Story Archive
2019-02-04
Police never provided a search warrant or an order for Duong Thi Lanh’s arrest, her husband says.
2019-02-04
They are detained along with the couple that hosted them on suspicion of having ties to the Arakan Army.
2019-02-04
North Korean hackers aid Philippine bankers in a massive theft of funds from the Bangladesh central bank.
2019-02-04
Three paintings protesting the growing abuse of rights and freedoms in China are removed from an exhibit in North Carolina.
2019-02-04
The move comes amid a nationwide review of legal scholarship sparked by a secret complaint about the field.
2019-02-04
Doubts about official statistics cloud the government's economic decisions.
2019-02-01
The case is filed on the same day that Human Rights Watch issues a report taking the government to task for a decline in press freedom.
2019-02-01
The men are in failing health due to harsh conditions in the facility where they are being held, a local source says.
2019-02-01
His lawyer and rights groups contend that his post was protected under Cambodia’s constitution.
2019-02-01
Her comments come days after parliament approved a measure to create a committee to amend the constitution.
2019-02-01
Directive to light up statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il for holiday celebrations angers citizens.
2019-02-01
The rejection follows a US intelligence assessment which said a ‘slide toward autocracy’ could see the charter changed.
2019-02-01
Row between soccer fans and villagers escalates to big fight in central Myanmar's Magway division.
2019-02-01
Lee Ching-yu's recent complaints about her husband's treatment were 'inconsistent with the facts,' according to Chinese officials.
2019-02-01
Aggressive fishing fleets and pushy diplomats from China cause local concerns.
2019-02-01
Many migrants have been hit by a string of layoffs and closures in southern industrial cities, leaving train tickets still available.
2019-01-31
The fledgling democracy should repeal or amend draconian laws that criminalize free speech and assembly, HRW says, citing multiple abuses.
2019-01-31
Top military leader says he has already agreed to amend the charter when the time is right.
2019-01-31
With a shrapnel injury to his head, the boy died in transit to Yangon for emergency treatment.
2019-01-31
Bitter Winter vows to ‘never shut up’ while people are persecuted because of their faith.
2019-01-31
A report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project found that Chinese authorities have interned, imprisoned or forcibly disappeared 338 Uyghur intellectuals since April 2017. Here are 10 prominent Uyghur intellectual figures whose detentions were confirmed by RFA’s Uyghur Service:
2019-01-31
Presidential spokesman in Manila says Chinese rescue center could help mariners in danger.
2019-01-31
Coal-fired power projects undercut ‘Green BRI’ claims.
2019-01-31
Liu Yanli is tried on public order charges on the basis of social media posts she made in 2016.
2019-01-31
Yan Kefen and Liu Xinglian are allowed to enter Taiwan while they apply for resettlement elsewhere.
2019-01-30
A minister floats the idea of downsizing or relocating the $3.6 billion Myitsone Dam, suspended since 2011.
2019-01-30
Discussions among legislators on amendments will likely begin in February.
2019-01-30
Video depicts alleged attack, though police and alleged victims have differing accounts
2019-01-30
Chinese authorities fear reinforcement of Tibetan national and cultural identity in the younger generation, sources say.
2019-01-30
Negotiations will be taken out of media spotlight, Malaysian finance minister says.
