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Beijing says holding UK's Hong Kong consulate employee
AFP, Published on 21/08/2019
» BEIJING - An employee of Britain's consulate in Hong Kong who went missing earlier this month is being held in China, Beijing confirmed Wednesday.
Malaysia sacks airport immigration staff for aiding criminals
AFP, Published on 01/06/2016
» Malaysia has sacked 15 immigration department officers and suspended 14 others after an investigation found staff had colluded with criminal syndicates to manipulate systems that track entry and exit, the government has said.
Activists slam US 'punishments' for Afghan hospital attack
AFP, Published on 18/03/2016
» KUNDUZ (AFGHANISTAN) - Rights campaigners Friday lambasted US "punishments" handed to officers involved in a catastrophic bombing raid on an Afghan hospital, saying the failure to criminally investigate them is an "injustice and insult" to the victims.
China sacks four over Shanghai stampede as families compensated
AFP, Published on 21/01/2015
» Four local officials in Shanghai have been sacked after 36 people died in a New Year's Eve crush on the city's famous waterfront, the city government said Wednesday, as compensation was announced for victims' families.
Rwanda's island drug rehab centre -- or reform prison?
AFP, Published on 05/08/2014
» IWAWA (RWANDA) - Surrounded by glittering waters, Rwanda's remote Iwawa island appears idyllic, but it has housed thousands of drug users, as well as reputedly those the authoritarian government deems unsuitable for society.
Activists demand due process following Singapore riot
AFP, Published on 18/12/2013
» Activists Wednesday urged Singapore to ensure due process and address migrant worker grievances after the government said it would deport 53 South Asian labourers for their alleged involvement in a rare riot.
End to China labour camps cheered -- but what next?
AFP, Published on 17/11/2013
» Stripped naked and beaten, Peng Hong's memories of his time in a Chinese "re-education" labour camp are dark -- but even so, he greeted Beijing's abolition of the widely-loathed system with only cautious optimism.
Chinese sex workers 'face horrifying abuse'
AFP, Published on 14/05/2013
» Chinese sex workers are being subjected to widespread abuse by authorities, including beatings and torture in police custody and detention without trial, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Russia shamed by football hooliganism scandal
AFP, Published on 27/09/2012
» The 2018 World Cup hosts Russia grappled on Thursday with a new football hooliganism scandal after fans forced the abandonment of a top-flight cup match by throwing fireworks and smoke bombs on the pitch.