Tag: Human Rights Watch

Chinese urban enforcers held over watermelon vendor's death

Six local security officials allegedly involved in the brutal killing of a roadside fruit vendor…

China detains activist seeking asset disclosure

A Chinese human rights lawyer who called on the government to release activists arrested for…

Prominent blogger arrested in Vietnam for dissent

Vietnamese police arrested one of the country’s prominent bloggers as par of the communist government’s…

Myanmar reinforces two-child policy on Rohingya

Myanmar officials have reaffirmed a controversial two-child policy for Rohingya Muslims in the restive Rakhine…

Myanmar officials aided 'coordinated attacks' on Muslims: report

Myanmar officials, backed by extremist Buddhist monks, may have had a role in violence against…

Thailand rejects Rohingya shootings report

Thailand has denied accusations that its security forces shot dead at least two Rohingya migrants…

Vietnam 'frees' human rights lawyer to serve house arrest

Vietnam on Wednesday freed a prominent human rights lawyer who had served more than three…

Thai editor sentenced to 10 years in prison over royal insult

A prominent Thai labour rights activists and magazine editor was sentenced to 10 years in…

Thailand says human traffickers fuel wave of Myanmar refugees

Thai authorities have rounded up more than 800 Rohingya Muslims in separate raids over the…

Vietnam convicts 13 activists for plot to overthrow government

Vietnam jailed 13 pro-democracy activists convicted of plotting to overthrow the communist regime, the latest…

Rights group urges Lao government to release missing activist

An international human rights group has called on authorities in Laos to release a prominent…