Aug 03, 2017

Talysh: Prominent Journalists and Human Rights Activists Still Under Threat in Azerbaijan

Photo Courtesy of Meydan.tv Two months ago, renowned Talysh journalist Hilal Mammadov was taken into custody by the Azerbaijani police officer for the second time. While the official reasons for his arrest remain unclear, Mammadov’s detention seems politically motivated, as were those of activists Farid Abbasov and Rafiq Jalilov. The editor-in-chief of the only Talysh newspaper in Azerbaijan,...

Aug 03, 2017

Talysh: Prominent Journalists and Human Rights...

Photo Courtesy of Meydan.tv Two months ago, renowned Talysh journalist Hilal Mammadov was taken into custody by the Azerbaijani police officer for the second time. While the official reasons for...

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Aug 03, 2017

West Papua: Students Rally for West Papuan Independence...

Photo Courtesy of Jakarta Post On Wednesday 2 August 2017, 30 West Papuan Students from the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) gathered near the US Consular Agency office in Bali to claim West Papua’s...

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Aug 02, 2017

Somaliland: Severe Drought in East Africa Triggers...

Photo Courtesy of i News East Africa has suffered from a severe drought, hitting Somaliland the hardest. Although this region of the world is no stranger to droughts, the length and severity of this one...

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Aug 02, 2017

Barotseland: Police Seek to Arrest Activist Muleta...

Photo Courtesy of The Barotseland Post Zambian police are in search of Barotse activist Muleta Kalaluka. Under Edgar Lungu’s emergency rule, it appears that they plan to arrest Kalaluka and detain...

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Aug 01, 2017

Gilgit Baltistan: Local Communities Take to the...

Photo Courtesy of ANI On 30 July 2017, people in Gilgit-Baltistan gathered to protest against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) whose brutal implementation already caused considerable economic...

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Aug 01, 2017

East Turkestan: China Prohibits Teaching of Uyghur...

Photo Courtesy of Peter Morgan @Flickr A recent directive issued by authorities in China’s so-called Xinjiang autonomous region completely bans the use of the Uyghur language at all educations levels...

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Jul 31, 2017

Hmong: Freedom Fighters to be Honored by US C...

Photo Courtesy of WSAW   Two years after the introduction of a House Resolution (H. Res.) 210 commemorating Southeast Asian “Freedom Fighters” services during the Vietnam War, Representatives...

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Jul 31, 2017

Somaliland: Music Icon Sings for Recognition and...

Photo Courtesy of CNN   Famous Singer Sahra Halgan is from Somaliland. Like many other citizens, she had to leave her country under the dictatorial Siad Barre regime, in 1991. Sahra Halgan now lives...

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