Lawyer's Family 'Shocked'
2009-06-17
Detained Vietnamese lawyer Le Cong Dinh's family waits for permission to contact him, four days after his arrest.
After Tiananmen
2009-06-17
In an interview with Dan Southerland on June 4, China scholar Perry Link—an expert on China’s language, culture, and popular literature—remembers the 1989 ...
Death Threat Claim Denied
2009-06-17
A Party official in the central Chinese province of Hubei denies allegations he issued death threats to an activist opposing the government in a land dispute.
Economy Worsens Trafficking
2009-06-16
Hard times are abetting the massive global slave trade, according to a new U.S. report on human trafficking.
Economy Worsens Trafficking
2009-06-16
Hard times are abetting the massive global slave trade, according to a new U.S. report on human trafficking.
Vietnam Arrests Lawyer
2009-06-15
A young lawyer who defended dissidents and activists faces up to 20 years in jail.
Chinese Slam 'Compulsory' Filters
2009-06-11
Computer users are up in arms about a Web filtering system the government says must be installed to protect young people from harmful content.
Thousands of Karen Flee
2009-06-09
Women and children belonging to the Karen ethnic insurgent group flee a Burmese military assault in the largest exodus in years.
China Comes Out, Minus Parade
2009-06-09
A first-ever Gay Pride week shows how far China has come since decriminalizing homosexuality 12 years ago, and how far it has to go.
Journalists Get 12 Years
2009-06-08
Two U.S. journalists are sentenced to 12 years' hard labor in North Korea. Will they have to serve that time?
Women Held Over Party
2009-06-05
Two Uyghur women describe how police sent five women to jail and seven to forced labor for holding an illegal gathering.
Uyghur Men Sentenced
2009-06-05
Court documents offer a rare glimpse of Chinese legal proceedings against 12 men sentenced for alleged separatism.
Tiananmen: Days to Remember
2009-06-05
In a June 2 Washington Post commentary, RFA Executive Editor Dan Southerland addresses the many ways in which the Chinese authorities have blacked out news and ...
A Child’s View of Tiananmen
2009-06-04
At age six, Dan Southerland's son, Matthew, had heard enough to sympathize with the students protesting on the square. He drew dinosaurs representing the ...