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Monasteries, churches are not spared from Myanmar’s conflict

Nearly 100 religious buildings have been destroyed in two regions and two states in Myanmar…

Cambodian opposition activists spend New Year’s holiday suffering in prison

Three activists affiliated with Cambodia’s banned opposition party are spending the New Year’s holiday in…

Taiwanese rights activist home from China after five-year ‘subversion’ jail term

Taiwanese rights activist and NGO worker Lee Ming-cheh has arrived home on the democratic island…

China conducts major military drills as US lawmakers visit Taiwan

The Chinese military conducted a large multi-force exercise on Friday morning around Taiwan, just hours…

Owners facing COVID-19 isolation in Shanghai scramble to save pets from ‘disposal’

Residents of Shanghai are banding together to save each other's pets from being killed as…

Rebel soldiers push back Myanmar forces from strategic town in Kayin state

Karen rebels used heavy artillery to beat back a push by Myanmar junta forces to…

Myanmar anti-junta leader said to have been tortured to death

An anti-regime People’s Defense Force leader in Yangon was allegedly tortured to death by members…

North Koreans pay for sons to spend military service in cushy capital posts

Military officials in North Korea are taking bribes from the parents of new recruits, promising…

Former Myanmar army officer calls Rohingya crackdown ‘genocide,’ offers to testify

Captain Nay Myo Thet served in Myanmar’s military for nearly six years in Rakhine state but defected in…

Tibetan language advocate barred from hotels in Tibet

UPDATED at 12:15 A.M. ET on 2022-04-15 A Tibetan activist traveling to promote language rights…

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