The Guardian spoke to protesters and bystanders in Parliament Square, London, at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation

#KingsPlaceUnwrapped We call upon Kings Place and its commercial arm, Green & Fortune, to cancel the Lockheed Martin-sponsored arms-industry conference, Defence In Space, on October 28th and 29th, 20...

Report by UN-backed consortium of specialists tells of ‘major deterioration’ since its last assessment in October * Middle East crisis – live updates Gaza is at “critical risk of famine”, food security experts have warned, 10 weeks after Israel imposed a blockade on the devastated Palestinian territory, cutting off all supplies including food, medicine, shelter and fuel. In its most recent report, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said on Monday there had been a “major deterioration” in the food security situation in Gaza since its last assessment in October 2024 and that Palestinians living there faced “a critical risk of famine”. Continue reading...

Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family

Federal officials placed 1,300 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.

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Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in Thailand ever since.

The University of Sheffield has been a global leader in East Asian Studies since its inception as the national centre for modern Japanese Studies in 1963. Korean Studies was introduced in 1979 and mai...

A singer striving to create music in his mother tongue, Yashar’s fledgling independent career was abruptly interrupted by Chinese state surveillance. In the spring of 2023, he released a song titled “...