To mark the 30th anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s proclamation of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 1993, Radio Free Asia is highlighting the plight of its journalists and bloggers…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…