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  • According to the US Central Command, strikes against Iran were carried out for the seventh consecutive night.
  • Iranian foeces targeted a Thai-flagged vessel that attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
  • The US attacked an Iranian oil tanker docked at Karg Island, deputy governor of Bushehr, Iran said.
  • After what it described as an Iranian strike involving ballistic missiles and drones, Kuwait's military claimed on Friday that several of its ground forces injured and that both military and civilian facilities damaged.
  • Iran said it attacked an American military base in eastern Syria on Friday.

Category: News & Views

May 23, 2023

Indonesia’s Restrictive Laws,Religious Taboos Lead Women...

Under Indonesia’s new criminal code passed last year, a woman who has an abortion faces up to four years in prison and anyone who assists in the process could be jailed for five years. Additionally, anyone who promotes birth control devices faces six months in jail. 

May 22, 2023

In North Korea, ‘Judas’ is Nickname...

‘Judas’ has become a scornful nickname for informers in North Korea.For example, when a girl confided in her friend during the COVID-19 pandemic that she planned to escape North Korea once the border with China reopened, she was brought before authorities and punished. 

May 21, 2023

New Details About Uyghur Law School...

Meryem Ismayil was a law student at Xinjiang University when she took her life five years ago. The 22-year-old Uyghur from Aqerik village in Xinjiang’s Shayar County was distraught over the detention of her father, a Chinese Communist party cadre and member of the village’s People’s Congress. 

May 20, 2023

Guangdong Court Jails Veteran Dissident for...

court in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Thursday jailed veteran dissident Wang Aizhong for three years after he retweeted foreign media reports on Chinese social media platforms.

May 19, 2023

Thai Opposition Has ‘Roadmap’ to Govern,...

The leader of Thailand’s top vote-getting party said Thursday that a coalition government was “firmly taking shape,” although it appears that his proposed reform to the nation’s royal defamation law could prove a sticking point in negotiations

No Word on Six Miners Missing...

A search is underway for six workers who went missing after a lift cage fell at a Chinese-backed copper mine in Tibet during shaft construction of an open-pit mine drainage system project, forcing production to stop.

May 18, 2023

For Uyghurs Seeking Justice,UN Panel Confirms...

Uyghurs seeking justice for loved ones imprisoned in China have turned to a little-known United Nations body for help.

May 17, 2023

Using Fake Facebook Account,Hong Kong Police...

Hong Kong’s national security police used a fake social media account to troll pro-democracy activists for years, according to information revealed during a “subversion” trial of 47 pro-democracy activists who took part in a 2020 democratic primary and further investigated by Radio Free Asia.

May 16, 2023

Malaysian Govt Withdraws Appeal Against Ruling...

The Malaysian government has decided to withdraw its appeal against a High Court ruling that allowed non-Muslims to use the word “Allah” to refer to God, the Attorney General’s office confirmed Monday, about a highly divisive issue in the Muslim-majority country.

Smashing Window and Sending Death Threats,...

In a bid to evict prominent rights lawyer Li Heping from his Beijing home, the landlord smashed a window of his apartment and issued a death threat, Li’s wife told Radio Free Asia on Monday.

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