Jul 24, 2017

Tibet: Historic Celebration in Rebgong Revitalises Culture and Tradition

Photo courtesy of Radio Free Asia An annual cultural celebration held from 9 July to 20 July in Rebgong County saw a large turnout, signaling a renewal of its community’s participation in Tibetan traditions. The celebration, Rebgong Lurol, saw a surge in the number of young participants taking part in all areas of the festivities, including religious rituals. These events are critical in that...

Jul 24, 2017

Tibet: Historic Celebration in Rebgong Revitalises...

Photo courtesy of Radio Free Asia An annual cultural celebration held from 9 July to 20 July in Rebgong County saw a large turnout, signaling a renewal of its community’s participation in Tibetan...

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Jul 24, 2017

Assyria: Crowds Gather to Protest Mayor’s Unfounded...

Photo courtesy of Assyrian International News Agency Assyrians gathered in the town of Alqosh in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains yesterday [23 July 2017] to voice their disapproval of the recent expulsion...

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Jul 20, 2017

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Jumma Activists Unlawfully...

Photo courtesy of Survival International In several recent and consecutive episodes, Jumma villagers and members of the political organisation of the multilingual indigenous Jumma people of the Chittagong...

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Jul 20, 2017

Brazil: Indigenous People Occupy Hydroelectric...

Photo courtesy of Mongabay The Munduruku indigenous people began occupying the construction site of the São Manoel hydroelectric dam, which is built on the Teles Pires river in the east of the...

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Jul 20, 2017

House of Lords Conference Highlights Human Rights...

On 19 July 2017, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), together with the World Baloch Organization (WBO), organised the conference “Wall of Silence: Human rights in Balochistan”,...

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Jul 19, 2017

Oromo: Musicians Charged with Terrorism

Photo courtesy of The Wire The Ethiopian Government has charged seven well-known Oromo artists, including Seenaa Solomon and Elias Kiflu, with terrorism for producing ‘inciting’ materials....

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Jul 19, 2017

Crimean Tatars: Leading Activist to be Under Police...

Photo courtesy of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty   On 11 July 2017, a court in Russia ruled that, Rafis Kashapov, a preeminent activist who has criticised Russia’s treatment of Crimean Tatars,...

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