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The five biggest perpetrators of transnational repression last year also included the governments of Myanmar and Turkmenistan, according to report
Scores of attacks, including assassinations, abductions and assaults, were perpetrated by 25 governments last year against people outside their borders, new analysis reveals.
Data from the Washington DC-based pro-democracy organisation Freedom House reveals that the governments of Russia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Turkmenistan and China were the biggest five perpetrators of in 2023.

The Asian American Book Club, an organization for AAPI readers, held its soft launch party last night in Brooklyn, N.Y. The event was coproduced by Hachette Book Group and Kundiman. It featured six ...

An Asian American organization in Denver is calling on the public's help after one of its historical markers in the heart of the city's downtown went missing.

Sacramento city officials demolished the city’s original Japantown to make way for the Capitol Mall. Now, a new generation of restaurant owners and chefs are carving out a space of their own.

A new generation of Asian American restaurant owners and chefs are carving out a space of their own in Sacramento’s historic Japantown.

Now in its second year, Yun Theatre's newest production, "Young People Social Death Archive," deals with social awkwardness and the challenges of adulthood.

An evening event dubbed "The Night of the Dragon," that will feature four short films made by local Asian American filmmakers. University of Arizona grad Nolan Veneklasen will be showing his ...

The disruption is part of a broader effort to stymie Russia’s cybercampaigns against the United States and its allies, including Ukraine.

Leaked emails reveal organisers of leading science fiction and fantasy awards flagged works of a ‘sensitive political nature’
Leaked emails from the organisers of the prestigious Hugo awards for science fiction and fantasy suggest several authors were excluded from shortlists last year after they were flagged for comments or works that could be viewed as sensitive in China.
In January the Hugo awards , which were held as part of the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in the Chinese city of Chengdu in October. The data showed that the New York Times bestseller RF Kuang and the young adult author Xiran Jay Zhao were among authors who had received enough nominations to be on the ballot in their respective categories but were deemed “not eligible” by the award’s administrators, without further explanation.

Case of Emily Chen, who did a few months’ work for US logistics firm, highlights ‘deteriorating’ climate for foreign firms
China has detained one of its citizens on spying charges after she did some work for a US company, in a case that experts say highlights the potential risks of working for foreign businesses in the country.
Emily Chen, 50, disappeared after flying into Nanjing Lukou international airport in December on a visit from Doha, where she lives.