May 23, 2014

Oromo: Ethiopian Government Denies Claims By International Media

An official communique by the Ethiopian government absolved it of all responsibility for the recent crackdown on Oromo students, who were peacefully protesting against the governments’ plans to expand the capital into areas of Oromia. The official position clearly contradicts recent reports by international media, including the BBC and Voice of America, as well as local and human rights  organizations,...

May 23, 2014

Oromo: Ethiopian Government Denies Claims By International...

An official communique by the Ethiopian government absolved it of all responsibility for the recent crackdown on Oromo students, who were peacefully protesting against the governments’ plans to expand...

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May 22, 2014

Ahwazi: UN Experts Urge Iran to Cancel Two Executions...

As two Ahwazi Arabs sentenced to death on charges of enmity against God are to be executed on 22 May 2014, UN human rights experts issued a press release denouncing the unjustified arrest and calling for...

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May 22, 2014

Tibet: Tourists Wearing “Illegal” Jackets...

Jackets reading “Team Tibet” were the reason an American and a Canadian citizen were recently arrested by Nepalese police, as these are considered “illegal words in Nepal”. This...

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May 22, 2014

Chin: Diaspora Community Church Receives New ...

With the Chin refugee community in Springfield, Missouri, now counting up to 150 members, the University Height Church opened a bigger chapel to host them, building an even stronger bridge between the...

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May 22, 2014

West Papua: UN Committee Urged To Conduct Fact-Finding...

Advocates for West Papuan self-determination deplore the UN’s inertia towards the increasingly alarming situation of the region and its people, and urge the world body’s decolonization committee...

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May 21, 2014

Balochistan: “If You Talk About Freedom, They...

Lateef Goha’s hunger strike continues to remind the world of the disappeared activist Zahid Baloch and to highlight the desperate situation facing those who demand freedom in Pakistan’s subjugated...

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May 21, 2014

Somaliland: 23 Years of Self-Governance Celebrated...

Somalilanders all over the world commemorated the historic 23rd anniversary of self-governance since leaving Greater Somalia and celebrated the nation’s many achievements, despite lack of international...

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May 21, 2014

Taiwan: New Regional Peace-Maker?

While China may continue to be the region’s ‘trouble child’, Taiwan is gaining a new notoriety and pacifying influence in the region. Taiwanese President, Ma Ying-jeou, has been spear-heading...

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