North Korea
Fleeing North Korea has never been harder, or costlier
A South Korean group that helps escapees starts up again after COVID, but fewer are getting through.
Myanmar
Myanmar guerrilla group says it shot junta conspirator in Yangon
2023-10-03The Urban Owls said the man was an arms dealer who traveled abroad with senior leaders.
Vietnam
Vietnam police extend detention of former prisoner of conscience
2023-10-03Le Minh The is being investigated for ‘abusing democratic freedoms.’
Documentary
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Cambodia
US: Cambodia aid doesn’t mean election legitimacy
A prominent Cambodian-American was transferred from a remote prison to one in the city a day after aid was resumed.
![The five prisoners had been tasked with collecting wood near a village about 13 kilometers (8 miles) away from Dawei Prison [shown] in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region.](https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/escape-10022023142116.html/@@images/f524a176-c1c2-4579-8418-c3b5293e54ca.jpeg "The five prisoners had been tasked with collecting wood near a village about 13 kilometers (8 miles) away from Dawei Prison [shown] in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region.")
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