South Asia

UN member states criticize China over Uyghurs at Human Rights Council session

Nearly 50 United Nations member states on Wednesday issued a joint statement criticizing China’s atrocities against Uyghurs and calling on…

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Interview: ‘I am a powerless Pakistani citizen’ who ‘raised my voice for you’

Muhammad Usman Asad, a 22-year-old Pakistani student at the National University of Sciences & Technology in Islamabad, donned a doppa…

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Police report: ARSA rebel chief ordered Rohingya leader Muhib Ullah gunned down

The leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army rebel group ordered the killing of Rohingya activist Muhib Ullah at a…

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Cambodian American lawyer gets 6 years for ‘treason’ in mass sentencing of opposition

Police in Phnom Penh on Tuesday arrested a Cambodian American lawyer and activist dressed as the Statue of Liberty outside…

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Police in China’s Tangshan promise citywide crime crackdown after thugs beat woman

Police in the northern Chinese city of Tangshan have announced a citywide crackdown on violent crime after a viral video…

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Taiwan says China’s sovereignty claims over Taiwan Strait reveal military ambitions

Taiwan on Tuesday rejected China's claim that the Taiwan Strait, the body of water between the democratic island and China, were its…

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Family of dead soldier questions military’s drowning claim

The family of a Vietnamese soldier has questioned claims by the military that he drowned while stationed at Ba Vi,…

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Myanmar’s armed resistance rejects junta call for surrender

Myanmar’s armed resistance has dismissed an unprecedented call by the junta to surrender as a “sugar-coated offer” by a regime…

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China sets information blockade after 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Tibetan county

The Chinese government is imposing an information lockdown after a series of earthquakes in a Tibetan county in Sichuan province…

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Hundreds of Rohingya tried to flee Myanmar in past 6 months

More than 600 Rohingya Muslims from western Myanmar’s Rakhine state have been arrested over the last six months trying to…

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