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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…

3 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…

3 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…

3 years ago

Shanghai extends lockdown as armed police patrol gates of residential communities

Authorities in Shanghai announced they would extend citywide lockdowns while they assessed recent mass COVID-19 test results, leaving residents facing…

3 years ago

Shanghai extends lockdown as armed police patrol gates of residential communities

Authorities in Shanghai announced they would extend citywide lockdowns while they assessed recent mass COVID-19 test results, leaving residents facing…

3 years ago

Philippine, Chinese foreign ministers hold talks amid South China Sea tensions

The top diplomats of the Philippines and China met over the weekend in a Chinese district and exchanged views on…

3 years ago

North Korea tries to cover up failed ICBM launch

North Korea is attempting to discredit reports of a failed intercontinental ballistic missile launch, dismissing the accounts as hearsay even…

3 years ago

81-year-old Tibet man dies after self-immolation protest at Kirti Monastery

An 81-year-old Tibetan man has died after a self-immolation protest over Chinese rule, setting himself on fire last week at…

3 years ago

Myanmar’s Magway region suffers under military’s March offensive

Myanmar’s military killed as many as a dozen civilians and arrested nearly 30 others in restive Magway region in the…

3 years ago

Cambodian police deny reports of Thais being held against their will in the country

Cambodian authorities Friday denied media reports that Thai citizens are being held against their will in Cambodia by criminal gangs,…

3 years ago

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