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Meach Sovannara speaks to RFA reporter in an interview Jan. 18, 2019.

Cambodian Opposition Figure to Meet US Lawmakers and Join Democracy Rally in Washington

Ex-political prisoner Meach Sovannara says the Cambodia National Rescue Party will remain united despite a crackdown by the ruling party.

Lao Protest Villager Freed, 10 Still Held

The villager was one of a group detained for protesting the seizure of their land for use by a Vietnamese rubber company.

Court in China's Guangdong Jails Human Rights Lawyer For Five Years

Chen Wuquan is handed the sentence after helping local people protest against a planned land reclamation project.

Myanmar Army Claims it Has Killed 13 Arakan Army Fighters as Top Leader Calls for AA to be Crushed

The military says Aung San Suu Kyi has ordered troops to 'crush' the AA 'effectively and quickly.'

Cambodia Allows Ceremony for Murdered Union Leader, But Blocks March

Former CNRP members barred from politics may not take part, Cambodian authorities say.

'Tang Jingling Would Have Fought For Vaccine Victims, But He's in Jail'

Wang Yanfang, wife of a detained rights attorney, says people like her husband are jailed instead of being praised for their work.

Hong Kong Trade Unions Call For Release of Jasic Activists

More than 30 Maoist activists, former Jasic workers, and NGO staff are being held, some on criminal charges, since a crackdown began last July.

EU to Tax Cambodian, Myanmar Rice After Probe Finds Import Increases Hurt Local Producers

Imports from the two nations had nearly doubled in the past five years, while prices declined.

Bangladesh: 1,300 Rohingya Have Come from India Since Early December

At least one pair of newcomers said they left India out of fear of being deported to Myanmar.

Displaced Residents in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Brushed Aside by Government

Victims of forced eviction in the Loc Hung community sent a petition to three government offices but were rejected by two.

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Myanmar Has Returned More Than 1,700 Child Soldiers Home to Date, Defense Ministry Official Says

Those guilty of recruiting or deploying children are being demoted and sent to military or civilian prisons.

Myanmar Military Claims to Have Seized Rebel Camp in War-Torn Rakhine State

The Arakan Army denies that government soldiers captured one of its camps, calling the announcement ‘fake news.’

Chinese Mark Passing of Late, Ousted Liberal Premier Amid Tight Security

Well-wishers and supporters of late premier Zhao Ziyang are detained as they try to pay their respects at his family home in Beijing.

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