FBI arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader's family for China
By Jamie Ding, Hui Zhong Wu, and Jamie Stengle October 5th, 2026 The FBI has arrested a California real estate agent at Los Angeles International Airport as she was leaving the country and accused her of spying on the Taiwan president’s family for China ABC News Live The FBI arrested a California real estate agent as she prepared to fly to China, accusing her of secretly working for Beijing to surveil the president of Taiwan's family in the U.S., federal officials said. The c
ABC News
6 days ago
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing visits Malaysia
By AP and Reuters Oct 7, 2026 Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Malaysia for his first visit since the 2021 coup, as deportations of Myanmar nationals draw concerns from the UN and rights groups. Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing gestures at a business forum during his official state visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi [File: Thinh Tien Nguyen/Reuters] Myanmar’s military leader-turned-president has arrived in Malaysia for talks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as Kuala Lumpu
Al Jazeera
Oct 7
Singapore: Independent rights experts urge immediate end to ‘unlawful use’ of death penalty
UN News August 18, 2026 Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts on Tuesday condemned the execution of at least 16 people in Singapore for drug-related offences this year and urged the country to end its “continued and unlawful use of capital punishment.” Credit: The United Nations According to the experts – who receive no salary for their work from any UN entity and are not employed by any organization – the Government’s mandatory death penalties and statutory p
United Nations
Oct 6
Human rights organizations call on Singapore to drop charges
Morgan Polen September 10, 2026 Credit: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International and the World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) on Thursday urged the Singapore government to drop charges against several human rights activists involved in peaceful assemblies in support of Gaza, and to challenge the death penalty. Elijah Tay, Kyal Sin Linn Naing, Dayana Noor Mohamed, Nur Sabrina Kamel, Nurul Afiqah Kamel and Ami
Jurist News
Oct 6
Domestic violence reports surge during Chuseok
By Hwang Sun-jun September 27, 2026 The Korean National Police Agency headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Im Se-jun/The Korea Herald) Domestic violence reports to police averaged 1,294 a day during this year’s Chuseok holiday, up 42.4 percent from the average daily level. The provisional figure released Sunday compares with a daily average of 908.9 reports so far this year. It was also 13 percent higher than last Chuseok’s daily average of 1,145.3, according to the National
The Korea Herald
Oct 6
Brunei Red Crescent urges support for Humanitarian Law
By Lyna Mohamad October 4, 2026 Credit: Lyna Mohamad - Borneo Bulletin The Brunei Red Crescent (BRC) pledged its support for Brunei Darussalam’s commitment to upholding, enforcing and respecting International Humanitarian Law (IHL), particularly in areas affected by armed conflict. BRC President Lailatul Zubaidah binti Md Hussain made the pledge during Brunei Darussalam’s first public lecture on IHL, describing the event as a milestone for national society and part of wider e
Borneo Bulletin
Oct 5
Another Lao Activist Vanishes in Thailand
Khieo Lapchanh is the latest Lao exile to fall victim to the growing authoritarian collaboration between the Mekong region’s governments. By Mark Wright September 28, 2026 A photo of Khieo Lapchanh, a dissident Lao exile, that was posted on his Facebook page on Mar. 20, 2026. Credit: Facebook/Khiew Channel In the early hours of September 15, Khieo Lapchanh, a 26-year-old Lao content creator, finished his shift at a restaurant in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province and vanishe
The Diplomat
Oct 5
Amnesty condemns Malaysia's deporting refugees to Myanmar
By Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia September 30, 2026 Joint Statement by Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) and Asylum Access Malaysia (AAM) strongly condemn the Malaysian government’s deportation of 1,476 Myanmar nationals as the first phase of a broader arrangement to return 5,000 people to Myanmar. We are dismayed by the fact that the government decided to proceed with deportations despit
Amnesty: Philippine gov't must ensure right to protest
By Amnesty International September 18, 2026 © Getty Images Ahead of planned demonstrations marking one year since mass anti-corruption protests took place in the Philippines on 21 September 2025, Ritz Lee Santos III, Executive Director of Amnesty International Philippines, said: “As people prepare to take to the streets once more to demand accountability for corruption, Philippine authorities must ensure the right to peaceful assembly is protected and refrain from using exces
Taiwan: judicial caning violates international law
By Amnesty International, August 27th, 2026 © Sawayasu Tsuji/Getty Images Ahead of the meeting of the Central Election Commission on 28 August regarding a proposed referendum on introducing judicial caning as a criminal punishment in Taiwan, Amnesty International Taiwan’s Director, E-Ling Chiu, said: “It is both disturbing and disgraceful that the Legislative Yuan has chosen to advance a referendum proposal on judicial caning that clearly breaches international human rights l
Rohingya Schools In Malaysia Close Amid Online Hate Speech
By Rozanna Latiff July 27, 2026 Credit: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) - Nur is a 12-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee in Malaysia who has stopped going to school since June, after two men threatened to beat her on her way to class. "Why do you want to go to school? Do you want to take over our country?" they asked, according to Nur, whose family declined use of her full name for fear of repercussion. Nur is just one of many Rohingya children to face harassme
Reuters
Sep 29
At least 49 dead after airstrike in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
By The Associated Press Sept. 29, 2026 The Arakan Army, the powerful ethnic armed group based that controls Kyauktaw, Myanmar, said it "will take effective retaliatory measures soon." AFP via Getty Images An airstrike carried out by Myanmar’s military near a market in territory controlled by a powerful rebel group killed at least 49 people and wounded 58 others Monday, the group and a rescue official said. The attack in western Rakhine state was the latest in a series of dead
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Sep 29
