Jul 10, 2017

Tibet: UNESCO’s Designation Risks to Damage the Environment

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 at China’s request. However, the prestigious designation has encountered strong opposition of the advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet. According to the organization’s report,...

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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Jul 07, 2017

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Torrential Rainstorms...

Photo Courtesy of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti On 13 June 2017, non-stop rains and heavy landslides devastated the Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari hill districts, killing 131 people....

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Jul 07, 2017

East Turkestan: Uyghur Students in Egypt Under...

Photo Courtesy of Middle East Eye Over the last few days, Cairo’s Uyghur community has been increasingly and systematically persecuted by Egyptian security forces. Police has carried out several...

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Jul 06, 2017

Somaliland: UAE’S Air Arabia Launches First...

Photo courtesy of Horseed Media On 4 July 2017, UAE-based Air Arabia launched its first inaugural flight from Sharjah to Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa. Air Arabia, the largest low-cost carrier in...

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Jul 05, 2017

Pakistan: CPEC and the Burden of Inoperable D...

Photo Courtesy of Foreign Policy   The implementation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a mega project involving transportation and energy infrastructure which will connect Pakistan...

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Jul 05, 2017

Mauritania: New Documentary Film on Slavery and...

Photo courtesy of Afrika News   A short documentary film has been released by Equal Times as the result of two visits to Mauritania. According to the news platform, Mauritania has been failing to...

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Jul 04, 2017

US Commission on International Religious Freedom...

Photo courtesy of US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) On 17 May 2017, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) presented their 2017 annual report....

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