Jul 13, 2017

Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo Dies in Chinese Custody

Photo courtesy of NPR Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and one of China’s preeminent human rights activists, passed away today at 61 from liver cancer complications. Mr Xiaobo was receiving treatment for advanced stage liver cancer, but his whereabouts were closely guarded by the Chinese government and he was barred from leaving the country for medical treatment. As a vocal critic of China’s...

Jul 13, 2017

Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo Dies in Chinese...

Photo courtesy of NPR Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and one of China’s preeminent human rights activists, passed away today at 61 from liver cancer complications. Mr Xiaobo was receiving...

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Jul 12, 2017

Hmong: Missoula Art Museum Hosts Exhibition “From...

Photo courtesy of Missoulian.com The Missoula Art Museum –located in Montana, United States– is currently hosting an exhibition on traditional Hmong textile embroidery, exploring the meaning...

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Jul 12, 2017

Gilgit-Baltistan: CPEC Likely to Worsen Environmental...

Photo courtesy of Shaun Metcalfe Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan faces major challenges amidst worsening environmental degradation. According to Manzar Shigri, senior print and electronic journalist...

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Jul 11, 2017

East Turkestan: Repressive Policies toward Uyghurs...

The Chinese government has hardened its repressive measures on Xinjian’s ethnic Uyghurs, “fearful that any public display of their religious belief could morph into militancy”. Among...

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Jul 11, 2017

Brazil: Funai, the National Indian Foundation,...

Photo courtesy of Eduardo Fonseca Arraes @ Flickr The main Brazilian institution charged with the protection indigenous peoples, Funai, is going through a major crisis today following the substantial...

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Jul 10, 2017

38 MEPs Sign Letter Raising Concerns on Ethiopia...

On 7 July 2017, a letter expressing concerns for the human rights situation in Ethiopia, signed by 38 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), was addressed to European Union High Representative Federica...

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Jul 10, 2017

Tibet: UNESCO’s Designation Risks to Damage...

Photo Courtesy of The New York Times The region Hoh Xil or Kekexili, part of the high-altitude plateau in Qinghai Province, is currently being examined by the Unesco’s World Heritage Committee...

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Jul 10, 2017

Taiwan: Expressing its Voice Through Twitter

Photo Courtesy of The New York Times Social media has been recognised as an effective tool to advocate and do politics, as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s Twitter account may attest. Since last...

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