Story Archive
2017-12-22
Maung Maung Soe is the first high-level military officer to be named for his involvement in the atrocities against the Muslim group in northern Rakhine state.
2017-12-22
They say the claims lack evidence and are part of a bid to further exert control over Xinjiang.
2017-12-22
Local authorities had forbidden Christians from neighboring villages to join each other for festivities, a local source says.
2017-12-22
Tran Thi Nga's lawyer says the state failed to make a legal case against the land and labor activist.
2017-12-22
Time is running out on a 30-day deadline imposed by the Anti-Corruption Unit last week, the latest act of pressure on the banned CNRP.
2017-12-22
Activists say the law is a further bid by the ruling Chinese Communist Party to prevent public challenges to its official version of history.
2017-12-22
The move prompts a public outcry, with activists saying the government is trying to eradicate the ethnic minority group’s cultural identity.
2017-12-22
Former Chaoyang district police chief Gao Yan is cited in connection with the death in a police detention center of rights activist Cao Shunli.
2017-12-22
Human rights groups urge government to pursue leads in New Straits Times report.
2017-12-21
The commission says it is concerned that the two men haven’t seen their lawyers and families.
2017-12-21
The members of the group are serving time for hanging flags with the symbol of defeated South Vietnam in a town in An Giang province.
2017-12-21
He had taken part in protests for Tibetan freedom and suffered beatings and torture before being released in bad health.
2017-12-21
Dash through fog marks the 15th North Korea this year to defect directly to the south across the land border or by sea.
2017-12-21
Two valuable caches are uncovered in one week, suggesting the trade will be difficult to shut down.
2017-12-21
NGO workers and others suspected of plotting against the ruling party meanwhile continue to flee the country.