U.N. official calls China’s crackdown on Uighurs ‘disturbing’
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights investigator criticized on Wednesday China’s crackdown on Muslim Uighurs in the far western region of Xinjiang, citing “disturbing stories” of harassment and intimidation against the ethnic minority.
Indonesia signals unlikely to carry out executions for at least 16 days
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia signaled on Thursday that it was not likely to execute foreigners on death row for at least the next 16 days after the attorney general’s office said that a group of 10 convicts would be executed together.
India’s Sonia Gandhi marches to support ex-PM Singh in court summons
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The top leadership of India’s Congress party including its enigmatic president Sonia Gandhi walked to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s home on Thursday in a unusual display of support after he was summoned to court in a corr…
Poland to hold countrywide defense drills: president’s adviser
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will stress-test its defense capabilities with a series of countrywide drills involving the government, local authorities and the military in response to the Ukraine crisis, Polish president’s chief security adviser said.
Putin delays Kazakh visit, no health problems says Kremlin
(Corrects second paragraph to show meeting scheduled for this week)
After crackdown on students, Myanmar’s will to reform questioned
YANGON (Reuters) – A student march through central Myanmar in protest against a new education law began as an unremarkable procession from the country’s seat of learning and culture, Mandalay, to the commercial hub of Yangon.
China’s top judge reproaches courts for miscarriages of justice
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top judge on Thursday issued a mea culpa for miscarriages of justice that have drawn public ire, calling for increased transparency of the courts in an annual report to the largely rubber-stamp parliament.
China to ‘refresh’ policy on visitors to Hong Kong
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government will “refresh” its policy on granting entry permits to its citizens wishing to visit the separately administered territory of Hong Kong, a state-run paper said on Thursday, amid mounting anger at hordes of mai…
Cambodia and big brands fail to tackle garment worker abuse: researchers
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cambodian garment workers making clothing for international retailers are frequently abused and exploited at work and neither the government nor major brands are doing to enough to protect them, researchers said on…
U.S. may be unable to defend its Syria recruits against Assad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States does not appear to have clear-cut legal authority to protect Syrian rebels it trains from attack by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, even under new war powers, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter …
