The Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 122 Rohingya from a trawler in the Bay of Bengal south of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday as the boat was heading for Malaysia, officials said.
Some of those on the boat said they left their …
Vietnamese Lawyer Who Offered to Defend Dissident Blogger is Sentenced to Term of House Arrest
A court in Vietnam’s Nha Trang City on Friday convicted a lawyer charged with tax evasion after he agreed to defend a dissident blogger and RFA contributor who was abducted in Thailand in January and brought back to Vietnam by …
Attorney Ejected From Trial of Vietnam Lawyer Who Offered to Defend Blogger
A trial judge in Vietnam’s Nha Trang City on Thursday ejected from her courtroom a defense attorney representing a lawyer who was charged with tax evasion after offering to represent a former blogger for Radio Free Asia.
Nguyen Duy Binh …
Opposition leader Rainsy Praises Indonesia as Cambodia Frees Some Supporters
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy praised Indonesia’s democracy on Thursday in Jakarta as he pondered his plans to return to Phnom Penh, where the government released dozens of activists detained for aiding his challenge to strongman ruler Hun Sen.…
Indonesia Blocks Entry of Cambodian Opposition Leader: Malaysia Airlines
Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy was denied entry into Indonesia Wednesday after a visit to Malaysia, according to sources, as the self-exiled leader struggled to return to his home country to push for democratic reforms.
Rainsy was scheduled to take …
Indonesia Blocks Entry of Cambodian Opposition Leader: Malaysia Airlines
Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy was denied entry into Indonesia Wednesday after a visit to Malaysia, according to sources, as the self-exiled leader struggled to return to his home country to push for democratic reforms.
Rainsy was scheduled to take …