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Latest news, features and analysis on human rights, with a focus on civil liberties in Hong Kong, mainland China and Asia.
Different treatments of Alexei Navalny and Gonzalo Lira by mainstream media and governments a glimpse into how Western propaganda works.
Amid a raging battle of narratives, Hong Kong officials must reach out to explain to the world not only our ‘good stories’ but also the realities on the ground.
- While the assessment didn’t dispute Putin’s culpability for the death, it found that the timing possibly wasn’t as intended by Putin, the WSJ report said
- The assessment was based on information such as classified intelligence and an analysis of public facts, including the timing of his death
The baby, named Rouh meaning Soul, suffered respiratory problems and a weak immune system, died on Thursday.
The jetty, part of an effort to avert famine in the Palestinian enclave amid Israel’s campaign against Hamas, is set to become operational next month.
Marcos Jnr’s pro-US stance and measures to ‘elevate’ the Philippines have made him a ‘pivotal player’ on South China Sea issues among world leaders.
40,000 tents have been bought for the evacuation of civilians, and all that remains is for PM Benjamin Netanyahu to give the order, an Israeli official says.
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was seriously wounded during his abduction from the Nova music festival on October 7, and the video shows him missing a hand.
The baby girl survived after she was delivered by caesarean section as her mother, Sabreen al-Sakani, was fatally wounded from an Israel air strike.
State Department accused Beijing of continuing to ‘dismantle’ Hong Kong’s political freedoms and autonomy in violation of Sino-British Joint Declaration and Basic Law.
On Monday, the Palestinian territory’s Civil Defence agency said health workers had uncovered more than 200 bodies of people killed and buried at Nasser hospital, which was besieged by Israeli troops last month.
The tragedy came only hours after UK PM Rishi Sunak’s latest effort to send some migrants on a one-way ticket to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament.
UK-based rights group RSI says Britain deliberately ‘exported’ a counterterrorism programme to Indonesia as part of its post-Brexit geopolitical outreach.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July.
America’s top diplomat pledges to keep raising atrocities with responsible governments days before he is expected to meet senior officials in Beijing.
Since Hamas’ unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in Gaza, there have been near-daily cross-border exchanges of fire between the Israeli army and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Henry Van Thio, who served in elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and continued in position after she was ousted by military in 2021, is stepping down for unspecified health reasons, state media reported.
The British prime minister’s pledge comes as he promised to end the parliamentary deadlock over a key policy promise before an election expected later this year.
As the Gaza war drags into its seventh month, conflict on Sunday was focused on Lebanon and the West Bank, but Israeli officials said further fighting in Gaza has been authorised.
The overnight strikes on Rafah city killed 22 people, most of them children, with one of the victims only 18 months old.
Islamist bombers hit three churches and three hotels in 2019, killing more than 279 people, but grieving families say they are still awaiting justice.
Rebels of the Communist Party of the Philippines say the roots of the armed conflict must first be addressed and resolved.
At least dozens of political prisoners are still being held in Bhutan’s jails, according to human rights organisations.
The abandoned office building, which was France’s biggest squat, had been home to up to 450 migrants, most of them documented but awaiting social housing.
YouTube channels not only provide income, but also serve as a means for women to communicate their messages, experiences and aspirations, one analyst said.
Valedictorian Asna Tabassum says she was being silenced by anti-Palestinian hatred for her views on human rights.
Hong Kong human rights lawyer and charity founder Patricia Ho explains how The Dive, by New Zealand-born Veronica Green, continues to empower her years after she fell in love with it at an art fair.
Outrage over the attack has led to renewed calls for the passage of a long stalled anti-discrimination bill and other legal protections.
Palestinian families who had returned to northern Gaza after Israeli troops withdrew weeks ago have begun moving out again because of the new raids.
In the last few months, political observers have noted Singapore’s political elite expressing greater empathy for the plight of Palestinians.
Under the policy, asylum seekers who arrive illegally in Britain will be sent to the East African nation, in a bid to deter cross-channel crossings.
