INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• China Puts Rights Lawyers, Families Under House Arrest on Human Rights Day

  Authorities in the Chinese capital have placed a number of prominent rights lawyers and their families under house arrest on Human Rights Day, RFA has learned.Beijing-based rights attorney Li Heping had been planning to take… Continue…

• Tibetan Writer Arrested in Qinghai, Whereabouts Unknown

  Police in northwestern China’s Qinghai province arrested a popular Tibetan writer and poet on Wednesday after monitoring his activities for signs of political dissent over a long period of time, according to Tibetan sources. Gendun… Continue…

• Myanmar Military Implicated in Civilian Deaths, Arson in Rakhine Villages

  At least two villages were set on fire and two civilians shot dead allegedly by a Myanmar military column in war-ridden Rakhine state, witnesses said Friday, as the government dismissed a cease-fire offer by the… Continue…

• Pollution from Illegal Coal Mining in Qinghai Creates Hardship for Tibetan Nomads

  Illegal coal mining on a state-protected nature reserve in China’s northwestern Qinghai province has caused massive ecological damage and deprived Tibetan nomads of food for livestock, sources in the region told RFA. Chinese authorities announced… Continue…