Since its founding in 1986, the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity has striven “to combat indifference, intolerance and injustice through international dialogue and youth-focused programs that promote acceptance, understanding and equality.” In…
Month: May 2023
Military jets bomb concert in northern Myanmar, killing at least 50
Military jets bombed a concert northern Myanmar commemorating the founding of an ethnic political group on Monday, killing at least 50 civilians and wounding 100 more, according to residents. It was believed…
Myanmar junta seals off roads after hitting crowded concert with airstrike
UPDATED at 8:27 p.m. EDT on 10/25/2022 Myanmar’s military has blocked off roads leading in and out of concert grounds that its jets hit with an airstrike that killed as many as…
Xi Jinping's extended term as supreme leader sparks warning to China's ethnic groups
Xi Jinping"s third term in office as Chinese Communist Party supreme leader will likely mean more suffering for ethnic minority groups in China, exiled activists warned in recent forums and interviews with…
Chinese dissidents, activists await release from house arrest, forced 'vacation'
Chinese police have yet to release dissidents and rights activists from house arrest and other restrictions in the wake of the 20th party congress, with one activist detained for breaking restrictions, people…
Vietnamese court to hear the country’s biggest gasoline smuggling case
UPDATED at 9:23 a.m. EDT on 10/25/2022. Dong Nai provincial court in southeast Vietnam is about to start hearing the largest gasoline smuggling case in the country. It involves the alleged smuggling…
Keen Sword to test ‘interoperability' between the Japanese and US militaries
The Japanese and U.S. militaries will hold another large-scale joint exercise next month, this time also joined by ships and aircraft from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Exercise ‘Keen Sword’ will…
Shoe thrown at Hun Sen put up for auction to raise money for charity
The man who threw a shoe at Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen last year says he got the shoe back from police – and plans to auction it off to raise money…
Vietnamese citizen journalist sentenced to jail for advocating for land petitioners
A Vietnamese court sentenced citizen journalist Le Manh Ha to eight years in prison and five years of probation on the charge of “disseminating anti-state materials” for his advocacy on behalf of…
Laos to grant honorary citizenship to foreigners who invest US$1.5 million
Laos will allow foreign nationals to acquire honorary citizenship if they donate and invest roughly U.S. $1.5 million, but critics worry that the program could result in a massive land grab by…