Jul 22, 2014

Tibet: Fake Twitter Accounts Spread Propaganda

Over 100 false twitter accounts are spreading propaganda on Tibet and have been identified by the advocacy group Free Tibet.  A series of photos and videos have been posted from these accounts purporting to show the Tibetan people’s contentment with life under Chinese rule.  There also links to articles attempting to discredit the Dalai Lama.  While twitter has since suspended...

Jul 22, 2014

Tibet: Fake Twitter Accounts Spread Propagand...

Over 100 false twitter accounts are spreading propaganda on Tibet and have been identified by the advocacy group Free Tibet.  A series of photos and videos have been posted from these accounts purporting...

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Jul 18, 2014

Somaliland: Positive Appraisal of President’s...

As the next Somaliland Presidential Elections will take place in 2015, the assessment of incumbent President Ahmed Silaanyo’s mandate is very positive. Over the past four years, Somaliland has achieved...

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Jul 18, 2014

Tibet: Monk Released After Seven Years in Pri...

The abusive arrest in 2008 of Ngagchung, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, provoked a strong reaction against the Chinese authorities, and yet Ngagchung remained incommunicado for seven years until his release...

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Jul 18, 2014

Chin: Women Arrested For Protesting Against R...

Women activists in Chin State decided to publicly protest against sexual violence against women committed by the Burmese military, no matter the governments’ interdiction of staging such a protest....

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Jul 18, 2014

UNPO Celebrates Mandela Day

Today is Nelson Mandela International Day. This celebration was launched by the United Nations in 2009, based on a call by Nelson Mandela for the next generation to take on the burden of leadership in...

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Jul 18, 2014

Iraqi Kurdistan: Oil Starts Pumping From Kirk...

Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region has begun to pump oil from Kirkuk fields previously controlled by Iraq’s central government into the pipeline system that runs in its own territory, a senior...

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Jul 18, 2014

East Turkestan: Chinese Uighurs Defy Ramadan ...

Chinese authorities have imposed restrictions on Uighur Muslims during the month of Ramadan, banning government employees and school children from fasting, in what rights groups say has become an annual...

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Jul 18, 2014

Gilgit Baltistan: Work Starts On Computerised...

The Election Commission of Gilgit-Baltistan in collaboration with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has kicked off preparation of computerised electoral rolls for upcoming Gilgit-Baltistan...

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