Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot
Myanmar

Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot

Eight more were injured after police, guards and soldiers opened fire on the inmates, an advocacy organization said.

Interfaith conference seeks to raise awareness about Uyghur genocide
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Interfaith conference seeks to raise awareness about Uyghur genocide

Panelists discuss the Chinese government’s forced labor, surveillance and information control in Xinjiang.

China deepens engagement with new Indonesian president as top diplomat visits Jakarta
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China deepens engagement with new Indonesian president as top diplomat visits Jakarta

Beijing’s joint call with Jakarta for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza will boost its influence in Southeast Asia, one analyst said.

Exiled opposition official asks Hun Manet to help clear 2022 charges
Cambodia

Exiled opposition official asks Hun Manet to help clear 2022 charges

Former lawmaker Kong Saphea wants to return from Canada to visit his elderly parents.

China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps
Uyghur

China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps

Experts say the measure could presage another major crackdown in Xinjiang.

Tibet

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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the bill, advancing it to the Senate floor.

China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps
Uyghur

China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps

Experts say the measure could presage another major crackdown in Xinjiang.

Former Malaita premier Daniel Suidani makes a point during an interview with BenarNews in Auki, Solomon Islands on Nov. 21, 2022.
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Early Solomon Islands election results show shakeup in most populous province

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Daniel Suidani, ousted as premier after opposing China projects, was elected to Malaita’s provincial assembly.

Former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, and former President Win Myint during a court appearance in Naypyidaw, May 24, 2021.
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Thailand urges Myanmar’s junta to free Aung San Suu Kyi

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Her transfer this week to house arrest was ‘a positive step,’ the Thai Foreign Ministry said.

Cambodia

Silent struggles plague Cambodian refugees in Bangkok

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Does a photo show US troops stationed in Taiwan’s Kinmen islands?

Does a photo show US troops stationed in Taiwan’s Kinmen islands?

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‘I can't give up my children’; Myanmar mother whose three children face military conscription

UN OKs shipment of vaccine storage equipment to North Korea
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UN OKs shipment of vaccine storage equipment to North Korea

UNICEF had requested a sanctions exemption to bring ‘cold chain’ equipment into the country.

Journalism professor Mar Llera (right) and research team member Santiago Ramírez (second right) hold up banners at the inauguration ceremony for the University of Seville’s new Confucius Institute, April 8, 2024.
China

Protesting Spanish professor 'warned university' over Confucius Institutes

Journalism professor Mar Llera makes waves with protest at University of Seville inauguration ceremony.

Junta vehicles were destroyed by Karen joint forces on April 18, 2024.
Myanmar

Ethnic army intercepts junta convoy on Thai-Myanmar border

American soldiers participate in a firing exercise with Philippine troops at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, April 13, 2023.
China

China warns against US-Philippine joint military exercise

On May 11, 2022, Cardinal Joseph Zen, who was 90 years old at the time, was taken into custody by the police at a monastery in Chai Wan. Later that night, he was released on bail and left the Western District Police Station. The picture shows him waving to people when leaving the Western District Police Station.
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Hong Kong arrests 291 for endangering national security in past 4 years

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