Last month, I sent a tweet — intended as a commentary on Pakistan’s problem of political abductions — that sparked a violent backlash of gender-based slurs, slut-shaming and death threats. By the next ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty halts India operations, saying it is being silenced
The human rights group Amnesty International halted work in India on Tuesday, accusing the government of having frozen its bank accounts as punishment for speaking out about alleged rights abuses. ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International to stop work in India, cites government harassment and threats
Amnesty International announced Tuesday it would close its operations in India after its bank accounts were frozen and its executives were interrogated following the publication of two reports by the ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty International says gov’t forced halt to operations in India
Amnesty International announced Tuesday that it will halt operations in India after the government in New Delhi froze the human rights organization's financial accounts there. ( read original story ...)
Protests as teenager dies two weeks after alleged gang-rape in India
Dalit woman was attacked while out cutting grass in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh ... ( read original story ...)
Ai Weiwei: ‘Too late’ to curb China’s influence
The leading Chinese dissident, the artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei, says China's influence has become so great that it can't now be effectively stopped. "The West should really have worried about ... ( read original story ...)
China objects to Ladakh status, Indian border activities
China says India’s designation of the region along their disputed border as a federal territory is an illegal move, and criticized infrastructure construction that seems to strengthen India’s position ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Imported Over 30,000 Bat Body Parts From China in Five Years, Report Finds
The United States imported more than 30,000 whole bats and bat body parts from China over a recent five-year period, the non-profit conservation organization Center of Biological Diversity (CBD) told ... ( read original story ...)
International Auto China Show Has Opened in Beijing, China
Chinese check out a Voyah iLand on display at the international Auto China show in Beijing on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Thousands of potential buyers and fans of new cars flocked to one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Booming Domestic Travel Secures New Funding for Startup
“Taiwan’s domestic travel began to rebound in May, and it exploded in late June. We saw sales from domestic travel in Taiwan grow five times from the same period of last year in July and August.” With ... ( read original story ...)