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Why is three-finger salute from Hunger Games banned in Thailand?

Fast Forward party called the protest on December 13 after the Thai government moved to ban the party

Dec 17, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Video: After Uyghur Muslims, Christians are being hunted in China - Bible banned

China systematically has been repressing even the Christians in China, its most recent crackdown has been focused on house churches

Dec 16, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Video: Hong Kong like protest, students-police clash in India over new migrant law

Police in the Indian capital of New Delhi clashed with protesting students after a demonstration against a new act turned violent

Dec 16, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Abduction and rape of women by Pakistani army on the rise in Balochistan - Report

Numerous women have disappeared "into thin air' after being apprehended by the Pakistani security forces, says the report.

Dec 15, 2019

By Jacob J

Number of jailed journalists highest in China; Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Eritrea and Vietnam top the list

China was followed by the last year's top-spot holder, Turkey with 47 incarcerations

Dec 11, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence on Rohingya crisis

As Suu Kyi looks on, Gambia details mass rapes, killings in Myanmar

Suu Kyi is expected to repeat denials of genocide and argue that military operations launched in August 2017 were a legitimate counterterrorism response to attacks

Dec 10, 2019

By Reuters

Miss Myanmar set to be the 'first openly gay contestant' in the Miss Universe pageant

Miss Myanmar Swe Zin Htet, who will compete against 89 other contestants for the Miss Universe crown, came out just a days earlier

Dec 8, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Nepal makes first arrest after banished woman dies in 'menstrual hut'

21-year old woman died in a 'Chhaupadi', a makeshift hut where women are sent during menstruation.

Dec 7, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Government releasing slow poison on its residents? Tear gas now a fact of life in Hong Kong

The residents of Hong Kong have been exposed to tear gas for the last six months and that's affecting their health

Dec 6, 2019

By Vinod DSouza

Photo of Hong Kong policewoman sitting on 14-year-old schoolgirl's head sparks outrage

The incident sparked an angry reaction from Hong Kong public over the inhumane treatment of the young teenager.

Dec 5, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Australia votes in favor of same-sex marriage

Australian Open to honor Court after same-sex marriage dispute

Court, a Christian pastor at a Perth-based church she set up decades ago, has long been vocal about her opposition to it

Dec 1, 2019

By Reuters

Watch viral video of 17-year-old Firoza Aziz taking on China over treatment of Uighur Muslims

Firoza Aziz goes on to compare the situation in Xinjiang to 'another Holocaust', that 'no one is talking about'.

Nov 28, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

China releases report on women's oppression in US, cites sexual assault in military

The report says that more than 32 percent of women serving in the US military suffered sexual assault while 80 percent of them were sexually harassed.

Nov 26, 2019

By Jacob J

5 dead, another 5 injured by knife-wielding attackers in China's Xinjiang

Leaked documents reveal how China uses AI and algorithm to run Uighur detention camps

Policing techniques adopted by the Chinese forces include artificial intelligence and deep data.

Nov 25, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

Rohingya refugee children walk along the water as parts of the Kutupalong camp flooded during heavy rain in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, July 4, 2018

Bangladesh starts building barbed wire fence around huge Rohingya refugee camps

The latest exodus of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh happened two years ago following a bout of violence in the Rakhine state.

Nov 25, 2019

By Jacob J

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