North Korea cracks down on unregistered laptops and tablets

North Korean authorities are cracking down on people who use unregistered laptops and tablets to keep them from watching foreign “anti-socialist” videos, residents in the country told Radio Free Asia.
Those caught with unregistered electronic devices w…

Three imprisoned Vietnamese activists given human rights awards

The U.S.-based Vietnam Human Rights Network announced that it has given awards to three activists imprisoned in Vietnam in recognition of their contributions to human rights causes in the country.
The three recipients are Tran Van Bang, born in 1961, Y…

Did the German Embassy in China ban a Buddhist religious symbol?

A claim has been repeatedly shared among Chinese-language social media users that the German Embassy in Beijing has “insulted” Chinese citizens by “banning” the use of the Buddhist religious symbol, also known as a swastika, on one of its social media …

Junta troops block road, water transport amid Arakan Army clashes

Junta soldiers have blocked highways and waterways throughout western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, halting the flow of medicine, fuel and other basic commodities as the regime contends with renewed attacks from the Arakan Army, an ethnic rebel group, sever…