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CAN calls for immediate release of Vietnamese anti-coal activist

The international environmental group Climate Action Network (CAN) has called for the release of Vietnamese anti-coal activist Nguy Thi Khanh.…

2 years ago

Newly elected commune chief from Cambodian opposition arrested for 2002 ‘robbery’

Authorities in Cambodia arrested a newly elected commune chief over his alleged involvement in a robbery case 20 years ago,…

2 years ago

Tibetan activist sentenced to prison for ‘separatist acts’ and ‘social disorder’

Chinese authorities sentenced a young Tibetan language activist arrested in October 2021 to four years and five months in prison,…

2 years ago

Unvaccinated North Korean soldiers told to use saltwater, mugwort smoke when sick

With a shortage of vaccines in North Korea, the government is telling unvaccinated soldiers to rely on unproven folk remedies…

2 years ago

Lao authorities rescue nearly 500 workers from Golden Triangle SEZ

Police in northwestern Laos’ Bokeo province rescued nearly 500 trapped workers in the past year, including about 200 women who…

2 years ago

Five killed by junta troops, allied fighters in Myanmar’s Sagaing

Four civilians and a local militia member were found killed Monday after a three-day raid by junta troops and allied…

2 years ago

China’s Hebei province moves to suppress media reporting in wake of Tangshan attacks

Authorities in the northern Chinese province of Hebei have launched a crackdown on "fake news," in a move commentators said…

2 years ago

Number of Chinese nationals seeking asylum grows tenfold under Xi Jinping

The number of Chinese nationals seeking political asylum overseas has skyrocketed under ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping,…

2 years ago

Two children killed in explosion in Gangaw Township

Two seven-year-old children were killed when an unexploded ordnance went off while they were playing with it, residents of Kan…

2 years ago

Protestant family of 13 expelled from their village

A family of 13 in Vietnam’s Nghe An province say they are being persecuted by local authorities for religious reasons.…

2 years ago

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