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Government tries to scale back female power with education campaigns.

Prominent positions in Laos’ government occupied by women, but inequality remains, UN says.

In many Myanmar neighborhoods, sarongs are strung on ropes across roads. Tradition dictates that it is shameful for police and military to pass underneath.

A panel of judges hearing the appeals refuses to allow questioning in 'sensitive' aspects of the case, and blocks one lawyer from conferring with his client.

Analysts say the military regime is getting more aggressive at thwarting protests after five weeks of mass agitation.

A Women’s Day report finds women faced more health, education, and economic challenges in 2020.

The Women’s Day statement condemns reports of sexual abuse and violations of reproductive rights.

International Women's Day celebrations are devoted to fighting the military regime that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi.

Today we spotlight some of the women journalists at RFA who help bring credible reporting to our audiences, offering an alternative to their governments’ ...

Prominent Chinese rights lawyer Wang Yu was among dozens of women honored by the US State Department on International Women's Day 2021.

The move to ensure all electoral candidates are vetted by pro-China officials will make any expansion of seats or voting rights meaningless, commentators say.

Security forces raided the homes of ruling party figures, shooting out windows and beating residents.

‘The military regime is worse than COVID-19,’ says one physician.

Many Burmese say they now regret their former silence when the military cracked down on the Rohingya, driving hundreds of thousands across the border to ...

All six were relatives of Kurbanjan Abdukerim, who died last week after being released from detention.

Protesters in one Yangon neighborhood remain defiant as the threat of more violence looms.

The body of young ethnic Chinese protester is suspiciously exhumed by military authorities after her funeral.

A Biden executive order after the coup froze $1 billion in money the junta tried to retrieve.

Family members were not informed of the hearing date, learning about it only from the lawyers representing their relatives in court.

With no way to make money due to border closure, the North Korean traders turned to mahjong.

The island's government warns that it will respect the opinions of its 23 million people, and protect freedom and democracy.

Tian Ruidi is currently in hiding after an intimidation campaign to get her to withdraw her candidacy.

Protesters in Myanmar, have been creating makeshift shields - often decorated with political or generational messages - from steel barrels and other materials ...

Government cites gain after workers miss holidays at home.

Ruling Chinese Communist Party officials say Beijing needs to close off loopholes allowing 'hostile foreign forces' to disrupt Hong Kong's political life.

The timber, harvested illegally years ago and hidden in the forest, is being mixed with timber from trees felled in a 2018 flood and dam disaster, sources say.

Kurbanjan Abdukerim had lost more than 100 pounds while detained over a three-year period.

New documents show that the ‘poverty alleviation’ scheme aims to thin out minority populations.

The Myanmar Red Cross Society calls on security forces to refrain from attacking emergency care workers.