Government troops in Myanmar are using civilians as human shields in clashes with anti-junta militias in Kayah state, according to family members of detainees and human rights groups, who said such tactics are increasingly used against residents of are…
Continue ReadingCivil society organizations called on Cambodian authorities on Tuesday to do more to protect journalists amid an ongoing government crackdown on freedom of expression under the autocratic rule of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Nine CSOs, including the Interna…
Authorities in northwestern China’s Qinghai province are blocking Tibetan children from taking classes outside their schools over winter holidays in a move aimed at further weakening t connection to their native language, Tibetan sources say.
News of t…
Tennis star Peng Shuai has accused Zhang Gaoli, a former senior ruling Chinese Communist Party leader, of pressuring her into a sexual relationship in social media posts that were quickly removed by censors in a country where officials have tried to ke…
Continue ReadingPolice in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi are threatening the wife of a detained land-rights activist with arrest if he refuses to plead guilty to charges against him when he goes to trial, the man’s lawyer said on Wednesday.
Trinh Ba Phuong, who was arrested …
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has begun air defense drills in some parts of the country, in a move commentators said was a bid to step up pressure on the democratic island of Taiwan, which the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under Xi Jinp…
Continue ReadingSatellite imagery of Namyit Island, a Vietnamese-held feature in the Spratlys, shows construction underway at its western tip. An image from Oct. 30 shows a barge and construction platform that was not visible on Sept. 29. (Imagery: Planet Labs Inc…
Continue ReadingA North Korean soldier fell from a tree and broke his arm after authorities mobilized his unit to harvest chestnuts to be sold below cost in Pyongyang to demonstrate leader Kim Jong Un’s love for the privileged citizens of the capital, his father told …
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