NGOs call for release of prominent NagaWorld union leader
Cambodia

NGOs call for release of prominent NagaWorld union leader

Authorities arrested Chhim Sithar as she returned from a labor union conference in Australia.

Pentagon: China’s supply of nukes is rapidly rising
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Pentagon: China’s supply of nukes is rapidly rising

Beijing’s stockpile of nuclear warheads has nearly doubled since 2020, and could reach 1,500 by 2035, report says.

Sagaing region prison court sentences 9 PDF medics to 12 years each
Myanmar

Sagaing region prison court sentences 9 PDF medics to 12 years each

The women were captured in a raid on a People’s Defense Force camp a year ago.

Taiwan welcomes Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
South China Sea

Taiwan welcomes Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

China calls it completely wrong, labeling it ‘geo-confrontation.’

Appeals for the release of Tran Huynh Duy Thuc fall on deaf ears
Vietnam

Appeals for the release of Tran Huynh Duy Thuc fall on deaf ears

The political prisoner is nearing the end of his sentence but authorities have ignored petitions to free him.

China

China's rights lawyers volunteer to help wave of lockdown protest detainees

People arrested said they were only showing sympathy for the victims of a lockdown fire in Urumqi.

Appeals for the release of Tran Huynh Duy Thuc fall on deaf ears
Vietnam

Appeals for the release of Tran Huynh Duy Thuc fall on deaf ears

The political prisoner is nearing the end of his sentence but authorities have ignored petitions to free him.

Caption: US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) conducts fueling-at-sea with cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) in the Philippine Sea on Nov. 22, 2022.
South China Sea

China accuses US Navy of ‘violating its sovereignty’ in South China Sea

2022-11-29

The Navy says the USS Chancellorsville was conducting a routine operation in free waters.

In this Nov. 28, 2022, photo, students display blank white sheets at Chinese University of Hong Kong during a solidarity protest against China's COVID-19 lockdowns in Hong Kong.
China

Overseas activists call for Xi Jinping's resignation, warn of crackdown on protests

2022-11-29

Activists in Taiwan come out in support of the 'white paper' protests sparked by a deadly lockdown fire

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Protests across China against zero-COVID policy

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Resistance smolders as Sagaing burns

Myanmar military, Arakan Army halt hostilities on humanitarian grounds
Myanmar

Myanmar military, Arakan Army halt hostilities on humanitarian grounds

The ceasefire ends 4 months of conflict in Rakhine and neighboring Chin states.

A man holds white sheets of paper to protest COVID-19 restrictions after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi in Beijing, China, Nov. 28, 2022.
North Korea

North Korean trade officials in China envious of anti-lockdown protests

'I get chills down my spine thinking what would happen' back home, one said.

Sean Turnell, an economic advisor, was released from prison this month after more than 650 days in prison.
Myanmar

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A woman lights a candle during a solidarity protest against COVID-19 related lockdowns in China, outside the Chinese embassy in London, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022.
China

World leaders call on Beijing to respect rights to protest

People hold white sheets of paper in protest over COVID-19 restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, China, Nov. 28, 2022.
China

ANALYSIS: Chinese protests unlikely to grow into broader pro-democracy movement

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