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Hundreds of Thousands Join Anti-Coup Protests in Myanmar, Despite Military Threats of Crackdown

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.

Myanmar Anti-Coup Protesters Urge Indonesia Not to Support Junta

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 ...

Obulqasim Abdurehim’s family had paid a fine to have a third child rather than abort it.

An activist group in Myanmar condemns the plan, saying an official visit will be seen as a formal recognition of the 'coup regime.'

Vietnam's foreign minister Pham Binh Minh says Vietnam's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic protects the people's 'freedoms and rights.'

Some Tibetans doubt authorities' reasons for the ban on attendance at area monasteries, which promote not just religion but Tibetan cultural traditions.

Xiao Yuhui is repeatedly summoned to the police station after he started an online signature campaign opposing the military coup.

Kunchok Jinpa, a Tibetan tour guide beloved for his cultural activism and trusted for timely, accurate reports about events in his region, died aged 51 on Feb. ...

The boost to the 'national security' budget comes amid a city-wide crackdown on political opposition and peaceful criticism of the government.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Indonesian Embassy in Yangon on Tuesday to protest reports that Indonesia was urging countries in the region to send ...

The warning came as the State Department doubled down on its designation of genocide in the region.

The US is best placed to take the lead and coordinate international pressure on Myanmar, which is responsible for the crisis, Bangladesh's top diplomat says.

Chinese investments in Tibet have integrated the region more closely with China, but Tibetans themselves are being economically marginalized, an India-based ...

Longstanding resentments toward the center leave many Rakhines ambivalent about the Feb. 1 coup.

The PLA’s flights near the Pratas Islands and Taiwan appear to serve Beijing’s political interests in the Taiwan Strait.

State media, ruling Chinese Communist Party members, officials and state-owned companies are being roped in to sing the party's praises ahead of its centenary ...

International media groups call on junta to stop harassment and intimidation

Security Footage Shows Knife Attack on Anti-Coup Protester

It was one of several attacks by military supporters on anti-coup protesters on Thursday.

Detainees have complained of memory loss and other health impacts from the devices in their cells.

The latest parliamentary designation comes amid growing calls to boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Activists criticize Indonesia for meeting with a Myanmar representative, saying the meeting legitimizes Myanmar's military coup.

Death toll since Feb. 1 coup reaches eight, including three protesters who were shot and one who died in custody.