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Myanmar enforces new cybersecurity law – and VPN usage is the main target

The new law clamps down on digital rights and VPNs, warn experts. Here's what we know so far.

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Tibetan monk faces family tragedy, health struggles after release from Chinese detention

A Tibetan Buddhist monk, imprisoned for sending funds for prayer offerings to the Dalai Lama and the abbot of India's Kirti Monastery, has been released from prison. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

How the Myanmar VPN ban is plunging citizens into online darkness

Since late May, the military Junta has been cracking down on VPNs to disrupt the free news flow. Besides online isolation, arrests and fines are also the price to pay.

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Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong operation over safety concerns for its staff

U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia is closing its Hong Kong operation after the city enacted a tough new national security law known locally as Article 23.

WEKU

US-funded Radio Free Asia shuts down in Hong Kong over safety concerns

News service says it closed bureau after passing of new national security law known as Article 23

The Guardian - AU

US Outlet Radio Free Asia Closes Hong Kong Office Over Security Law Fears

The US news outlet Radio Free Asia (RFA) said Friday that it had closed its office in Hong Kong over staff safety concerns after the city enacted a new national security law.

International Business Times

"Myanmar's Junta Arrests Swiss Filmmaker, 13 Cast Members for Defaming Buddhism"

Radio Free Asia reports: [The defendants] are accused of insulting Buddhist cultural traditions and the morals of Buddhist monks, according to state media. Authorities haven't specified under which law they would be prosecuted…. The film, titled "Don't Expect Anything," portrays the message that it is meaningless to worship Buddha images…

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China: College entrance exam for Tibetan students is compulsary in Mandarin language only from this year

In previous years, ethnic minorities, including Tibetans were allowed to take the test in their native language but this year China made a big change. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Federal inquiry details abuses of power by Trump's CEO over Voice of America

Investigators found Trump's appointee at the U.S. Agency for Global Media repeatedly abused his power. "It just takes one's breath away," says David Seide, a lawyer who represented whistleblowers.

WEKU

Myanmar junta air strike kills at least 50

At least 50 people were reported killed in central Myanmar after the army launched an attack on an event being held by opponents of military rule.

Bangkok Post

Axios Investigates: Chinese activists' names used in bomb threats across U.S. and EU

The journalist and two activists targeted by the harassment campaign believe it is backed by Beijing.

Axios

Elderly Chinese people protest in Wuhan against medical benefits cuts

Rally is latest showing of public discontent since demonstrations against Covid curbs

The Guardian - UK

North Korea students get frostbite after 'patriotic' subzero mountain march

Students in North Korea have been injuring themselves and bribing officials so they can swerve going on a government tour of Mount Paektu - the country's national emblem and official birthplace of Kim Jong-Il

Daily Mirror

Dissidents in China detained and harassed as Beijing prepares for party congress

Government critics and activists intimidated by police ahead of Sunday’s Communist party meeting, where Xi Jinping is expected to gain third term

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Teenage trainee doctors ‘slaughtered’ in Myanmar amid mounting reports of atrocities

The spokesperson confirmed that among the dead were four women, with the youngest at 14 and the oldest at 34 as well as five men, aged between 17 and 27

Benzinga

North Korea Forcing Pregnant Women To Give Birth In Warehouses And Hotels Amid COVID-19: Report

As COVID-19 cases in North Korea cross the three million mark, reports say the Kim Jong-Un-led government is forcing pregnant mothers to give birth in hotels and warehouses that lack proper treatment.

Reuters

Rohingya refugee boat sinks off Myanmar, dozens dead or missing - media

Dozens of ethnic Rohingya refugees were dead or missing after a boat with about 90 people aboard, including children, capsized and sank in bad weather off the coast of Myanmar over the weekend, according to media reports.

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