Tag: Asia Pacific
Massive screening in Tianjin after discovery of two Omicron cases
The port megalopolis of Tianjin, east of Beijing, launched a Covid screening campaign on Sunday among its 14 million inhabitants. Twenty infections have been reported since Saturday, including two Omicron…
a critical professor of the Taliban arrested
A respected Afghan university professor, known for his criticism of the Taliban, was arrested on Saturday (January 8) in Kabul, a spokesman for the Taliban government said on Sunday, accusing…
Women auctioned off, new Islamophobic scandal in India
India was rocked this week by an Islamophobic internet campaign: people created an app where they posted photos of famous Muslim women in order, they said, to auction them off.…
Faced with the explosion of cases, New Delhi is confined to the weekend
In India, the number of Covid cases has doubled in three days: more than 140,000 cases in 24 hours. A night-time curfew at 10 p.m. has been put in place…
Hong Kong dignitaries sent to quarantine after party
In Hong Kong, dozens of senior officials were sent to a quarantined camp for participating in a party without respecting barrier gestures. The photo posted on social networks might seem…
Child marriage now banned in the Philippines
In the Philippines, the Child Marriage Prohibition Act came into effect on Thursday, January 6, 2022, and provides for imprisonment for anyone who marries someone under the age of 18…
the international community calls for calm
In Kazakhstan, security forces chased protesters from the main public square in Almaty, the economic capital of the country rocked by riots that killed dozens of people and led to…
one of the last independent media announces its closure
Since the adoption of the ultra-repressive national security law passed by order of Beijing, the independent press can no longer work in Hong Kong. After the police raid on a…
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,…