South Asia

Videos show brutal interrogation in Myanmar, allegedly at hands of junta soldier

Sunlight streams into a room where two men sit on a green, floral-patterned mat –…

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…

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…

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…

Interview: “Freedom and democracy won’t come without effort”

Vietnamese lawyer Ngo Anh Tuan spoke to RFA about a Nov. 1 meeting with U.S.…

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…

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…

Myanmar Junta officially bans the popular independent media THE IRRAWADDY

After banning 14 news agencies, 4 publishing houses and 2 printing presses in Myanmar since…

Opposition officials in Cambodia refuse to denounce Sam Rainsy

Local commune councilors affiliated with Cambodia’s main opposition Candlelight Party on Tuesday walked out of…

Southeast Asia remains world rice bowl as pockets of region suffer crop disasters

Rice crops in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar have taken a hit from flooding and conflict…

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