Tag: Asia Pacific
thousands of associations banned from receiving funds from abroad
In India, around 6,000 associations, including the international NGO Oxfam, have just lost the right to receive funds from abroad. Their license, granted by the government, has either expired or…
armed resistance stands up to junta in Kayah and Karen states
The Christmas massacre in Kayah State has drawn worldwide attention to the situation in eastern Burma, on the Thai border. In the area, fighting has been intense for several weeks,…
massacre in a Christian village after violent clashes with the junta
In Burma, a massacre in a village in Kayah state, on the Thai border, left more than 30 dead. In recent weeks, the region has been the subject of very…
Hong Kong returns to traditional port swimming after two years of hiatus
Hong Kong has revived today a sporting tradition dating back more than a century, that of swimming across Victoria Harbor, the port that separates Hong Kong Island from its mainland.…
soldiers rushed in car on demonstrators
In Burma, soldiers drove into demonstrators. At least three people were injured. Since the takeover of power by the Burmese military junta last February, the repression against opponents has been…
spate of arrests in new blasphemy lynching case
One of the Sri Lankan managers of a factory in the Punjab region was beaten to death and set on fire by the mob on Friday evening, his attackers accused…
Taliban leader calls for “serious action”
In Afghanistan, the supreme leader of the Taliban on Friday asked the government, in a decree, to “take serious measures to ensure respect for the rights of women” in the…
small town elects country’s first transgender mayor
The small town of Trilochanpur has just elected the very conservative country’s first transgender mayor. This independent candidate largely defeated her opponent, who represented the ruling party. More than 1.5…
Reuters proves the use of new technologies to monitor targets
Facial recognition cameras and cell phone tracking to monitor journalists and foreign students in China. The system commissioned by the central province of Henan, according to Reuters, is the first…
opening of the trial of 47 pro-democracy figures for “subversion” after the primaries
In Hong Kong, almost all the political figures who were in the camp of the pro-democracy opposition find themselves in court again Monday, November 29. After nearly ten months in…