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Landmark China-Japan deal agreed
By BBC
The Japanese prime minister told reporters he “rated highly” Mr Hu’s decision to hold talks with representatives of Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
But Mr Hu said the Dalai Lama would need to stop “acting to separate the homeland” and “inciting violent acts” for the talks to succeed.Beijing has made similar […]

Patriotic crowds greet Olympic torch in Hong KongFrom Hong Kong News.NetFlag-waving patriotic crowds turned out in heavy rain to greet the Olympic torch in Hong Kong Friday as a student brandishing a Tibetan flag was whisked away by police.Christina Chan, 21, was heckled by pro-China crowds near the start of the relay route and taken away […]

Il 2008 è l’anno olimpico. Da qualche mese, la torcia e la questione tibetana stanno facendo il giro del mondo. L’attenzione di media e persone si è decisamente spostata verso il continente asiatico. Purtroppo, però, sono quasi sempre eventi negativi a catturare l’attenzione: dalle manifestazioni dei monaci birmani, a quelle tibetane.
In questi mesi, però, alcuni […]

(AKI) di Roberto Tofani - The Internet has played a key role in strengthening democracy in Malaysia, according to Steven Gan, the co-founder and editor of the first on-line Malaysian news website Malaysiakini. “In 1999 I was alone. Today there is a large community of bloggers that supports us,” said Gan in an interview with Adnkronos […]

Source: Refugees International - USAJoel CharnyWebsite:http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/10524 
Economic difficulties drove the dramatic September 2007 protests in Burma. In their aftermath, the international community is beginning to respond to the humanitarian needs of ordinary Burmese. The U.S. is a critical exception. While most analysts, including Refugees International, believe only a change in political leadership can address the structural […]

Militarization and Terrorism and Counter- terrorism Measures in Thailand: Feminists and Women Human Rights Defenders. Virada Somswasdi, Chiangmai University, Thailand. 
Presented at Cornell University on March 12, 2008 as part of the Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture Colloquium Series and the Berger International Legal Studies Program.
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ABSTRACTWomen human rights defenders need to […]

Asia’s Need for Justice, Truth and ReconciliationBy Jeremy SarkinFar Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong)
Dealing with past atrocities and human rights violations has not been high on the agenda of many Asian countries. Yet countries across the region are beginning to grapple with the issue of past crimes against humanity, genocide and other human rights violations.As […]

Manila, 12 March 2008 (AKI) - The Philippines largest separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), is to attend the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) but only as sub-member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), a former rebel group that laid down arms in 1996.Some 60 member countries and observing […]

Burma’s military government has rejected a UN proposal to send independent observers to May’s referendum on a new constitution.State television said monitors would impinge on Burma’s sovereignty.The proposal was made by visiting UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari in a meeting with officials responsible for the vote.Mr Gambari also met opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who […]