Lao government authorities have announced the creation of a task force set up to monitor social media use, focusing especially on so-called fake news and postings criticizing the government or ruling communist party, sources in the country say. The task force will include police officers and members of the government’s Media Department, an official from […]
Month: June 2021
Brother of World Uyghur Congress President Sentenced to Life in Prison in China’s Xinjiang
The brother of World Uyghur Congress president Dolkun Isa has been jailed for life by authorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), a police officer from the region told RFA. Hushtar Isa, based in Aksu (in Chinese, Akesu), was reportedly detained in 1998 and sentenced to two years in prison. At the beginning in […]
Myanmar Journalists Vow to Work On Despite Repression, Job Losses
Myanmar’s military junta has shut down several independent media outlets and arrested more than 80 journalists since seizing power from the elected government four months ago, stifling press freedom and the flow of information in the aftermath of the coup. At least 45 of the arrested journalists are in prison, most of them charged with […]
At Least 20 Dead, More Than 300 Injured in Qinghai Quake as China Imposes Information Lockdown
An earthquake in a Tibetan-populated county of northwest China’s Qinghai province has killed at least 20 people and injured more than 300, although authorities have yet to confirm any deaths and are blocking information flows from the region, Tibetan sources say. The 7.3 magnitude quake struck Qinghai’s Matoe (in Chinese, Maduo) county on May 22, […]
Fresh Clashes in Myanmar’s Kayah State Kill Two as Displaced Surpass 100,000
Fresh clashes between the military and a local militia in Myanmar’s Kayah state have left at least two dead and half a dozen wounded, prompting yet another wave of refugees, sources said, as aid workers clocked the number of displaced people in the region at 100,000 since fighting broke out a week ago. Four months […]
Egypt Rejects Ethiopian PM’s Statements On Building New Dams
Egypt rejected yesterday, the statements of Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed that, Ethiopia will build a number of dams across the country. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said, Ahmed’s statements reveal once again that, Ethiopia is dealing in bad faith with the Nile River, and other international rivers that it shares with neighbouring […]