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Police shut off all exits from Hong Kong Polytechnic University but one, warning that they will answer bricks, arrows and Molotov cocktails with live ammunition.

Residents say they fear beatings by soldiers looking for Arakan Army supporters.

The home was bought for $550,000 by four of the prime minister’s children, were still in full-time education.

Nguyen Nang Tinh receives close to the maximum sentence, with his lawyers blocked in their efforts to defend him in court.

The decision comes after the EU says continued rights violations in Cambodia will lead to the withdrawal of its preferential trade status.

The eight planned to champion human rights and protest dam projects at a major Buddhist festival.

Tran Vu Hai had offered to represent RFA contributor Truong Duy Nhat in court, but was then charged with tax evasion, with his case files seized by police.

NGO directed 13 refugees through China and Southeast Asia to safety using mobile phones last month.

Bishop Guo Xijin of Mindong diocese in the southeastern province of Fujian has evaded official minders who were trying to put pressure on him.

A mainland Chinese woman who is now settled in Hong Kong speaks out about the despair protesters feel in the face of government intransigence.