Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal
Families of detained Hong Kong dozen protest on island near Chinese prison
The 11 men and one woman were captured by the Chinese coast guard on Aug. 23 aboard a speedboat believed to be bound for Taiwan.
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Cambodia readies treason trials against political dissidents
Cambodia's government has targeted about 50 people in its most concerted legal offensive against its political opponents since 2017.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal
New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia but marijuana referendum unlikely to pass
With about 83% of votes counted, New Zealanders emphatically endorsed the euthanasia measure with 65% voting in favor and 34% voting against.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Oct 3, 2020
The tragic case of a rural livestreamer who died after being set alight by her ex-husband has triggered outrage over domestic violence on Chinese social media. The 30-year-old woman, named Lamu, died Wednesday after efforts to save her life failed, according to a statement from ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Oct 1, 2020
Woman dies in New Delhi after gang rape, fueling outrage again in India
by Hari Kumar and Emily Schmall
Of the tens of thousands of rape cases reported in India annually, only a handful result in prosecutions, National Crime Records Bureau figures show.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Sep 25, 2020
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested for 2019 illegal assembly
Hong Kong police arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday for participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 and violating the city's anti-mask law, according to a post on his official Twitter account. Wong's latest arrest adds to several unlawful assembly charges or ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Sep 25, 2020
Wong Wai-yin's wife feared the worst after reading his short farewell letter. "I am sorry and thanks for accompanying me throughout the years," the hand-written note found on a desk at their home read. "I'm sorry that I can't walk with you anymore. ... Please ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Sep 14, 2020
Former head of 'comfort women' support group indicted over embezzlement
South Korean prosecutors on Monday indicted lawmaker Yoon Mee-hyang, the former head of a civic group that supports surviving "comfort women," on charges of embezzlement and illegally receiving government subsidies. Comfort women refer to women who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Aug 27, 2020
With new arrests, Hong Kong’s police try to change the narrative
by Tiffany May and Austin Ramzy
Authorities have tried to recast the facts around an incident last year at Yuen Long station in which a group of men in white shirts struck unarmed commuters with bats.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Aug 26, 2020
Canada urges China to free jailed Canadians and commute death sentences
Canada has urged China to release two high-profile Canadian detainees and grant clemency to several other Canadians sentenced to death by Chinese courts, the Canadian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during talks in Rome on Tuesday ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Aug 26, 2020
Australian Brenton Tarrant is expected to become the first person in New Zealand imprisoned for life without prospect of parole when his sentence is handed down.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Aug 12, 2020
Jimmy Lai's arrest shows why the West lost faith in Hong Kong courts
by Iain Marlow
The statements issued by China and Hong Kong after Monday’s arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai underlined how quickly a national security law passed in June is undermining the city’s independent judicial system. The Hong Kong Police Force on Twitter disputed a claim it searched ...