2012-06-20
RFA has corrected information in this article to show that the Rohingya refugees were attacked by a helicopter shortly after leaving Burma and not after being turned away by authorities in Bangladesh as previously reported.
Violence Throws Spotlight on Rohingya
2012-06-20
Chinese authorities silence online discussion of protests sparked by the death of an African man in police custody.
China's Internet censors on Wednesday deleted posts commenting on protests this week by Africans living in the southern city of Guangzhou after one of their number died in police custody.
Comments on African Protest Censored
2012-06-22
A group of Uyghur petitioners from China’s northwestern Xinjiang region have faced beatings and harassment by police since bringing their grievances over ethnic discrimination to central authorities in Beijing.
Uyghur Petitioners Beaten
The Kinnaur Kailash in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh with an altitude of 6349m. Seen from Reckong Peo during a lucky spell since it was hiding behind clouds most of the time.
I wanted to have a good view on the giant so I started roaming the town. The search ended up in the tribunal yard, I guess that's the best I could afford. A local farmer was staring at me as I sat against the court's walls. He could be from the other bank of the Suttlej and I should have rented a room possibly with an arm chair and stare at the Kailash for a good while.
