users to authorities.
2018-06-12
North Korea merely reaffirms an earlier commitment to denuclearizing, with no specific timetable.
2018-06-12
Christine Schraner Burgener will meet Aung San Suu Kyi, the military commander-in-chief, ethnic armies, NGOs, and religious groups.
2018-06-12
William Nguyen participated in a public demonstration in Ho Chi Minh City where dozens of demonstrators were taken into custody.
2018-06-12
Show a 'clean finger,' Buth Bunthen says, indicating no vote has been cast in an election widely seen as unfair.
