Tag: China
US calls for ASEAN action on Myanmar, rejects China maritime claims
The United States has "deep concerns" about the situation in Myanmar and urged the group to take action to end violence
Chinese activists remember Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, four years after...
Dissidents vowed to keep the spirit of Liu's activism alive in spite of ever-widening controls on public speech in China
‘Official’ Catholic bishop of Hangzhou in China dies at 93
The Chinese Communist Party lauded the bishop for serving the Church with fidelity and zeal, in a humble and modest way
Four Tibetan monks handed harsh prison terms after police raid
Police carrying out the raid beat resident monks and seized religious texts and photographs of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama
China’s WeChat deletes dozens of LGBTQ+ student, NGO accounts
Screenshots of notices sent to the holders of the deleted accounts said they had broken laws and regulations governing online content
COVID-19 drives new surge in trafficking of women from Laos to...
Economic hardship in Lao villages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is driving a new surge in the trafficking to China of Lao women and girls
Catholic writer detained for ‘inciting secession’ in China’s Hebei province
Writer and activist Pang Jian had written about Hebei's extensive Catholic church community and unique culture
Vatican ‘foreign minister’ doubts speaking out on Hong Kong ‘would make...
Human rights activists have repeatedly urged the Vatican to publicly express its concerns about the actions of the Chinese Communist Party
Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily to print last edition on...
The end of the popular 26-year-old tabloid has escalated alarm over media freedom and other rights in the Chinese-ruled city
Concerns grow over health of detained Protestant pastor in China
Pastor Wang was arrested after he published an essay critical of the government’s tight control over religion
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