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Pakistan, Indonesia: Ahmadis under attack

Indonesia has come under attack for not doing enough to protect religious minorities, particularly members of an islamic sect called the Ahmadiyah. A human rights group says Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was beaten after the release of a video showing him under house arrest. And, while Thailand is locked in a border battle with Cambodia in the north, in the south Buddhist monks are coming under attack by Muslim militants seeking greater autonomy.

Cold kills livestock in Mongolia, hunger expected
14/02/2010 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Cold kills livestock in Mongolia, hunger expected

In this edition: five years on, survivors of a deadly earthquake in Pakistan are still living in squalor; freezing temperatures in Mongolia have killed hundreds of thousands of livestock, pushing many people to the brink of starvation; and it's been a turbulent few weeks for the world's biggest carmaker, nowhere more keenly felt than in Toyota city.
Beijing's anger with Washington
07/02/2010 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Beijing's anger with Washington

In this edition: as a chill descends on relations between Beijing and Washington, an imminent visit to the United States by the Dalai Lama is unlikely to help; five years after a tsunami which killed tens of thousands, we ask if foreign aid has helped rebuild lives in Sri Lanka; and we meet a counterfeit expert who builds fake Ferraris out of a shed in Bangkok.
Taliban strike at the heart of Kabul
24/01/2010 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Taliban strike at the heart of Kabul

In this edition of the Week in Asia: Stolen UN cargo turns up at a marketplace in Pakistan, a special report from our correspondent in Peshawar. China's hidden homosexuals, the wives of men still in the closet share their pain online, and why Indian women have been getting a rough ride on the country's public transport system.
Land seizures in China push farmers into despair
17/01/2010 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Land seizures in China push farmers into despair

This week: Sri Lanka gears up for an early election with the president and an army general battling it out to take credit for defeating the tamil tiger rebels, in China, people fear for their homes amid a mass land seizure programme dogged by corruption, and in India why no one wants to climb palm trees and collect the coconuts.
Violence breaks out in Kashmir after two-year calm
10/01/2010 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Violence breaks out in Kashmir after two-year calm

In this week's edition: new tensions in Kashmir, with grenade attacks in the city of Srinagar. Meanwhile, the whaling dispute flares up again, after a collision between a Japanese whaling ship and a protest boat. Also in this edition : South Korean scientists make significant progress with the cloning of dogs.

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