Story Archive
2021-01-19
Internment camps, forced sterilizations and other horrors that Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are subject to in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region amount to “genocide” and “crimes against humanity,” the U.S. State Department declared on Jan. 19.
2021-01-19
Phnom Penh refuses to issue visas so CNRP members can return to appear for their own treason trials.
2021-01-19
Two are expected to continue in top-level jobs despite their age, with two others moving into senior ranks for the first time.
2021-01-19
In virtual discussions, a Chinese diplomat doesn't use the name 'Rohingya' in apparent deference to Myanmar, which refuses to acknowledge the displaced group's ethnic identity.
2021-01-19
"Today is a historic day not only for the Uyghur people in East Turkestan but for the entire humanity,” said Dolkun Isa.
2021-01-19
A spokesman for Myanmar's military denies villagers' accusations of thefts, saying soldiers already 'have enough to carry' as it is.
2021-01-19
Chang Weiping's parents have a surveillance camera outside their home, as two fellow attorneys are hauled off a train in Xi'an for trying to visit them.
2021-01-19
Japan declines to join in, as Japan and China both maneuver for greater influence in Southeast Asia's most populous country.
2021-01-19
More than 180,000 civil servants in Hong Kong will be forced to choose between their jobs and being able to speak and act freely outside the office, commentators say.
2021-01-18
A judge says they 'don't believe' Chan Cho-ho's claim to have been offering first aid, despite his track record with the St. John Ambulance Service.
2021-01-18
Xu Yonghai is denied monthly payments, with officials citing a criminal conviction linked to his campaigning for freedom from religious persecution.
2021-01-16
They tried to fly even though the government had canceled their Cambodian passports and those with foreign travel documents have been unable to obtain visas.
2021-01-15
Concerns over the guard unit's ties to possible criminal activity at a Chinese-invested development project forced the army's hand, observers say.
2021-01-15
As holder of Laos’ top office, Sisoulith must balance an ever-increasing Chinese influence.
2021-01-15
‘Survivor of the Chinese Gulag’ describes Gulbahar Haitiwaji’s ordeal during a trip to Xinjiang from her home in France.
