In 2018, a noted Uyghur professor of literature and culture was arrested and fired from her university job for publishing pointed criticism of China’s policies towards Muslim residents of Xinjiang. This year, she is part of an official propaganda campa…

Ven. Ariyabiwuntha, the abbot of Myawaddy Mingyi Monastery in central Myanmar, was arrested on Feb. 1 during the military coup d’état for criticizing the army’s interference in Myanmar’s political system. Ven. Ariyabiwuntha, who is also known as M…

Two more people have died under suspicious circumstances while undergoing interrogation by security forces in Myanmar, bringing to 32 the total number of such deaths since the military seized power in a coup d’état six months ago.
In nearly all the cas…

A court in Cambodia’s capital has rejected a request for bail for the autistic teenage son of a jailed opposition activist, with the boy’s mother not allowed inside the courtroom on Tuesday to attend the hearing, sources say.
Kak Sovanchhay, the 16-yea…

Authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan — where the coronavirus pandemic first emerged in late 2019 — on Tuesday announced mass COVID-19 testing amid a resurgence of cases.Health authorities said they would launch a mass PCR testin…

The United States has said it is imperative for ASEAN to speed up its plan for initiating dialogue and reducing violence in Myanmar, now that the Burmese junta leader has appointed himself prime minister and announced that elections will not take place…