| Kachin conflict continues one year on |
 | LAIZA، 11/6/2012 (IRIN) - A gathering of worshippers is singing in a white-brick church in the town of Laiza in Kachin State, near Myanmar's border with China, but it is not a day of celebration. full report |
| AFGHANISTAN: Amina, “I was very young when I got married and my life was very bad” |
 | FAIZABAD, BADAKSHAN PROVINCE، 11/6/2012 (IRIN) - Tribal elders in the northern Afghan province of Badakshan tend to have the final say over if and when a woman may divorce her husband. In the province’s remote rural areas traditional `jirgas’ (councils of elders), which are known to favour keeping families together, resolve disputes, and sometimes violate women’s rights in the process. full report |
| PAKISTAN: Sindh 2011 flood victims brace for monsoon |
 | KARACHI، 11/6/2012 (IRIN) - Thousands of people who lost their homes in the 2011 floods in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, are worried how the July-September monsoon will pan out, according to local residents. full report |
| MYANMAR: Rakhine violence sparks concern |
 | BANGKOK، 12/6/2012 (IRIN) - Activists and rights groups have expressed strong concern over rising levels of violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, in defiance of a state of emergency declared by Burmese President Thein Sein on 10 June. full report |
| INDONESIA: Housewives help fight TB |
 | CICENDO، 13/6/2012 (IRIN) - Housewives in Cicendo District near Bandung in West Java, Indonesia’s third largest city, are spearheading the fight against tuberculosis (TB) by helping to identify people suspected of having contracted the disease and then referring them to a clinic for treatment. full report |
| BANGLADESH: Closing the door on Rohingya |
 | BANGKOK، 13/6/2012 (IRIN) - Bangladesh says it will not accept any Rohingya refugees fleeing a new spate of ethnic violence in neighbouring Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. full report |
| PAKISTAN: Uncertain future for Afghan refugees as deadline looms |
 | ABU DHABI، 13/6/2012 (IRIN) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling on the government of Pakistan not to hastily expel Afghan refugees, even as a deadline for their legal stay in the country approaches. full report |
| INDONESIA: Mangrove loss threatens community resilience |
 | JAKARTA، 14/6/2012 (IRIN) - Millions of hectares of mangrove forests in Indonesia are being lost to agriculture, oil palm plantations and even fish farms, making coastal communities more vulnerable to the force of tropical storms and the loss of livelihoods and products. full report |
| AFGHANISTAN: Fears of northern violence after drawdown |
 | KUNDUZ، 14/6/2012 (IRIN) - Recent violence allegedly sparked by the behaviour of local police and militia groups in northern Afghanistan has raised fears that the planned withdrawal of international forces could lead to renewed violence even in the generally more peaceful north. full report |
| NEPAL: The hidden costs of early marriage |
 | KATHMANDU، 15/6/2012 (IRIN) - Thousands of Nepali girls leave school every year to get married, missing out on their education, the government says. Parents are often unaware of the impact that trying to save the money spent on education can have on the future of their daughter. full report |
| MYANMAR: UN ready to assist Rakhine displaced |
 | BANGKOK، 15/6/2012 (IRIN) - The United Nations is ready to assist thousands of people displaced by recent ethnic and sectarian violence in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State, and a UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights has visited the region to assess the situation. full report |