East Asia
South Korean farmers protest THAAD deployment
As the US moves to deploy the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea, local farmers have launched a protest campaign and lawsuit to halt the installation.
Tag: China
Central Asia
Anti-terror ‘security state’ in Xinjiang
The Uighur people of China's Xinjiang province are coming under unprecedented surveillance and militarization amid official fears of terrorism in the far-western region.
North America
Amnesty blasts global ‘politics of demonization’
Politicians wielding a dehumanizing rhetoric are creating a more divided and dangerous world, warns Amnesty International in its new annual report.
East Asia
China targeting human rights defenders
A new report finds that human rights defenders in China are being criminalized as "national security" threats, and increasingly face detention and torture.
North America
Human Rights Watch: Trump portends ‘tyranny’
In its yearly report, Human Rights Watch warns that the rise of populist leaders "poses a dangerous threat to basic rights"—particularly naming Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Greater Middle East
UN approves investigation of Syria war crimes
With action blocked by Russia's veto in the Security Council, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution establishing an independent investigation into war crimes in Syria.
Greater Middle East
UN approves monitors for Aleppo evacuation
Alarmed at the "devastating" humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, the Security Council called on the UN to carry out "neutral monitoring" of evacuations from the war-ravaged city.
Central Asia
Tibet: climate struggle frontline
Climate change is found to blame for a massive avalanche that killed nine yak-herders in Tibet, as indigenous resistance continues to China's extractive agenda for the region.
Greater Middle East
General Assembly demands halt to Aleppo siege
With action in the Security Council blocked by Russia and China, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution demanding an immediate end to all attacks on civilians in Syria.
East Asia
Taiwan Strait in the Trump world order
Did Tsai Ing-wen exploit Trump's anti-China stance to score a point against Beijing? Or was she herself played by Cold Warriors who seek to exploit Taiwan in the Great Game?
East Asia
China: investigate disappearance of rights lawyer
A group of UN human rights experts called on the Chinese government to investigate the disappearance of prominent human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong.
The Andes
APEC summit: Peru moves closer to China
At the APEC the summit in Lima, China and Peru signed a series of bilateral agreements to advance "free trade" and cooperation in the mineral and resource sectors.