There is a bit happening in south central Asia. In Afghanistan, they have chosen to not block the popular messaging apps Whats App or Telegram. This may not seem huge, but I feel that this is very important. With a country like Afghanistan that is more strict on its citizens than other countries, this is huge to let them continue… Read more »
DHAKA (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court has asked Bangladesh to weigh in as the court considers a request by the ICC prosecutor for jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asked the court last month to rule on whether it had jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya last year. In a… Read more »
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India is targeting the kingpins of sex trafficking with a new initiative that maps victims’ journey from village to brothel, building a concerted case against traffickers who run the lucrative industry, campaigners said on Wednesday. The effort to gather a body of evidence against the powerful people behind trafficking launches next week in the east… Read more »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Saturday there would be repercussions for U.S.-Pakistan relations unless Islamabad took action to detain and charge a newly freed Islamist accused of masterminding a 2008 assault in Mumbai, India Hafiz Saeed speaks with supporters after attending Friday Prayers in Lahore, Pakistan November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza A Pakistani court ordered the release… Read more »
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government will not block the instant messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram, a spokesman said on Monday, following days of controversy after reports the services would be suspended. The WhatsApp app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration “Government of Afghanistan isn’t going to ban any social… Read more »
The main thing about the region of eastern Asia was the whole issue with North Korea and whether they will actually disarm their nukes or not. This has been a major story world wide as this could be huge news as the world could stop worrying about North Korea and its nuclear program. Many believe that the ongoing pressure and… Read more »
Following its ratification of the International Criminal Court’s Rome Statute in July after nearly a decade of deliberation, Japan is attending its first meeting of the 104 countries which actively support the ICC later this month, with analysts wondering whether other Asian countries will now follow in its footsteps. For Japan, ratifying the Rome Statute lends credence to its campaign… Read more »
Despite the obvious need of 25 million North Koreans for objective, reliable news and information, their country has been all but ignored by the international media development community and donors, on the grounds that no one could be sure of making any impact. The black hole that is the Hermit Kingdom has meant that the handful of non-government radio stations… Read more »
Speaking on the sidelines of an annual meeting of China’s parliament, Wang said some outside forces were trying to muddy the waters in the disputed region. China has repeatedly accused countries outside the region – generally a reference to the United States and Japan – of trying to provoke trouble in the South China Sea while China and its neighbors… Read more »
Twenty nations agreed on Tuesday to consider tougher sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Pyongyang that it could trigger a military response if it did not choose negotiations. Choe Myong Nam, North Korea’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, said the Vancouver meeting was… Read more »