East Asia

Uyghur Canadian leaders urge Trudeau to acknowledge ‘genocide’ in Xinjiang

Uyghur community leaders in Canada asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau why his administration has not followed Canada’s parliament in recognizing…

2 years ago

Tibetan monk dies after years of ill health following release from prison

A Tibetan monk jailed for six years for opposing Chinese rule in Tibet has died after suffering failing health following…

2 years ago

China imprisons 2 Tibetan monks for sending donations to Dalai Lama

Chinese authorities in Tibet have sentenced two monks from the Kirti monastery in Sichuan province to prison for sending prayer…

2 years ago

Xinjiang party secretary visits areas where COVID lockdown protests occurred

Xinjiang’s Communist Party secretary on Monday visited districts in the capital Urumqi in northwestern China where rare protests against severe…

2 years ago

Cambodia’s publicity shy king forced into center of political fracas

As he approaches two decades on a powerless throne, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni has found himself caught in a political…

2 years ago

German leader broaches human rights in China, but activists wish he went further

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz briefly addressed human rights while in Beijing on Friday for a meeting with Chinese leaders, but…

2 years ago

Laos rescues 11 Indian nationals trafficked to work as phone scammers

Authorities in Laos have rescued 11 Indian nationals who were lured to the Chinese-run Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in…

2 years ago

Uyghur doctor jailed for treating a ‘terrorist’ dies after release from prison

A Uyghur doctor sentenced to eight years in prison in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region for removing a bullet from the…

2 years ago

Netherlands tells China to shut down overseas offices accused of targeting activists

The Dutch government says it has ordered China to shut down its overseas "service centers" that have reportedly been used…

2 years ago

Authorities allow Tibetans in Lhasa to travel in region amid COVID wave

Chinese authorities have relaxed severe COVID-19 lockdowns in parts of the far-western Tibet region, allowing Tibetans residing temporarily in the…

2 years ago

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