Americas

Public hearing in American Samoa underscores opposition to marine sanctuary plan

A public hearing in American Samoa about U.S. plans to expand a Pacific marine sanctuary has failed to assuage fears…

1 year ago

British minister raised Jimmy Lai case with China’s vice president but to no avail

British foreign minister James Cleverly raised the case of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai with a top Chinese…

1 year ago

In North Korea, ‘Judas’ is nickname for informer and betrayer

‘Judas’ has become a scornful nickname for informers in North Korea. For example, when a girl confided in her friend…

1 year ago

Vietnam denies UN inquiries about alleged repression of Khmer Krom minority

The Vietnamese government has denied allegations from United Nations experts that it represses the Khmer Krom minority living in the…

1 year ago

Cyclone Mocha inflicts heavy damage on Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Cyclone Mocha may have been less deadly than predicted, but it inflicted heavy damage on Myanmar’s Rakhine state, including the…

1 year ago

Rohingya must stay at camps despite approaching cyclone, Bangladesh govt says

Bangladeshi authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people Saturday from coastal areas near the projected path of a monster storm,…

1 year ago

Wolf out the door

China and Canada have carried out tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats, with Beijing responding in kind after Ottawa showed the door…

1 year ago

For China’s ‘young refuseniks,’ finding love comes at too high a price

Linghu Changbing will be 23 this year. Even before the pandemic hit China, he was already starting to feel that…

1 year ago

Reporting carries high costs for RFA journalists in authoritarian Asian countries

To mark the 30th anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s proclamation of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 1993,…

1 year ago

Popular Lao activist who criticized government on Facebook shot and killed

A 24-year-old Lao activist who championed human rights and posted articles critical of the government was shot and killed in…

1 year ago

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