5 Predictions for Beijing’s Assault on Internet Freedom in 2021
China has long been home to the world’s most sophisticated system of internet controls. Indeed,…
Citing Forced Labor Concerns, US Issues Ban on Xinjiang Cotton
U.S. businesses should not be allowed “to profit from slave labor,” a U.S. official said…
Understanding Vietnam’s Military Modernization Efforts
Between 2003 and 2018, Vietnam’s military expenditure increased by some 687 percent. However, the figure…
China uses big data to select Muslims for arrest in Xinjiang: HRW
A big-data program in China’s Xinjiang “arbitrarily selects” Muslims for detention, flagging behaviour such as…
Japan’s ‘Misunderstanding’ About a Biden Administration
Now that Vice-President Joe Biden is set to become the next U.S. president in January…
Uighurs forced to eat pork as China expands Xinjiang pig farms
Former detainees claim that the forcible feeding of pork is most rampant in re-education camps…
Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Worsens; Rockets Fired At Airports
As the conflict in Ethiopia grows, forces in the Tigray region fired rockets at an…
Before Trump, South Korean Conservatives Also Claimed a ‘Stolen’ Election
For Korea watchers, U.S. President Donald Trump’s narrative that Democrats, backed by foreign powers, have…
Don’t let the games begin – Calls to boycott the Beijing winter Olympics are growing stronger
ON A RAINY day in central London in April 2008, Laurence Lee, then a presenter…
Mekelle hospitals struggling to care for wounded: ICRC
Red Cross warns of influx of trauma patients and says hospitals are running dangerously low…