Facebook facing mounting legal fights over Myanmar genocide
Rohingya refugees blame the social media company for allowing the "out-of-control spread of anti-Rohingya content” despite repeated warnings about deadly consequences.
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi due to hear first verdict in junta trial
The verdict, expected Tuesday, will be the first in a slew of judgments to be handed down in a military court that could imprison her for decades.
Danny Fenster was jailed for 11 years last week and had been due to appear in court on Tuesday to face sedition and terror charges.
A police report identified 102 posts that it said were published by "unknown miscreants" to provoke conflict between "people of differing religious communities."
Hong Kong's top court rules against government move to broaden riot prosecutions
The five-judge panel unanimously rejected an earlier ruling that people could be criminally liable for rioting or illegal assembly without being physically present.
Hong Kong activist pleads guilty to security law charges
Tony Chung, 20, faces up to seven years in prison, after reportedly admitting seeking to separate Hong Kong from mainland China between July and October 2020.
Dozen Hong Kong activists plead guilty over 2020 Tiananmen vigil
A dozen Hong Kong activists have pleaded guilty to charges related to a vigil last year to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
China praises Hong Kong arrests of Tiananmen vigil organizers
China’s top agency in Hong Kong praised the arrests as authorities continued a broader push against local pro-democracy activists.
Hong Kong court upholds decision for no jury at first national security trial
The decision to deny a trial by jury to the first person charged under a new national security law marks a departure from the global financial hub's common law tradition.
The pair from the pro-democracy Apple Daily have been charged with collusion after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing.
Fear of 'pervasive' digital sex crime affecting life for South Korean women
Many victims have said they have considered suicide or leaving the country, Human Rights Watch said in a report.
Chow, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison over a June 2019 protest, has had her sentence shortened due to good behavior.
