The vice president of the opposition Candlelight Party said he’s not concerned about being arrested sometime before the July 23 election – a comment that follows a pro-government newspaper’s report that warned…
Month: May 2023
Bangladesh delegation with Rohingya to visit Myanmar, see repatriation preparations
Bangladesh is moving full steam ahead with a China-backed project to begin repatriating Rohingya to Myanmar, a plan that Human Rights Watch warned would put the lives of the persecuted refugees at “grave risk.” …
Government study recommends China build second capital in Xinjiang
A Chinese government-funded study has recommended a second capital in the country’s far-western Xinjiang region to rebalance China’s economy, address ethnic tensions and strengthen ties with Eurasian nations. Published in the Chinese-language…
Hong Kong's security law leads to 'boring' news coverage amid climate of fear
Hong Kong journalists still working in the city are being reduced to the status of government stenographers, as a climate of fear leads to widespread self-censorship, former reporters from the now-shuttered Apple…
UN working group issues opinion on detention of Vietnamese political prisoner
A U.N. Human Rights Council working group has issued an opinion on the case of a Vietnamese activist arrested in 2021 and sentenced to 10 years in prison for “anti-state propaganda,” saying…
Report: Almost 700,000 people in Myanmar have fled their homes since January
Intense fighting has caused the number of internally displaced persons in Myanmar to grow by more than 680,000 between January and April 20, according to independent research group ISP-Myanmar. That number is…
Vietnam asks Australia to recall a coin that bears South Vietnamese flag
An Australian commemorative coin meant to honor veterans in the Vietnam War is upsetting Hanoi because its design includes three red stripes on a yellow background – the flag of defeated South…
Marcos says Philippine military bases won’t be used to attack China
Philippine military bases where the United States has been granted expanded access are not intended to be used for offensive action against any country, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said as he wrapped…
Censorship in Hong Kong has led to ‘war’ on libraries and publishers
Some Hong Kongers are calling it a “war on libraries.” The number of books on offer at Hong Kong"s public libraries has fallen as officials remove books from shelves under a restrictive…
Hundreds of Cambodian migrant workers arrested in Thailand
The recent mass arrest in Thailand of hundreds of Cambodian migrant workers – some of whom were photographed chained together in Bangkok – has prompted one NGO to urge the Cambodian government…