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Zoom suspends US-based activists’ account after Tiananmen event

Activists say Zoom was essential for reaching Chinese audiences to commemorate Tiananmen Massacre

Malaysian authorities resume ‘rights-abusing practices’ of the past

Malaysians should be able to criticize their govt without fear of facing police questioning and possible criminal charges, rights group says

Rohingya refugees face deportation in Malaysia

The 270 refugees had fled southern Bangladesh by boat in April

Hong Kong police arrest 53 during fresh pro-democracy protests

More protests planned for coming days, with pro-democracy supporters fearing proposed national security legislation will dramatically stifle freedoms

‘Asia’s Nobel Prize’ canceled due to pandemic

Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation says with COVID-19 ‘practically immobilizing the world’ it ‘has no choice but to cancel this year’s awards presentation’

8-year-old maid’s death spurs calls for child labor reform in Pakistan

There are still about 12 million child workers in the country, many of whom work as domestic staff in private homes

Church groups warn against Philippines anti-terror bill

Social action secretariat of the Catholic bishops’ conference described the proposed measure as a violation of the rights of people and a mockery of the country’s Constitution

Hong Kong’s free media fears being silenced by China’s national security...

Situation is like being under the blade of a guillotine, says Jimmy Lai, publisher of pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper

Resistance is a moral choice in the Philippines

Injustice has always walloped the country’s poor, but it has been an exceptionally gory last four years for Filipinos

Chinese authorities plan to destroy another Uyghur cemetery in Xinjiang

Since 2014, at least 45 Uyghur cemeteries in the region have been razed

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