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Chinese officials are fearful about anyone approaching foreign diplomatic missions.

Many Tibetan monks and nuns under detention are subject to 'extrajudicial punishments,' a U.S. government report says.

Residents of China's largest city say waste from a battery plant is making them sick.

It is a "glaring" omission, says an independent commission.

Homeless petitioners gather in Shanghai during China’s Mid-Autumn Festival.

Washington will not lift restrictions until Burma makes concrete democratic reforms.

He is freed after his disappearance in February sparked torture concerns.

Chinese lawyer had spoken out for other activists and helped villagers fight corruption.

China will assist in reconstruction after its existing agreements are honored by the new government.

In her latest weekly conversation with listeners, Aung San Suu Ky says her campaign to free political prisoners 'is not easy but worth doing.'

Burmese minister comes under fire for rejecting a deluge of calls to suspend the project.

A decades-long Vietnamese political prisoner has died from complications of a heart condition.

Chinese authorities say he is being held for ‘economic fraud,’ a charge flatly dismissed by activists.

The ex-Thai leader will make his first visit to Cambodia since his sister took power.

The ex-Thai leader will make his first visit to Cambodia since his sister took power.

Two deadly accidents during national celebrations bring China's safety record into question.

Chinese activists named in U.S. diplomatic cables face possible retaliation.

Experts question missing efficiency reports.

A Uyghur activist calls on foreign companies to invest responsibly in the Xinjiang region.

As the U.S. marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, Asia's counter-terrorism campaign faces human rights questions.

A Laotian-American fireman recalls the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York.

Burmese military officials free two young men to their families following international intervention.

The recent landmark talks between democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and President Thein Sein may have set the pace for significant reforms but much will depend ...

Chinese authorities may boost Internet controls on 'sensitive' information.

Chinese authorities block shows of support for jailed rights campaigner.

Chinese court hands down verdict to participant in March unrest.

Villagers who won residency rights in Cambodia’s capital say their land is being stolen.

Villagers who won residency rights in Cambodia’s capital say their land is being stolen.

The group had tried to provide help to a women's-rights campaigner and his family.

A little-known Islamist group says it carried out deadly attacks in Xinjiang.