South Asia

Vietnam ethnic minority activist jailed for 4 years for reporting abuse allegations

An ethnic Ede Montagnard minority activist was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday for submitting three reports about…

2 years ago

Myanmar junta gets effective diplomatic downgrade as a result of military coup

Myanmar’s 15-month-old military junta is suffering a diplomatic downgrade as Western and some Southeast Asian neighbors are withholding ambassadorial appointments…

2 years ago

Vietnamese attorneys face abuse from police when defending their clients

Attorneys in Vietnam say their ability to defend their clients in court is being undercut by threats and physical abuse…

2 years ago

Top US official meets in India with Tibet’s Dalai Lama

The top U.S. official responsible for Tibetan issues met on Thursday morning with Tibet’s Dalai Lama at the exiled spiritual…

2 years ago

US government’s special coordinator for Tibetan issues to meet with Dalai Lama

A top U.S. official on Tibet will meet with the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning during a two-day official visit…

2 years ago

Report tracks China’s assertiveness at sea over the decades

China is the source of destabilization in the South China Sea and has been for the last couple decades, but…

2 years ago

Shanghai residents take issue with ‘fake’ propaganda claims about reopening

Residents of Shanghai have been reporting their city government to a national fraud hotline after claims of fully stocked, open…

2 years ago

New civilian death toll since coup ‘unprecedented’ in Myanmar’s history

More than 5,600 civilians have been killed in Myanmar since the military seized power last year, according to a new…

2 years ago

Uyghur university lecturer confirmed detained in China’s Xinjiang region

A Uyghur lecturer from a university in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region has been sentenced to prison for “disregarding the national…

2 years ago

Tibetans forced to move to make way for Chinese power plant

Residents of a Tibetan village in northwestern China’s Qinghai province are being forced from their homes to make way for…

2 years ago

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