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Earthquake kills two in south China as 7,000 people evacuated: state media

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck south China’s Guangxi region on Monday, killing two people and causing 13 buildings to collapse, state media reported. The quake hit Guangxi’s Liuzhou city at 12:21 am (1621 GMT), state news agency Xinhua said. The...

Exiled Tibetans to elect government in vote condemned by China

Tibetans outside Chinese control vote on Sunday for a government-in-exile, an election of heightened significance as they brace for an inevitable, eventual, future without their revered spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The India-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) — condemned...

Wang Fuk Court residents make first return to scorched flats to salvage belongings

Residents of the fire-hit Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po have begun returning home to collect personal belongings for the first time since the deadly tragedy in November. Around 270 people returned to their flats in Wang...

China to approve ‘ethnic unity’ law denounced by rights groups

China was set to approve Thursday what it called an “ethnic unity” law, which rights advocates warn could further marginalise minority groups like the Uyghurs. The draft law, set to be passed by the National People’s Congress, would formalise...

UN rights chief slams China’s failure to improve Uyghur rights

The UN rights chief criticised China on Friday for not doing more to improve the rights situation in the Xinjiang region, four years after a damning report by his office demanded action. “I deplore the lack of follow-up on...

Radio Free Asia resumes broadcasts in Mandarin, Tibetan, and Uyghur

Radio Free Asia (RFA) has resumed its broadcasts in Mandarin, Tibetan, and Uyghur. President and CEO Bay Fang announced on LinkedIn on Wednesday that the services were back after US President Donald Trump cut off government funding last year....

Beijing slams US appointment of Tibetan rights envoy Riley Barnes

Beijing accused the United States on Wednesday of “interfering in China’s internal affairs”, after Washington announced an envoy to promote Tibetans’ rights. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that Riley Barnes, the assistant secretary of state...

Hong Kong Free Press Annual Report 2025-6: Our achievements, best coverage, & accounts from the past year

Dear readers and supporters, HKFP marked 10 years of publishing in 2025 – with our newsroom reaching the milestone intact and motivated, if not somewhat battered and bruised by the political and economic pressures facing the media at home...

Dalai Lama never met Epstein, Tibetan spiritual leader’s office says

The office of the Dalai Lama said on Sunday that he had never met convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after Chinese media reported the Tibetan Buddhist leader’s name was mentioned in a cache of files released by the US...

Dalai Lama expresses ‘gratitude’ at first Grammy win

Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Monday he was grateful for his first Grammy, after bagging the top music industry award for audio book, narration and storytelling. The charismatic 90-year-old, who lives in exile in India, is lauded...