A human rights lawyer and his family were forced to move out of their home after their landlord shut down their water and electricity – a tactic used recently on other activists…
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Myanmar troops raze two-thirds of homes in Sagaing village
It took two days for the junta to destroy what had taken generations to build in Myo Thit. On April 26, a column of around 150 junta troops entered the village in…
Tibetan Buddhists traveling to Lhasa on pilgrimages face new hurdles
Tibetans heading to the capital of Lhasa for pilgrimages or for other reasons must obtain a permission letter from a local official assuring that the traveler will not instigate or participate in…
UN rights expert raises concern over training programs, forced labor in Tibet
A U.N. human rights expert has expressed concern that allegations of mandatory vocational training programs and labor transfer in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region may affect the human rights of Tibetans, similar to…
Philippines reports near-collision with Chinese vessels in South China Sea
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday it was involved in a near-collision with Chinese vessels that carried out “dangerous maneuvers” in the South China Sea, the latest in a string…
Myanmar village turns into ghost town as villagers hide out in jungle
The village in Myanmar’s wartorn north has been a ghost town for nearly two years, its 1,200 residents driven into the jungle by repeated raids by junta troops and fighting in the…
North Korea orders citizens to read 10,000 pages of propaganda this year
North Korea is ordering citizens to read 10,000 pages of propaganda this year to foster loyalty among the populace – and combat “reactionary” South Korean popular culture – but sources told Radio…
Want to “run”? TikTok tutors teach Chinese how to sneak into the U.S. from Mexico
TikTok users are teaching Chinese citizens fleeing the country — known as the "run" movement — how to navigate a dangerous smuggling route through Latin America, and the bureaucratic intricacies of getting…
Myanmar’s western Chin state pummeled by junta’s air force in April
Myanmar’s junta carried out 47 airstrikes, killing at least 19 people and destroying multiple religious buildings and civilian homes in Chin state in April alone, a rights group said Thursday. The campaign,…
Is China engaged in dollar diplomacy?
In Brief After Honduras severed official ties with Taiwan last month and established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, or PRC, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen promised that the island would…