Hong Kong suspends trains, appeals to public after rioting
Oct 5, 2019
All subway and trains services are closed in Hong Kong after another night of rampaging violence that a new ban on face masks failed to quell
Hong Kong govt: Violence is harmful, won't solve divisions
Sep 16, 2019
Hong Kong's government reiterated violence isn't the solution after an unapproved march descended into chaos with police firing tear gas and water cannons after demonstrators lobbed Molotov cocktails, blocked traffic and set fires
India says landline phone service fully restored in Kashmir
Sep 5, 2019
Officials say they have restored all landline phone service in Indian-administered Kashmir after suspending most communications, including mobile internet, on Aug. 5
Citizenship list in Indian state leaves out almost 2 million
Aug 31, 2019
India has published the final citizenship list in the Indian state of Assam, excluding nearly 2 million people amid fears they could be rendered stateless.
Hong Kong democracy activists get bail, protest march banned
Aug 30, 2019
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group have been granted bail after being charged with inciting people to join a protest in June
Citizenship list in Indian state sparks fears for millions
Aug 30, 2019
India on Saturday plans to publish a controversial citizenship list that advocates say will help rectify decades of unchecked illegal immigration into the northeastern state of Assam from Bangladesh
Myanmar court sends filmmaker to prison for army remarks
Aug 30, 2019
A court in Myanmar has found a prominent filmmaker guilty of defaming the military with his postings on Facebook and sentenced him to a year in prison
Unions target Cathay Pacific airline in Hong Kong protest
Aug 28, 2019
Trade union members in Hong Kong are rallying against the city's flagship Cathay Pacific airline for firing employees linked to ongoing pro-democracy protests
China ban on some textbooks seen aimed at Uighur culture
Aug 27, 2019
Detained textbook editor illustrates how even Uighurs who toed the China's party line have been rebranded enemies of the state amid a sprawling system of surveillance and detention in Xinjiang
