Sep 17, 2014

East Turkestan: Show Trial for Arrested Uyghur Academic

Uyghur academic and economist, Ilham Tohti, was arrested on charges of separatism for peacefully challenging Chinese Government policies. Disturbing reports have surfaced that Ilham Tohti has been subjected to inhumane conditions and treatment while in detention awaiting his trial.  He has been reportedly deprived of food, given insufficient water and even shackled.  The trial is anticipated...

Sep 17, 2014

East Turkestan: Show Trial for Arrested Uyghur...

Uyghur academic and economist, Ilham Tohti, was arrested on charges of separatism for peacefully challenging Chinese Government policies. Disturbing reports have surfaced that Ilham Tohti has been subjected...

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Sep 17, 2014

Iraqi Turkmen: Red Crescent and Red Cross To Intensify...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socities (IFRC) has pledged to continue and increase its humanitarian activities and provision of aid to the internally displaced people of Iraq. ...

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Sep 17, 2014

Batwa: Indigenous Environmental Refugees in U...

Since 1991, the Batwa people in Uganda have been evicted from their homes in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest as a result of environmental conservation. The eviction of the Batwa from their homeland...

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Sep 17, 2014

Ogoniland: Nigeria Government Finally Ready to...

Three years after the UNEP published its Environmental Assessment report outlining a framework to clean and restore the environment in Ogoniland, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ms Diezani Alison-Madueke,...

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Sep 16, 2014

Nagalim: Appeal to End ‘Habitual Raiding’...

The Naga Hoho, the governing body of the Naga people, recently appealed to the Assam Rifles, as well as the Ceasefire Monitoring Group, to maintain the 1997 mutual ceasefire. The appeal followed what was...

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Sep 16, 2014

Assyria: ‘Inclusive’ Iraqi Government Further...

The formation of a new Iraqi Government was intended to mark a transition from the sectarian politics that has plagued Iraq for years to a more inclusive and representative authority.  Important posts...

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Sep 16, 2014

UNPO Relaunches iCAS Campaign

Following the elections at the European Parliament in May 2014, UNPO is re-launching its International Campaign Against Slavery (iCAS) in order to reinvigorate the support for the abolition of all forms...

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Sep 16, 2014

Barotseland: Independence Will Require Effort,...

Photo: United Nations Photo@flickr The writer, Saleya Kwalombota, has once again tackled the question of Barotseland independence. According to the writer, it is up to the people of Barotseland to give...

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