Uyghur
China covered up the cause of a detained Uyghur father’s death
Police confirm to RFA that Yasinjan Toxti died in their custody in 2018, not in a traffic accident.
Pacific
After US accuses Fijian of corruption for China, experts warn of region-wide network
“Illicit disruptors” in Pacific allow Beijing to benefit from illegal activity while offering plausible deniability
Korea
Exclusive: North Korean army video says K-drama watchers deserve to be executed
Used in ideological training sessions, the video calls offenders as “traitors” who “gouged out their own eyes.”
Uyghur
From a cardboard box to an iron cage: a father’s fight for his daughter’s freedom
A Uyghur father took in an abandoned Chinese baby. 40 years later he pleads for her release from a Chinese prison.
Laos
China-Laos air base could be another Southeast Asian forward outpost for Beijing
Like Ream Naval Base in Cambodia, Ban Keun could lay the groundwork for increased Chinese presence, analysts said.
Uyghur
Uyghur activists urge Rubio to raise rights concerns with Central Asian officials
Uzbekistan trip is a chance to reassert U.S. moral leadership by pressing the C5 to protect Uyghur communities.
Myanmar
Rare photos of Aung San Suu Kyi spark renewed calls for her release
Myanmar military releases images of jailed former leader receiving books and letters from Britain’s King Charles.
Tibet
Tibetan rights group: South Africa arson attack is transnational repression by CCP
Police are still investigating the firebombing of the Dalai Lama representative’s home office in South Africa.
Korea
Could ‘Apron Dad’ on North Korean TV pave the way for Kim Jong Un’s daughter to rule?
Experts said that normalizing a man in the kitchen could change perceptions, but society remains patriarchal.
Opinion
Commentary: The story China wants you to swallow
China is marketing fish from Xinjiang as a triumph of technology and frontier development.
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