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FORUM-ASIA calls for the forceful mass evictions of landless squatters in Nepal to cease

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has expressed deep…
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Support for those displaced by Fukushima nuclear disaster must be unconditional, says UN expert

JAPAN — A UN expert has urged the Japanese government to give…

The richest 1% hold almost a quarter of Asia’s wealth, urgent government action needed to tackle extreme inequality

A quarter of wealth in Asia is concentrated in the hands of…

Activism in Crisis submits ‘solidarity’ heat map of S’pore residents calling for Govt to reject Myanmar military junta

Activism in Crisis (AIC), a Singapore-based democratic grassroots movement dedicated to transition…

Myanmar junta troops clash with ‘self defence’ forces

Myanmar troops killed several members of a local “defence force” in a…

Bangkok to reopen for vaccinated tourists in October

Thailand plans to reopen Bangkok to fully vaccinated visitors in October, officials…

Councillors swear new Hong Kong loyalty oath after hundreds quit

Dozens of local community politicians in Hong Kong swore a newly required…