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Hong Kong leader says press must not 'subvert' government
Jun 22, 2021 (AFP)
Hong Kong has long hosted a vibrant international and local media scene but press freedoms have slipped dramatically in recent years. Last week, authorities fro...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi back in junta court on sedition charges
Jun 22, 2021 (AFP)
A mass uprising in Myanmar against a February military putsch has been met with a brutal crackdown that has killed more than 870 civilians, according to a local...
Russia and Myanmar agree to bolster ties
Jun 21, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy government in February. Junta le...
Leader of Finland's populists to quit in August
Jun 21, 2021 (AFP)
The party has been an established force in Finnish politics for a decade, but with Halla-aho taking the helm in 2017 the Finns Party abandoned its more moderate...
Hong Kong pro-democracy paper unable to pay staff after asset freeze: aide
Jun 21, 2021 (AFP)
Apple Daily has long been a thorn in Beijing's side, with unapologetic support for the city's pro-democracy movement and caustic criticism of China's authoritar...
EU slaps fresh sanctions on Myanmar junta; As Russia bolsters ties
Jun 21, 2021 (AFP)
Those targeted with asset freezes and visa bans included the interior, security, finance, natural resources and transport ministers, according to listings publi...
UN warns of worst 'cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes'
Jun 21, 2021 (AFP)
"To recover from the most wide-reaching and severe cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes, we need a life-changing vision, and concerted action," Mic...
From climate to China, German conservatives' manifesto
Jun 21, 2021 (AFP)
The 139-page document, unveiled by conservative chancellor candidate Armin Laschet, promises no tax hikes, pragmatic action on climate change and a tough stance...
Myanmar junta leader arrives in Moscow for security conference
Jun 20, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) government in February. Ju...
Myanmar protesters wear flowers to mark Suu Kyi's birthday
Jun 19, 2021 (AFP)
Suu Kyi's elected government was overthrown in a February 1 coup that sparked mass protests and renewed clashes between the military and ethnic rebel armies in ...
UN calls for member states to 'prevent the flow of arms' into Myanmar
Jun 18, 2021 (AFP)
The resolution -- which did not go so far as to call for a global arms embargo -- also demands that the military "immediately stop all violence against peaceful...
Hong Kong media reel as security law targets democracy paper's reporting
Jun 18, 2021 (AFP)
It was the first time articles published in Hong Kong have sparked arrests under the new law that cracks down on dissent in the international business and media...
Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, arrest five
Jun 17, 2021 (AFP)
The paper and its now jailed owner Jimmy Lai have long been a thorn in Beijing's side with unapologetic support for the financial hub's pro-democracy movement a...
'No regrets': Myanmar dissidents evade junta with life on the run
Jun 17, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the armed forces ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in February, plunging the country back under military rule after a 10...
UN Assembly to vote on resolution condemning Myanmar junta
Jun 17, 2021 (AFP)
The vote will come on the same day that the Security Council holds informal talks on the situation in the former Burma, where the military ousted civilian leade...
Wounded Myanmar protesters fear arrest in junta hospitals
Jun 16, 2021 (AFP)
Security forces have fired on civilian protests with sniper rifles, machine guns and mortar rounds in the months since the February coup that ousted civilian le...
Myanmar rebel group to investigate alleged massacre of civilians
Jun 16, 2021 (AFP)
Myanmar has been in turmoil since a February coup ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, sparking huge protests and renewed clashes between the military ...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi goes on trial for sedition in junta court
Jun 15, 2021 (AFP)
Huge pro-democracy protests against the generals' February putsch have been met with a brutal crackdown that a monitoring group says has killed more than 850 pe...
Myanmar's UN envoy wants 'effective' anti-junta measures, Council to meet
Jun 14, 2021 (AFP)
"It is most urgent that the international community take effective collective measures to prevent any possible crimes against humanity from happening and the em...
Myanmar's anti-junta movement shows viral support for Rohingya
Jun 13, 2021 (AFP)
Since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a February 1 coup, an anti-junta movement demanding a return to democracy has grown to ...
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