Story Archive
2016-01-27
Chinese authorities decline so far to interfere in an event usually considered politically sensitive.
2016-01-27
A news account on the popular WeChat app is also shuttered after a misleading headline, showing the authorities' hair-trigger fear of public reaction.
2016-01-27
Students end a week-long class boycott after scuffles and 'rough treatment' of protesters by police.
2016-01-26
Traditional herding communities say they are no longer receiving government subsidies for a ban on grazing their livestock.
2016-01-26
Dahlin's swift release on medical and diplomatic grounds is unlikely to be an option for dozens of Chinese fellow activists.
2016-01-25
Leak of Chinese hit list makes many fear that the city is no longer a safe haven for freedom of expression and publication.
2016-01-25
Two groups whose founders are in detention demand an apology and a retraction from state news agency Xinhua.
2016-01-22
The detention of Swedish human rights worker Peter Dahlin was just the tip of the iceberg, with many groups forced to close their doors.
2016-01-22
New slate faces economic crises, rampant corruption and raises some uncertainty on Laos-China railway project
2016-01-22
Pyongyang says it is holding Otto Frederick Warmbier in a statement released 20 days after taking him into custody.
2016-01-21
The government agrees to send 13 Montagnards to the Philippines to wait for asylum, and says it will consider petitions by many others.
2016-01-21
The government agrees to send 13 Montagnards to the Philippines to wait for asylum, and says it will consider petitions by many others.
2016-01-21
Li Xin, who was traveling from Thailand to Laos en route to the West, has been missing for 10 days.
2016-01-21
Such confessions violate detainees' right to a fair trial and are invariably obtained under some kind of duress, a press freedom group says.
2016-01-21
Zhang Haitao was accused of 'colluding' with overseas organizations after he posted online articles and gave media interviews.
