Middle East

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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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

Woman killed in attack on junta truck in Myanmar’s Kachin state

A woman has died after the Kachin Independence Army set off a mine under a truck carrying junta troops in…

2 years ago

Grassroots efforts in border areas address mental anguish for Myanmar refugees

Every Tuesday morning, a handful of Myanmar refugees visit her office in the Thai border town of Mae Sot to…

2 years ago

Southeast Asia’s water festivals: Hopes and scenes

As Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos celebrate their annual New Year’s water festivals, RFA asked readers what they hoped for in…

2 years ago

Trafficked teens tell of torture at scam ‘casino’ on Myanmar’s chaotic border

It was a clear day when Kham set out from his home in northwestern Laos for what he thought was…

2 years ago

Sagaing court sentences activists to between 3 and 13 years in prison

A court in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing region has sentenced nine activists to prison terms ranging from three to 13 years,…

2 years ago

INTERVIEW: ‘If I don’t speak up on their behalf, I’ll always be in pain’

A Nov. 24 fire in an apartment block in Xinjiang's regional capital, Urumqi, sparked protests across China, with many people…

2 years ago

Junta court sentences 4 people to life for ‘funding terrorism’

A military court in Myanmar’s northern Sagaing region has sentenced four people to life imprisonment under the junta’s anti-terrorism laws,…

2 years ago

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