Americas

Uyghur spy turns to religion and lands in Xinjiang prison

A Uyghur official who spied on fellow Uyghurs in Xinjiang is serving a seven-year prison sentence on the charge of…

8 months ago

In reversal, China now wants to preserve Kashgar’s Old City

In an about-face, Xinjiang’s highest legislative body has issued new regulations to protect Kashgar’s Old City — the heart of…

8 months ago

China’s communists once used Hong Kong to subvert a mainland government

Beijing insisted Hong Kong pass stringent security legislation known as Article 23 due to fears that the city would be…

8 months ago

Episode 5: Flashpoint Myawaddy

Podcast Free Asia RFA Insider is five episodes old, a developmental milestone that Eugene and Amy receive with joy! For…

8 months ago

Junta recruits another 300 Rohingya in new round of conscription

More than 300 Rohingya men from villages near Rakhine state’s capital have been forced by junta troops to attend mandatory…

8 months ago

Blinken to visit China amid claims about Russia support

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China on Wednesday, according to a senior State Department official, in…

8 months ago

Religious leader faces new charge in case that brought 5-year sentence

Investigators in southern Vietnam charged the 92-year-old leader of a Buddhist community with incest on Friday after gathering evidence –…

8 months ago

Interfaith conference seeks to raise awareness about Uyghur genocide

The hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs subjected by China to detention, forced labor and cultural erasure underscores the urgency for…

8 months ago

Myanmar junta releases thousands of prisoners in New Year amnesty

Myanmar prisons nationwide released over 3,000 prisoners on Wednesday, according to junta-controlled media. Since the country’s 2021 coup, thousands of…

8 months ago

Wildfire destroys prized mushrooms, income source for Tibetans

A recent wildfire in a Tibetan-populated area of China’s Sichuan province ravaged vast swathes of forests covered with pine and…

8 months ago

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