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Defendants have been prevented from seeing case files, with some saying they have been denied access to legal representation in the closed-door hearing.

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

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.

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

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

'We are only safe when everyone is safe,' says UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific official Salsiah Alisjahbana.

‘The military that is trying to crush us violently has great fear of China,’ says a Yangon man.

With membership in the Korean Workers’ Party no longer automatic for soldiers, service is no longer seen as a path to a better life.

The move comes as a Canada-based Huawei executive fights extradition to the US on charges linked to sanctions against Iran.

Border closures have isolated “people who are already subject to patterns of serious human rights abuses,” says Tomás Ojea Quintana.

2/22/2021 evokes the watershed “8888 Uprising” of Aug. 8, 1988 in a land where numbers carry strong symbolism.

Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing was the first protester killed during mass demonstrations across Myanmar. She has become a symbol of resistance since the military seized ...

President Reagan's secretary of state supported arms sales to Taiwan and helped steer US diplomacy leading to the end of the Cold War.

Political commentators say the warning suggests that pro-democracy candidates will no longer be allowed to run in elections.

North Korean trade officials struggle to feed and house workers with no money coming in.

The CCP under Xi Jinping is sending a message that it values political loyalty above all else, analysts say.

Rallies on 2/22/2021 evokes the memory of the ‘8888 Uprising’ of Aug. 8, 1988, that produced leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Rights groups urge Malaysia to grant Myanmar nationals present in the country access to the UN refugee agency, saying they may be in danger if sent back to ...

Some Rohingya have already died at sea, while Bangladesh says its refugee camps are full and can't take any more.

Rights groups say Cambodia’s government must help those who return to earn a living.

Anger at the military is growing after police killed two protesters in the northern Myanmar city of Mandalay over the weekend. The protests started after the ...

Despite government warnings, protesters poured into the streets of major cities in Myanmar on Monday, a day after the funeral for Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing, the ...

Many had criticized the plan to buy luxury vehicles for newly elected local officials in one of the poorest provinces in Laos as extravagant and wasteful.

Opposition MPs urged the government to endorse the designation following the unanimous vote.

China is locked in a series of overlapping maritime and territorial disputes with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.

The Biden administration has signaled that there will be no major departure from Trump-era policy towards China.

The authorities are also getting ready to disqualify pro-democracy members of the city's District Council.

Malaysian authorities say that all went home voluntarily, but the UN refugee agency and other groups say that registered refugees were among those sent back.

Weeks of protests and work stoppages have strained the resources of anti-coup activists and civil servants.

The protest follows a media report that Indonesia was calling on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send monitors to ensure the generals ...