Former members of the opposition described barrages of threatening phone calls, court summonses and visits by police
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Late China democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo’s widow sends desperate letter
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 […]
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 […]
China Communist Party Expanding Internet Crackdown
People should remember that even though the Chinese Communist Party has been modernizing with the times, the party still represents a heavy restriction on personal freedoms and a restriction on everyday life.
Questions about Liu Xiaobo’s Treatment in China Prison
Activists are calling for Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo’s unconditional release
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
Voting Underway in Mongolian Presidential Elections
Voting is under way across Mongolia’s cities, townships and prairies as the country chooses a president
Marathon Papua New Guinea National Election Starts
Voting has begun in Papua New Guinea’s marathon national elections as the PM faces an arrest
Hong Kong Activists Hold China Protest Ahead of Xi Trip
Pro-democracy protesters draped a black flag over a statue symbolising the city’s return to China