Story Archive
2018-12-07
Government spokesman says program to repatriate Rohingya from Bangladesh still on track.
2018-12-07
Three youth activists joined a demonstration in April demanding help for thousands of people trapped in Kachin state war zone.
2018-12-07
Fresh fighting between the Arakan Army and national military displaces an estimated 2,000 villagers.
2018-12-07
Political prisoners are never amnestied, as their crimes are considered more serious than other offenses, Lao sources say.
2018-12-07
Late leader Deng Xiaoping said Communist China must experiment with capitalism by “feeling for stones” in the river. China’s current leader Xi Jinping is faced with a new dilemma in his trade war with the United States, and is also trying to feel his way across the river.
2018-12-07
Tsewang Dolma, an executive member of the Tibetan Youth Congress, talks about the "middle way" of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and working for Tibetan independence from exile.
2018-12-07
Nguyen Trung Ton endures daily coercion to confess, but maintains innocence.
2018-12-07
Justin Trudeau denies political involvement as Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is scheduled to appear at a bail hearing in Vancouver.
2018-12-07
Xu Lin is handed a three-year jail term on public order charges linked to his 'criticism of the country's leaders' online.
2018-12-06
Observers call the move an attempt to divide exiled CNRP leader Sam Rainsy and former party chief Kem Sokha, now detained in Cambodia.
2018-12-06
Pe Myint’s comments draw rebuke from media advocates.
2018-12-06
The independent outlet will continue delivering content online from outside the country.
2018-12-06
The Chinese embassy in Ottawa says Meng Wanzhou was arrested 'at the request of the United States.'
2018-12-06
Joshua Wong, a student leader of the 2014 pro-democracy movement, warns of a threat to democracy from Beijing as he wins a major human rights award.
2018-12-05
Freelance journalist Chen Jieren is being held on suspicion of public order charges, extortion and concealing a crime.
2018-12-05
Pro-democracy lawmakers shout 'Shame!' at chief executive Carrie Lam after the banning of yet another would-be election candidate.
2018-12-04
Observers doubt sincerity of promises to relax restrictions on media and politics, calling them ploys to avoid threatened trade sanctions.
2018-12-04
Around one-fifth of the population is detained for ‘inappropriate phone content’ and ‘misdemeanors.’
2018-12-04
They maintain that the article on government spending was factually correct.
2018-12-04
It says compelling evidence indicates that authorities have intentionally sought to destroy the Muslim minority group.
2018-12-04
The 20 young males aboard the wooden boat had sailed from Myanmar, Indonesian officials say.
2018-12-04
Vietnam’s law, which takes effect on Jan. 1, 2019, tightens control of the internet and global tech companies operating in the Communist-led country. Opponents say the law could cause economic harm and stifle online dissent.
2018-12-04
Student in capital struggles after flood condemned her once well-off family to poverty
2018-12-04
Li Xiaoling gets out on bail under police restrictions, but declines to comment on her situation.
2018-12-04
The move is billed as 'upholding the constitution,' but commentators say the authorities are stepping up control over the profession.
2018-12-03
Groups battling each other over territorial access are creating an obstacle to peace.
2018-12-03
Experts say the proposal is meant to avoid international sanctions and does not go far enough.
2018-12-03
Worshipers brave large-scale police presence at Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple during Gaden Nga Choe
2018-12-03
At year’s end, provincial shops and restaurants struggle as local markets flooded with instant noodles
2018-12-03
The latest group were picked up after they ran out of fuel, food, and water.
