‘Say their names’: Families urge Blinken to use China trip to free US detainees

WASHINGTON – Katherine Swidan, whose son Mark has been imprisoned in China for over 10 years, has not seen even a ...

Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty: MRTV

January 5, 2023

Myanmar's military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the Southeast Asian country's independence day, state broadcaster ...

US basketball star Brittney Griner’s months in captivity end on UAE tarmac after prisoner swop with Russia

by AsiaOne

December 9, 2022

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WASHINGTON — After months of painstaking negotiations with Moscow, it became clear to the Biden administration that it faced a grave ...

Did Myanmar release 4 foreigner prisoners as ‘tactic’ to ease pressure from Asean?

by Maria Siow

November 24, 2022

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Myanmar's recent mass release of prisoners is aimed at relieving growing regional and global pressure, analysts say, especially amid concerns ...

Former Ukraine prisoner of war recall fainting from hunger in Russian captivity

by AsiaOne

October 26, 2022

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KYIV – Alina Panina, a Ukrainian prisoner of war freed last week, recalls women fainting from hunger as they took the ...

Home after prisoner swap, Croatian soldier says he was beaten in Russian captivity

by AsiaOne

October 22, 2022

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ZAGREB - A month has passed since Vjekoslav Prebeg was freed from Russian captivity in a prisoner swap between Ukraine and ...

Why women prisoners work graveyard shift to make masks for Hong Kong

Angel and Tina sometimes spot a Hong Kong government official on television, wearing a mask that looks familiar. “I made ...

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