A Cambodian court on Friday gave additional charges to a detained opposition leader, a move that will likely prevent him from campaigning ahead of July’s general elections. Sporting a shaggy white goatee…
Sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman again detained after public protest
The sister of a businessman who is serving a life sentence has again been arrested and beaten for publicly protesting for her brother’s release in front of the high court in Tibet’s…
Chinese visits to Myanmar sow influence, but may hinder interests
A slew of recent visits by top Chinese officials to Myanmar appears to be part of a bid by Beijing to counter U.S. influence on the nation, but rebel leaders warned that…
Chinese students in US on a ‘political coming out’ still must manage risks
“Evan,” a Chinese grad student at Columbia University in New York, looks around a campus coffee shop anxiously as he explains why he’s helping form a group to challenge the orthodoxy of…
Yangon student activist sentenced to another 10 years by Myanmar prison court
A court at Yangon’s Insein Prison has sentenced student activist Banyar Soe Htet to an additional 10 years in prison, meaning he is set to serve a total of 84 years, according…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…