Story Archive
2012-12-31
The Chinese authorities refuse to issue a visa to a New York Times reporter.
2012-12-29
The Burmese government is asked to end the Kachin conflict through peaceful means instead of military force.
2012-12-28
The Burmese government allows privately-owned newspapers to be published in a new reform move.
2012-12-28
Chinese police drag a South Korean pastor away as he gives his sermon.
2012-12-28
China 'reiterates' a widely ignored ban on abuses in its jails and prisons.
2012-12-28
Lao authorities jail a village woman who sought help for herself and others over compensation for their land.
2012-12-28
China grapples with growing calls for transparency.
2012-12-27
Rights groups slam the verdicts on two court cases, saying 2012 is the worst year in a decade for rule of law in Cambodia.
2012-12-27
Rights groups slam the verdicts on two court cases, saying 2012 is the worst year in a decade for rule of law in Cambodia.
2012-12-27
Fighting intensifies after a military ultimatum to rebels in Burma's Kachin state is ignored.
2012-12-27
Police seize a dissident lawyer and blogger who wrote on 'forbidden' topics.
2012-12-27
Chinese workers demand compensation for work performed during a period of 'restructuring.'
2012-12-27
Seventy-one intellectuals in China ask the country's new leaders to embrace moderate political reforms.
2012-12-26
A Cambodian land activist is released after a three-month pre-trial detention criticized by rights groups
2012-12-26
A Cambodian land activist is released after a three-month pre-trial detention criticized by rights groups