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US congressional commission has called for Li Qiaochu’s release, citing reports she needs urgent medical treatmentLi Qiaochu, a human rights activist detained for nearly three years in China, has gone on trial in Shandong province charged with “incitin…
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch warns bar on women means unqualified men now teach boys, fewer subjects are taught and beatings are routineThe Taliban is causing “irreversible damage” to Afghanistan’s education system through the reintroduction of corporal punishme…
Read MoreDerbyshire woman who bought item said she felt uneasy at find that raises concerns over possible prison labourAn ID card that appears to belong to a Chinese prisoner was found inside the lining of a coat from the British brand Regatta, raising concerns…
Read MoreDing Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong are leading figures in the thwarted New Citizens’ Movement group of activists and lawyersA Chinese court is to rule in the appeals of detained human rights lawyers Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong, as Ding’s wife called on China’s to…
Read MoreFears South Korean court will impose harsh penalty on Kwon Pyong to appease BeijingThe father of a Chinese dissident detained in South Korea said his son will die if he is sent back to China, a country he escaped from on a jetski in a life-threatening …
Read MoreAfghans waiting to be resettled in the UK and other western countries face steep charge in ‘unprecedented’ movePakistan’s decision to impose hundreds of dollars in exit fees for every Afghan refugee who fled the persecution by the Taliban has been cond…
Read MoreWorkers describe hands and arms being targeted in ‘merciless’ beatings as protests over low wages turn increasingly violent in DhakaWhen Masuma Akhtar arrived at the garment factory where she works on the outskirts of Dhaka on 31 October, she was expec…
Read MoreBeijing says labour transfers are poverty alleviation tool, but research raises concerns schemes are not voluntaryCarbon credits at risk of link to Uyghur forced labour bought by BP and SpotifyXinjiang, a region of north-west China that is about three …
Read MoreActivists have secured a string of legal victories in Hong Kong but it is a very different story on the mainlandAfter months of pandemic-related delays, Asia’s first Gay Games was held in Hong Kong last week, with nearly 2,400 athletes competing. At th…
Read MoreSecurity Force Monitor finds 64% of senior army officers led units allegedly committing killings, rapes, torture and disappearancesNew research into alleged war crimes in Myanmar has concluded that the majority of senior commanders, many of whom hold p…
Read MoreGarment workers in Bangladesh making clothes for UK brands say plans to increase their pay to £76 a month is not enough to surviveGarment workers making clothes in Bangladesh for UK high-street brands say they are facing starvation and are having to st…
Read MoreBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is revered as a founder of modern India and for his work fighting the caste system. A new documentary looks at his lasting popularityThere may only be a few people outside the subcontinent who have heard of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar…
Read MoreActivists deplore ‘distressing setback for equality’ as court backs law against ‘indecent acts’ between military personnel South Korea’s constitutional court has upheld two anti-LGBTQ+ laws including the country’s notorious military “sodomy law” for th…
Read MoreNGO leaders and technical experts who helped secure western aid for official shift to clean energy are being locked up now that they are no longer neededLess than 12 months ago G7 countries agreed to provide billions of dollars to help Vietnam ditch co…
Read MoreRewards offered for turning in ‘illegal Afghans’ as refugees pay price for tensions between Pakistani government and TalibanAamir Muhammad has barely left his house for weeks; neither have his neighbours. In his ramshackle neighbourhood on the outskirt…
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