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The unexpected release of an imprisoned North Korean woman offers a rare glimpse of hope that the authorities in the repressive state may be loosening their iron grip on the population, Amnesty International said.

The Chinese government’s repression of political dissent in Tibetan areas warrants fact-finding visits by United Nations human rights experts, says Human Rights Watch, releasing a new compilation of cases and sentences against Tibetans.

Preaching at the Beijing Gangwashi Church in China, World Council of Churches Asia president, the Rev Dr Sang Chang explored the question of where Christianity is headed in the 21st century.

The National Union of Journalists has backed Carrie Gracie who has quit her post as the BBC China editor and written an open letter to licence fee payers accusing the corporation of “breaking equality law” and creating a “crisis of trust” at the public service broadcaster.