Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre | Rohingya News

Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre | Rohingya News

Police blame riot after 115 Rohingya and 16 other people from Myanmar escaped the facility on Thursday night. Malaysia is searching for dozens of Rohingya refugees and other people from Myanmar after they escaped from a temporary immigration detention centre in the country’s north. One man was killed after 131…

Carmakers at risk of using Uighur forced labour in China, HRW says | Automotive Industry

Carmakers at risk of using Uighur forced labour in China, HRW says | Automotive Industry

Taipei, Taiwan – Top carmakers, including General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Tesla and BYD are at a high risk of using aluminium produced by forced labour in China’s Xinjiang province, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found. China is the world’s largest car manufacturer as well as the largest…

New cancer cases to soar 77 percent by 2050, WHO predicts | World Health Organization News

New cancer cases to soar 77 percent by 2050, WHO predicts | World Health Organization News

There were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases in 2022, with more than 35 million new cases predicted by 2050. The number of new cancer cases globally will reach 35 million in 2050, 77 percent higher than the figure in 2022, according to predictions from the World Health Organization’s…

Thailand deports dissident Russian rockers to Israel | Russia-Ukraine war News

Thailand deports dissident Russian rockers to Israel | Russia-Ukraine war News

Human rights advocates warned against sending Bi-2 to Russia where they could be persecuted for opposing Ukraine war. Thailand has deported members of a dissident Russian-Belarusian rock band critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine to Israel after they were detained for performing without a permit. Members of Bi-2 left “safely”…

Four found guilty of rioting over 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature | Hong Kong Protests News

Four found guilty of rioting over 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature | Hong Kong Protests News

The storming of the building marked an escalation in the 2019 mass protests that began over a China extradition bill. A Hong Kong court has found four people guilty of rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building that marked a major escalation of pro-democracy protests more than…

‘Blood and sweat’: Myanmar resistance fights to overturn military coup | Conflict News

‘Blood and sweat’: Myanmar resistance fights to overturn military coup | Conflict News

On February 1, 2021, a military coup in Myanmar sparked widespread nonviolent protests that quickly turned into an armed uprising after the military responded with brutal force. Ethnic armed organisations fighting for autonomy along the country’s borders also joined the anti-coup groups in a war, which has since reached an…

Russian rock band critical of Ukraine war faces deportation from Thailand | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian rock band critical of Ukraine war faces deportation from Thailand | Russia-Ukraine war News

Bi-2 members, held for performing without permits, have criticised Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin. Members of a dissident Russian-Belarusian rock band critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine have been jailed in Thailand, with growing calls to not deport them to Russia. Progressive rock group Bi-2’s members remained…

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals | Military News

Myanmar’s NUG says anti-coup forces ‘edging closer’ to defeating generals | Military News

Myanmar’s anti-coup forces say they are moving closer to victory over the generals who seized power in a coup three years ago, energised by the successes of a major offensive that began at the end of October. Speaking from an undisclosed location inside Myanmar at an online forum, NUG Acting…

‘Slank U’: Indonesian presidential candidates try to harness power of music | Elections News

‘Slank U’: Indonesian presidential candidates try to harness power of music | Elections News

Medan, Indonesia – On a blisteringly hot and thundery day in the city of Medan, fans peeled off their T-shirts and hoisted each other up onto shoulders to get a better view of one of Indonesia’s most famous rock bands. “Don’t forget to spread the virus of peace across Indonesia”…