Middle East

Anti-junta militia members escape from prison in Myanmar’s Bago region

Myanmar police and troops are searching for nine People’s Defense Force members who were among 10 that escaped from a…

1 year ago

Republicans pummel top officials over China policy at Senate hearing

Republicans ripped into Cabinet officials during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on efforts to enhance U.S. security measures and 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

Repeated raids force more than 3,500 villagers to flee Sagaing region township

Junta raids over the past five days have forced more than 3,500 villagers to flee their homes in Khin-U township,…

1 year ago

More than 5,000 evacuees in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region prepare for cyclone to hit

More than 5,000 people have arrived in Labutta township over the past few days, amid warnings that a fierce tropical…

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

China’s new rural land transfer scheme sparks fears over heavy-handed enforcement

New rules governing the transfer of rural land in China have sparked concerns that the ruling Communist Party may be…

1 year ago

US case against alleged monkey smuggler is ‘attack on Cambodia,’ his lawyers claim

The former head of Cambodia’s Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity should not be held responsible for illegally smuggling research monkeys…

1 year ago

Junta air strike in Myanmar’s Magway kills 3, injures 12

A junta airstrike in Myanmar’s central Magway region killed three people and injured 12, residents told RFA.  Thursday’s attack destroyed…

1 year ago

Video of dancer in mosque inflames Uyghur anxieties about China’s attacks on religion

A Chinese tourism advertisement portraying a medieval Buddhist fantasy, shot in the prayer hall of Xinjiang’s second-largest mosque, has alarmed…

2 years ago

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