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.” …
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Top opposition official says he’s not worried about court’s arrest warning
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…
Hun Sen under fire from critics for not letting the king open SEA Games
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that he – and not Cambodia’s king – would preside over Friday’s opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games, provoking criticism from exiled dissidents who say…
Hong Kong rewrites district poll rules, citing 2019 protest vote 'disaster'
Hong Kong authorities have rewritten the electoral rules for the District Council, the city"s last bastion of political opposition, amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent under a draconian security law, sparking criticism…
Data lacking on Asia’s electricity needs, report says
Asia urgently needs to improve the transparency of its power sector data, as over half of the region’s economies lack information regarding electricity generation, a report said Thursday. Some 24 of 39…
Rights group says Xinjiang phone search program targets Uyghurs
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…
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…