Tag: Human rights
Chinese woman sentenced to four years jail for social media posts
Her defense lawyer said her treatment resembles detention practices from the Cultural Revolution
Rohingya refugees quarantined on Bay of Bengal island at risk
They’d been adrift at sea for over two months, now they’re on island with no access to humanitarian services provided by UN or aid agencies
Radio reporter shot dead in central Philippines
Rex Cornelio Pepino is the 16th journalist killed since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office in 2016
Philippine’s largest broadcaster ordered off air by govt
ABS-CBN has been the target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades, accusing the network of irresponsible reporting
Polisi gerebek acara gereja di Cina, sembilan orang ditahan
Polisi di kota Xiamen, Cina tenggara, menggerebek sebuah pertemuan gereja Protestan pada akhir pekan dan menahan setidaknya sembilan orang.
Business booms for ‘yellow’ firms backing Hong Kong protest movement
Stepping up an economic campaign that took root amid protests last year, mobile apps and shop banners guide consumers to yellow businesses across the city
Police raid religious gathering in China, detain at least nine people
China has resumed its crackdown against Christian groups after the threat of the coronavirus pandemic started to decline, group says
Police clash with migrant workers as India eases coronavirus curbs
About 1,000 stranded workers seeking help to return to their homes threw stones at police who ordered them to break up
Indonesia pressed to free jailed independence activists
At least 70 Papuan and Moluccan activists have been locked up for peacefully voicing their political views, rights group says
Rohingya survivors tell of misery and death at sea; hundreds still...
As food and water ran out, they began to die of starvation, thirst, and beatings
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