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Police detain over 300 Rohingya for venturing outside Cox’s Bazar refugee camps

Bangladesh authorities were holding more than 300 Rohingya in transit camps after police caught them working outside their refugee camps…

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Thousands flee junta raid that torched 250 homes in Myanmar’s Sagaing region

A joint force of junta troops and pro-military militiamen set fire to a village in Myanmar’s embattled Sagaing region over…

2 years ago

Vietnamese journalist gets 3 1/2 years for online criticism

A court in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday sentenced a journalist to three years and six months in jail…

2 years ago

Young Uyghur-Australian to run for seat in Australia’s Parliament

A young Uyghur-Australian chiropractor is running for a seat in Australia’s Parliament in part to address China’s threats to the…

2 years ago

Two more Uyghurs detained in Saudi Arabia face risk of deportation to China

Two more Uyghurs — a mother and her daughter — are in danger of being deported from Saudi Arabia back…

2 years ago

North Korea cracks down on private fuel sales during shortage

Authorities in North Korea are cracking down on citizens who privately sell gasoline as fuel shortages spread across the country,…

2 years ago

Water release from Vietnamese dam floods villages in southern Laos

A sudden discharge of water from a dam on the Sekong River in Vietnam flooded downstream villages in Laos, destroying…

2 years ago

Vietnam approves 17 religious texts for use in prisons

Vietnamese authorities announced plans to deliver thousands of religious books to the country’s prisons, but former inmates and activists told…

2 years ago

Police in China’s Guangdong move ahead with subversion trial of feminist journalist

Authorities in the southern province of Guangdong have moved to prosecute feminist activist and journalist Sophia Huang and fellow activist…

2 years ago

More than 130 journalists arrested in Myanmar, media group says

A total of 135 journalists have been arrested in Myanmar since the Feb. 1, 2021, military coup that overthrew civilian…

2 years ago

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