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Four million people are ordered to stay home, as the government tries to get people to have a third booster shot.

The law appears aimed at opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who holds both Cambodian and French citizenship.

Beijing is still waiting to hear from the Southeast Asian bloc about upgrading its own relationship.

Observers say barring her defense team from speaking to the media is undemocratic and illegal.

Noeleen Heyzer will replace Christine Schraner Burgener, who was barred entry by junta.

Tulku Tenzin Delek died under mysterious circumstances following what supporters called a wrongful conviction.

The group had reported on infighting among Communist Party leaders and other sensitive issues.

Junta soldiers’ scorched-earth operations force villagers to flee to the jungle.

Win Htain, a veteran political prisoner, will now likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Poor environmental stewardship is high among Tibetan grievances ahead of COP26 in Glasgow.

The Chinese government has worked to undermine the international body and cover up its own rights abuses, they say.

Cambodia raises expectations it can keep ASEAN from going wobbly on the junta.

The fines for holding an exhibition without a permit still stand, but Bui Chat can keep his artwork.

Reports suggest the fraternal organizations donations to fellow Uyghurs led to their targeting.

Land rights, lack of materials, and labor shortages stand in the way of 700 new houses.

Some Tibetans suspect Beijing wants to dampen Losar celebrations.

Economic hardships cause desperate residents to risk safety for gold to buy food.

100 Protesters in Phnom Penh Call for Release of Outspoken Union Leader

Rong Chhun was arrested Friday, accused of inciting social unrest. His arrest came after he said last month that Cambodia ceded land to Vietnam along their ...

12th Century Cambodian Temple Crumbles

Tourism numbers are down at the historic Banteay Chhmar Temple in northwestern Cambodia. Despite restoration efforts, the 12th century temple continues to ...

17 Injured in Clash at Myanmar Factory Construction Site

Riot police fired rubber bullets at local residents protesting construction of a China-backed cement factory.

17-Year-Old Boy Keeps Up Fight for Democracy in Hong Kong

David often protests solo, and he’s been arrested twice. He says he’s disappointed that the once-massive protest movement has dwindled in size.

19 Killed in Deadly Myanmar Border Clashes

Ethnic minority insurgent groups attacked security posts near Myanmar’s border with China, resulting in some of the worst bloodshed in years.

‘A Grim and Powerful Image’

RFA has identified five Uyghurs in an iconic photos of detainees at the Lop county detention camp in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

‘Courage is not the Absence of Fear’

In an exclusive interview for RFA, Miss World Canada 2015 Anastasia Lin says she’s concerned that her human rights advocacy has caused problems for her father ...

‘Fish Don’t Come to the Net’

Mekong fishermen say dams in China are choking the waterway that provides a livelihood for millions.

‘I Wished I Was Dead’

Former Uyghur inmates detail their experiences in “re-education camps” in western China’s Xinjiang region. Chinese authorities have incarcerated an estimated 1 ...

‘I Won’t Allow It To Be Censored in Any Way’

Vietnamese-American author Viet Thanh Nguyen talks with RFA about plans to have his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, ‘The Sympathizer,’ published in Vietnam.

‘Kill Us Here’: Rohingya Refugees Fear Repatriation

Refugees in Bangladeshi camps express their fear of being forced back to Myanmar, where the UN says conditions are still not conducive to their return.

‘Kralan’ is a Popular Treat in Cambodia

Families in Battambang province make ‘kralan’ by stuffing sticky rice, black beans, coconut milk and sugar inside bamboo tubes and roasting them over hot coals.

‘My Face Became Scary Like a Ghost’

A Myanmar acid attack victim describes her ordeal. Police still have not found the perpetrator.