Friends of the late Chinese democracy advocate and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo voiced concern about his widow’s health on Thursday after she sent a letter showing signs of deep depression. The poet Liu Xia, 56, has been under police watch without charges since her husband was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, a recognition […]
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Fortified by family and China cash, Cambodian strongman digs in
Secured by family and party ties, Chinese cash and his own ruthless political instincts, Cambodian strongman Hun Sen has taken a wrecking ball to the kingdom’s fragile democracy in a campaign to extend his 32-year rule. The 65-year-old is now the world’s sixth longest-serving civilian leader, bumped up a place by last month’s fall of […]
Reuters Reporters Jailed Over Alleged Burma Leak About Rohingya
Two reporters for the Reuters news agency have been arrested in Myanmar on suspicion of possessing “secret police documents” pertaining to the refugee crisis in Rakhine state, the government said Wednesday. Journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested late Tuesday in the main city of Yangon and charged with violating the Official Secrets […]
Record high 262 journalists imprisoned in 2017 says CPJ
The number of journalists jailed reached a record high this year amid an aggressive crackdown by government authorities. A total of 262 reporters were put behind bars for their work in 2017, a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) revealed on Wednesday. “It is shameful that for the second year in a […]
Burundi president Nkurunziza launches campaign to extend rule
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has launched a campaign to promote a referendum to change the constitution, a move that could see him rule until 2034. “It’s the day you’ve been waiting for,” Nkurunziza told a crowd of thousands of farmers in the central district of Gitega on Tuesday. The government adopted a plan in October […]
Uganda MPs Look at Abolishing Age Limit for Museveni
Uganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement, has proposed scrapping the age-75 limit for presidential candidates and extending the length of a presidential term from five to seven years. The proposal, which would require a constitutional amendment, has the backing of President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda for over 30 years. The moves would […]
Australia to Ban Foreign Interference in Politics
The U.S. was surprised by the amount of Chinese money and influence in Australian politics
Questions about Liu Xiaobo’s Treatment in China Prison
Activists are calling for Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo’s unconditional release
Brazilian President Michel Temer Charged With Bribery
Michel Temer was charged of taking multimillion-dollar bribes by top federal prosecutor
China’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Released From Prison
Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on a parole