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FAS research assistant Mercedes Trent runs down the history of U.S. nuclear weapons deployed across Japan.
Read More »The History of U.S. Decision-making on Nuclear Weapons in Japan | Federation Of American Scientists
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Thai folk singer and activist Tom Dundee released after five years in prison for insulting monarchy | Global Voices
The singer had served 5 years for lèse majesté.
Read More »Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun still detained by Beijing after six months | Global Voices
Yang Hengjun's wife is now blocked from leaving China
Read More »The people of Hong Kong versus the China extradition bill | Global Voices
As Global Voices continues to update their page, read their stories so far.
Read More »Jakarta residents to sue government over severe air pollution | The Guardian
The Indonesian capital topped the charts for the world’s most polluted city a dozen times in June
Read More »Myanmar disables internet access in conflict areas of Rakhine and Chin states | Global Voices
The Rakhine clashes are underreported by the national media
Read More »Two Million Protest in Hong Kong: Daily Brief | HRW
TWO. MILLION. PEOPLE. TOOK TO THE STREETS TODAY. This is the single largest protest ever in #HongKong’s history.
Read More »Kim Jong Un’s slain half-brother had met with CIA: report | TheHill
“There was a nexus” between Kim and the CIA, the source told the paper.
Read More »Thirty Years After Tiananmen Square: Can the Billion Prevail? | Progressive.org
At the height of the protests more than one million students and workers occupied the square. Ultimately, the government declared martial law and brought in troops and tanks.
Read More »Rising China Sells More Weapons | Federation Of American Scientists
In 2018, China’s arms sales increased, continuing a trend that enabled China to become the world’s fastest-growing arms supplier during the past 15 years....
Read More »Free Joseon is a North Korean resistance movement, not a criminal enterprise | Nonviolent Conflict News
A mysterious group called Free Joseon — or Free North Korea — has broken Pyongyang’s seven decades-long record of untouchability and trampled on its greatest taboo ....
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