Month: April 2011

BEIJING—A senior U.S. State Department official rebuked China for “serious backsliding” on human rights amid the country’s most severe crackdown

HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnamese authorities have arrested the pastor of an outlawed Mennonite church for allegedly sowing division between the

HANOI — A Vietnamese communist turned democracy campaigner was given five years in prison for propaganda on appeal Wednesday, in

Authorities have not said why artist Ai Weiwei was seized at Beijing airport April 3. They also have not notified

SHANGHAI: A two-day strike over rising fuel prices turned violent yesterday, as thousands of truck drivers clashed with police, truckers

(New York) – Dozens of peaceful advocates for democratic reforms, rule of law, religious freedom, and human rights face arbitrary

Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2011 Prime Sponsor: Rep. Chris Smith (NJ) Co-sponsors: Reps Lofgren, Loretta Sanchez, Wolf Summary of

As a Libyan protester said, “After we saw Tunisia and Egypt, we thought that we can do it too;” their