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India’s Plan to Build Pandit Townships in Kashmir Causes Uproar 2015-04-13

The disputed Himalayan territory is trying to resettle thousands of displaced Hindus.

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Widows Get Justice as Bangladesh Hangs War Criminal 2015-04-13

Mohammad Kamaruzzaman was convicted for leading an attack in 1971 in which 187 men were killed and dozens of women raped.

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Eight Die in Two-Day Spate of Violence in Thailand’s Deep South 2015-04-13

Execution-style murders of four people may be linked to a government effort to compensate victims of regional violence.

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Pakistani Militant’s Release Angers India 2015-04-10

Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi is the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

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Malaysia Amends Sedition Law 2015-04-09

The change allows the government to jail violators for up to 20 years, deny them bail and strip them of their passports.

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Uyghurs on Trial in Indonesia are Turkish Citizens, Lawyer Says 2015-04-09

But Indonesia may deport the four men to China.

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Two Indian Separatist Leaders Sentenced in Bangladesh 2015-04-09

Ranjan Chowdhury and Pradi Marak are senior United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) figures.

Islamic State Targets Palestinian Refugee Camp in Syria
2015-04-08

The Islamic State has overrun parts of the Yarmuk refugee camp in southern Damascus, according to refugees who fled the onslaught.

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Bangladeshi Kidnap Victim Recounts Mid-East Ordeal 2015-04-08

Suspected leader of ring that abducted more than 100 people is now in Bangladeshi custody.

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Indonesia: Kind Act Rescued Witness to Religious Strife 2015-04-08

Two decades on, Indonesian man still wishes he could thank the man who saved him.

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Southern India: Police Kill 20 Alleged Sandalwood Smugglers 2015-04-07

Officers opened fire “in self-defense” as wood cutters came after them with sickles and other sharp tools, police say.

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Indonesian Police Confirm Death of Top Terrorist 2015-04-07

But the killing of Daeng Koro won’t weaken the Eastern Indonesia Mujahideen, expert says.

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Two Former IS hostages from Bangladesh Come Home 2015-04-07

Their Islamic State captors let them go because they were devout Muslims, the two say.

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Government Forces in Southern Thailand Killed Four Innocent Men, Panel Finds 2015-04-07

The army’s regional commander for the Deep South apologizes for the killings.

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Malaysia Adopts Contentious Anti-Terror Law 2015-04-07

Parliament passes the Prevention of Terrorism Act bill soon after officials announce arrests of 17 people suspected of plotting attacks in Kuala Lumpur.

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Students in Thailand’s Deep South Demand Release of Detained Peers 2015-04-06

The military swept up 22 students from in Narathiwat province on suspicion of terrorism.

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Bangladesh Set to Execute Second Convicted War Criminal 2015-04-06

Prosecutions of alleged criminals from the 1971 war are politically motivated, critics say.

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Bangladesh’s Opposition Leader Ends Three-Month Confinement 2015-04-06

Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia steps outside and is granted bail in graft cases against her.

Cartoonist Charged with Sedition in Malaysia
2015-04-03

Police arrested more than 100 people for sedition in March – the biggest crackdown on dissent in Malaysia in decades.

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Malaysia: Cartoonist Charged with 9 Counts of Sedition 2015-04-03

Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque faces up to 43 years in prison, if convicted.

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Thailand’s Junta Chief Answers Critics On New Executive Order 2015-04-03

Prayuth Chan-o-cha says Thais need not fear the military’s increased power, but he warns journalists about their reporting.

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Police: Thai Security Forces at Fault in Deadly Deep South Raid 2015-04-02

Two villagers and two university students were killed during a raid by security forces last month.

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Thailand’s Junta Replaces Martial Law with Absolute Power 2015-04-02

Article 44 of the interim constitution is actually worse than martial law, one critic says.

Thailand Replaces Martial Law With 'Total Authoritarianism'
2015-04-02

Chulalongkorn University Associate Professor Puangthong Pawakapan predicts that Thais will live without democracy and civil rights "for quite some time".

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FBI: Malaysian Terrorist Marwan Dead 2015-04-01

Zulkifli bin Hir – better known as Marwan – was one of Southeast Asia’s most wanted terrorists.

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Malaysia Invokes Sedition Act As It Goes After Journalists, Others 2015-04-01

The government’s crackdown on dissenters is the most aggressive since 1987.

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7.2 Percent of High Schoolers in Indonesia Back IS: Survey 2015-03-31

A Setara Institute survey of 684 students also revealed a far higher rate of intolerance toward religious minorities.

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Indonesia: Uyghurs Deny Terrorist Links on Day Two of Jakarta Trial 2015-03-31

Witness says the four men were driven at night to a remote part of Central Sulawesi.

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Indian Agency Uncovers Anti-Bangladesh Plot 2015-03-31

The Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist group, however, has a foothold in three Indian states, an investigation reveals.

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Men Slain in Southern Thailand Military Raid Innocent: Locals 2015-03-31

The Fourth Army regional commander promises a transparent investigation into the operation in Pattani province.

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