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Navy · CambodiaUPDATED at 9:20 am ET on April 19, 2024 Cambodia appears to have given the Chinese navy extended and exclusive access to its naval base in Ream despite official claims that they only arrived for training purposes, a U.S. think tank said. Radio Free Asia first reported on the arrival of two Chinese corvettes last December, the first foreign warships allowed to dock at the new Chinese-built pier at Ream, Sihanoukville province. The ships left the …See the Story
Chinese navy is operating out of Cambodia's Ream base: US think tank
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Prison · Myanmar (Burma)Prison and junta authorities killed four inmates following a protest in northern Myanmar jail, a resident told Radio Free Asia on Friday. Following the junta’s amnesty of over 3,000 prisoners on Wednesday for Burmese New Year, some inmates who did not get chosen for early release started a riot in Kachin state’s capital at Myitkyina Prison the following day. A Myitkyina resident who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons told RFA inma…See the Story
Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot
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United Nations · North KoreaThe U.N. Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea approved a request from UNICEF for a sanctions exemption so that vaccine storage equipment could be transported into North Korea, U.N. documents showed. UNICEF sent a letter to the committee on March 11 saying the cold chain equipment, which includes refrigeration units used to store vaccines, was critical to the successful distribution of vaccines to women and children in North Korea…See the Story
UN OKs shipment of vaccine storage equipment to North Korea
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Xinjiang · XinjiangThe hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs subjected by China to detention, forced labor and cultural erasure underscores the urgency for global action, panelists said at a two-day interfaith conference on disrupting Uyghur genocide organized by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity that wrapped up Thursday. Survivors, experts, religious leaders and activists participated in panels to discuss the situation of the Uyghurs and called on governments to…See the Story
Interfaith conference seeks to raise awareness about Uyghur genocide
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Cambodia · CambodiaA former opposition party lawmaker now living in Canada has asked Prime Minister Hun Manet to intervene in his case and ask prosecutors to drop criminal charges so that he can return to Cambodia to visit his ailing parents. Hun Manet responded to Kong Saphea’s plea on Thursday, saying on Facebook that he would work on a solution. The prime minister also posted an image of a letter sent by Kong Saphea in February in which the former lawmaker exp…See the Story
Exiled opposition official asks Hun Manet to help clear 2022 charges
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Tibet · TibetThe leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile on Wednesday said he was hopeful that a U.S. bill urging China to resolve issues related to Tibet through dialogue with the Dalai Lama or Tibetan leaders would be approved by the Senate. The Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act, also known as the Resolve Tibet Act, was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 15. The bill, which also empowers the State Department to counter …See the Story
Tibetan political leader ‘optimistic’ about passage of US bill on Tibet
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Professors · ChinaA university professor who gatecrashed the opening ceremony of a new Confucius Institute at Spain's Seville University last week tried to warn the school authorities for years that the language and cultural centers have been linked to the Chinese Communist Party's influence operations, she told RFA Mandarin in a recent interview. Journalism professor Mar Llera jumped onto the dais along with a research team member during the ceremony, as the un…See the Story
Protesting Spanish professor 'warned university' over Confucius Institutes
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Social Media · XinjiangAuthorities in Xinjiang have banned Uyghurs from using social media apps including Chinese-owned TikTok and tools to circumvent censorship, according to a video released from Chinese police, in what experts say could be the beginning of another major crackdown on the region’s 11 million mostly Muslim Uyghurs. A video notice about the ban was released April 8 by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, a state-run economic and paramilitary…See the Story
China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps
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