Police in Xinjiang have relied on a list of 50,000 multimedia files determined to be “violent and terrorist” to flag Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim residents for interrogation, according to a report…
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Biden’s ‘end of regime’ warning spurs fiery response from North Korea
When U.S. President Joe Biden declared last week that any use of nuclear weapons against the United States or its allies will result in the “end” of the North Korean regime, the…
Myanmar court denies appeal filed by religious leader
A court has rejected the appeal of one of Myanmar’s leading Protestant activists a month after he was sentenced to six years in prison under the country’s counterterrorism law. Myitkyina Prison Court in…
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…
China is blocking Tibetan monks and writers from spreading religious content online
China has been rigorously barring Tibetan writers, Buddhist monks and other influential people from spreading religious content online without prior approval, sources told Radio Free Asia. The clampdown, based on a March…
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…
China falls down press freedom index as Asian Communist states dominate bottom ranks
China fell four places on a global press freedom index released on Wednesday, joining fellow Asian Communist nations North Korea and Vietnam at the bottom of a Paris-based media freedom watchdog’s annual…
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…
Are Uyghur children in pods being imprisoned and brutalized?
In Brief A short clip of Uyghur children lying in cylindrical glass pods recently circulated on Twitter, with claims that they were being “imprisoned and brutalized” in Chinese concentration camps, stirring outrage….
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…