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Reports suggest Beijing is gearing up to ensure that only staunch loyalists hold public office in the city in future.

State security police warn prominent critics not to say anything publicly, and are taking others on enforced 'vacations.'

Police and soldiers use rubber bullets, smoke bombs, and slingshots to disperse crowds.

The parliamentary motions will follow two adopted by The Netherlands and Canada last month.

Large crowds take to the streets across Myanmar even as the toll of dead and injured mounts more than a month after a military junta seized power and ousted ...

The US, EU, and Australia call for political reconciliation and protections of freedom of expression.

Sam Rainsy, who is living in exile in France, has been sentenced in absentia on wide-ranging charges by Cambodian courts.

News footage of protesters in Myanmar facing down water cannons and bullets has brought back painful memories for Hongkongers, who have been showing solidarity.

At special meeting some member states demand immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Chinese student Liu Tianyu was subjected to death threats and a torrent of online abuse after he showed support for the Hong Kong protest movement.

The beleaguered state counselor is accused of incitement and violating telecommunications regulations.

A delegation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation calls itself satisfied with the infrastructure it saw on Bhashan Char, though UN human rights ...

Ahead of a scheduled Tuesday meeting, Indonesian foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan calls on Myanmar to return to 'the path of democratic transition.'

Kunchok Jinpa, who died in February from injuries suffered in Chinese custody, was an important source of information on Driru county protests for RFA's ...

Vietnam has announced its candidacy to join the U.N. Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term, sparking scorn and disbelief from rights defenders. Rights ...

Residents worry about relocation, economic impact of large-scale Mekong River Dam.

Eight other opposition leaders were handed between 20 and 22 years, and all were barred from future elections.

The exercises follow numerous foreign military maneuvers in contested areas of the South China Sea.

Sidewalk shrines to Sunday’s police shooting victims were erected in Myanmar on Monday, while at the same time, the first funerals for the victims were being ...

Many of the protesters displayed banners and wore black in solidarity with the detainees, despite police warnings that more arrests could come.

The US calls for their immediate release, while the UK says the national security law is being used to eliminate political dissent.

Residents complain that during inspections, quarantine police make up violations to confiscate valuables.

Dozens of sitting councilors and former opposition lawmakers stand accused of "subversion" under China's National Security Law for Hong Kong.

In the deadliest day since the Myanmar military ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi a month ago, security forces killed at least 18 demonstrators and ...

At Least 18 Protesters Killed Across Myanmar as Junta Forces Fire on Crowds

It was the bloodiest day since the military seized power February 1 and ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Sunday saw the highest single-day death toll since the Feb. 1 military takeover brought hundreds of thousands of protesters into streets.

Security forces cracked down on anti-coup protesters Friday at Hledan Junction in Yangon, dispersing them with rubber bullets and stun grenades while also ...