Tag: Human rights
Cambodian govt critics on trial: ‘It’s absurd’
Upcoming court case is political theatre, the decision will be based on political considerations, one of those accused says
Ex-North Korea diplomat says South’s anti-Pyongyang leaflet ban ‘great mistake’
During the daytime, North Koreans are shouting 'long live Kim Jong Un', but at night they all watch South Korean dramas and movies, he says
Reward offered for informing on religious activities in Chinese city under...
Authorities in Hebei province implement tip-off system, says leaked document
South Korean court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
Some historians estimate up to 200,000 Korean girls and women were forced to provide sex to Japanese troops during colonial era
Chinese seeking redress for abuses linked to COVID-19 are targeted, rights...
Because of the suppression of critical voices in China there may never be an honest accounting of the state’s role, Human Rights Watch says
Beijing rebuked for ‘grievous attack’ on Hong Kong freedoms
Arrests fuel concerns that the city has taken a swift authoritarian turn
Over 50 Hong Kong democracy activists arrested under national security law
Arrests included well known democratic figures and former lawmakers James To, Lam Cheuk-ting and Lester Shum
China threatens lawyers of arrested Hong Kong activists
Legal system in mainland China is controlled by ruling Communist Party
Long prison sentences for Vietnamese journalists over ‘anti-state propaganda’
Three freelancers convicted of ‘making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the state’
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow in top security prison, says...
The 24-year-old is now imprisoned alongside those convicted of murder or drug trafficking
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