Story Archive
2019-06-24
The latest eruption of hostilities occurs as parts of the state grapple with an internet service shutdown by the government.
2019-06-24
Civil society, legal experts, and opposition members demand an independent probe of the incident.
2019-06-24
Michael Nguyen, who had been held without trial for almost a year, must serve his full term before being deported back to the US, sources say.
2019-06-24
Aytursun Eli was targeted by police after she travelled to Dubai for her tourist agency.
2019-06-24
Mainland Chinese residents are called in for questioning by police after tweeting information about recent protests in the city.
2019-06-24
Wang Quanzhang's wife Li Wenzu says she fears the refusal to allow family visits is linked to a bid to cover up wrongdoing by the authorities.
2019-06-24
Central Asia's 'Line D' project may be delayed past 2022.
2019-06-23
Minister vows to investigate cause of disaster and punish any wrongdoing.
2019-06-22
Police said they have arrested four Chinese and Cambodians who were in charge of the construction and were holding them pending investigation.
2019-06-21
Xi and Kim likely discussed the nuclear issue in depth before Xi’s meeting with Trump scheduled for next week.
2019-06-21
China has detained hundreds of thousands of Muslims accused of extremism, while Rohingya continue to face violence at the hands of Myanmar’s military.
2019-06-21
Both countries now help each other capture dissidents fleeing persecution, returning them to their home countries, Amnesty International says.
2019-06-21
The Arakan Army says government forces used choppers to ‘randomly bomb’ mountains near a Rakhine village.
2019-06-21
Rights groups say the case against Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin should be dropped immediately.
2019-06-21
The two sides discussed counterterrorism issues and the peace process in Afghanistan.
2019-06-21
Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province have forced nearly 3,500 monks and nuns from the Yachen Gar Tibetan Buddhist Center.
2019-06-21
A Washington-based rights group urges President Trump and his secretary of state to push China for talks with the Dalai Lama on the status of Tibet.
2019-06-21
Bounthanh Thammavong, 55, was jailed for Facebook comments critical of the country’s one-party regime.
2019-06-21
Protesters are calling for the release of those arrested and for total withdrawal of a bill that would allow the rendition of alleged criminal suspects to mainland China.
2019-06-20
One Indonesian Muslim leader praised the internment camps as “great” for teaching Uyghurs life skills.
2019-06-20
Rights activists and lawyers hit out at chief executive Carrie Lam's defense of the use of tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets.
2019-06-20
Original 27 were arrested after a skirmish on suspicion of helping the AA.
2019-06-20
Laos meanwhile moves up from the bottom to Tier 2 Watch List in recognition of 'key achievements.'
2019-06-20
Some also call for the resignation of UN top leadership for mishandling the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya in 2017.
2019-06-20
This week’s meeting in Pyongyang is the fifth between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It’s the first to take place in North Korea.
2019-06-20
Rights group dismisses “ludicrous charges” and says case should be linked to EU trade privileges.
2019-06-20
Even with recent reports of violence between thugs and police, activists say they will continue to work together as they always have.
2019-06-20
Protesters plan a series of mass civil disobedience actions outside government headquarters after Carrie Lam's administration refuses to respond to their demands.
2019-06-20
Meng Hongwei 'confesses' to accepting US $2 million in bribes, which analysts say is an improbably low figure.
2019-06-19
Chinese authorities entered the embassy grounds and removed the family before returning them to Xinjiang.
