The president of 2023 ASEAN chair Indonesia warned the Burmese military on Thursday that human rights violations “cannot be tolerated,” even as he acknowledged the bloc has made no progress in implementing…
Month: May 2023
Chinese court jails veteran activist Guo Feixiong for eight years
Chinese authorities have handed down an eight-year jail term to a veteran rights activist after he set up a website calling for constitutional democracy, his sister said on Thursday. The Guangzhou Intermediate…
Doing business in Hong Kong is 'risky,' Jimmy Lai's son warns investors, companies
The suppression of Hong Kong"s promised freedoms under Chinese rule should serve as a warning to the international community that Beijing will continue to export its authoritarian rule far beyond its borders,…
Activists burn Chinese flag amid growing anger its support for junta
Young activists in central Myanmar burned a Chinese flag on Thursday amid growing anger at Beijing’s unwavering support for the military junta. “We want the world to know that the Chinese government…
Blinken remarks on mass DNA collection in Tibet, Xinjiang spark backlash from China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed concern over the collection of DNA from Tibetans and Uyghurs by Chinese authorities, sparking a vehement reply from Beijing. Speaking at a Freedom House…
U.S. Sen. Rubio introduces bill to beef up air bases that would defend Taiwan
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill Thursday that seeks to strengthen American air bases in the Indo-Pacific region to better respond to mainland Chinese aggression against Taiwan. The Deterring Chinese Preemptive…
Papua New Guinea foreign minister faces backlash over primitive animals comment
UPDATED AT 03:46 a.m. ET on 2023-05-12 Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister is facing an intense public backlash and calls to resign after he labeled critics of his daughter’s ostentatious TikTok video…
North Korea cracks down on bribery in prisons
North Korea is cracking down on prison officials who accept bribes from wealthy prisoners in exchange for preferential treatment while they are incarcerated, two former inmates in the country told Radio Free…
Laos, China launch joint ‘Friendship Shield’ military exercises in Laos
Laos and China have officially kicked off 20 days of joint military exercises in Laos aimed at shoring up the ability of their armed forces to combat terrorism, media reports said Thursday….
Myanmar junta forces commit more atrocities, burn 19 civilians to death
Myanmar troops burned alive 19 civilians, including eight minors, on Wednesday, relatives of the dead, witnesses and a spokesman for the shadow government said, in the latest atrocity committed by junta soldiers…