Japanese Troops, Armed With New Mandate, Arrive in South Sudan
A contingent of Japanese troops arrived in South Sudan on Monday to join U.N. peacekeepers — a mission with an
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Month: November 2016
Lao Lawmakers Approve Restrictive Amendment to Media Law
Lawmakers in Laos have approved an amendment to the country’s media law that further tightens the government’s control of reporters,
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Abu Sayyaf Abducts Vietnamese Sailors in Philippine Waters
As many as six Vietnamese sailors were abducted and another was shot on Friday after armed members of the militant
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Vietnam Cracks Down on Dissenters
The Vietnamese government is escalating a nationwide crackdown on human rights activists and people critical of the government’s handling of
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