Manga artist documents Uyghur woman’s experiences in Xinjiang ‘re-education’ camp
A famous writer and illustrator in Japan has produced a new manga booklet portraying the experiences of an ethnic Uzbek woman forced to teach Mandarin...
Month : January 2023
Australia to purchase US rocket launchers in significant boost for strike capability
Australia said it will purchase U.S.-made mobile rocket launchers that can precisely strike far afield targets in a substantial boost for its military capability as...
Interview: Pol Pot was ‘strikingly charming…until we began to talk’
Nate Thayer, an American journalist who was the last Western correspondent to interview the Khmer Rouge’s genocidal leader Pol Pot, died early this month in...
North Korean farmers question prioritization of ‘cows over people’
As another bitter winter grips North Korea, authorities are ensuring that its bullocks – working cows that pull plows and do other chores – are...
After protests, some Chinese cities lift fireworks bans ahead of Lunar New Year
Authorities in some Chinese cities have lifted fireworks bans in the wake of nationwide protests and ahead of Lunar New Year on Jan. 22, while...
As Lunar New Year nears, China’s rural residents fear relatives will bring COVID home
As millions of Chinese head home for the Lunar New Year celebrations on Jan. 22 and hospitals struggle amid a nationwide wave of COVID-19 cases,...
Thai women tell of being trafficked, caught up in prostitution inside Myanmar
Promises of high-paid entertainment jobs lured the three Thai women to Myanmar, but they found themselves trapped into prostitution in Shan state near the Chinese...
Fate of Uyghur miners trapped in gold mine collapse uncertain after nearly 2 weeks
The fate of 18 miners – mostly Uyghurs – trapped in a collapsed gold mine in China’s far-western Xinjiang province remained uncertain, officials said, implying...
Cambodian police ordered to prevent spread of music video about deadly crackdown
Cambodia’s culture ministry has ordered police to prevent the spread of a music video called “Blood Workers” by a rapper that recounts a deadly government...
Inmate killed, 8 in critical condition following crackdown at Myanmar Prison
Prison guards in Myanmar on Friday shot and killed a political prisoner and wounded more than 60 other people – including eight critically – after...
