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Membership of a political party ‘cannot be grounds for arrest’ UN group says

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has criticized the case against a Vietnamese Australian facing a 12-year…

3 years ago

North Korean doctors in Laos ordered to pay ‘loyalty funds’ to Pyongyang

North Korea is forcing two doctors who set up a highly profitable ward in a hospital in Laos to send…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

UN official urges action to prevent a lost generation of children in Myanmar

The international community must “reengage and refocus” on Myanmar to head off a looming crisis that may leave a “lost…

3 years ago

Vietnam state media trained to protect government policies

Reporters and editors employed by state media outlets in Vietnam are being trained to uphold the views of the ruling…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Three die in raid on Sagaing region village

The bodies of a woman and two men have been found after junta troops set fire to Lat Pu Kan…

3 years ago

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,…

3 years ago

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