The US Senate is planning to bring forward legislation that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials over human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang region. Senate leaders are checking with members to see if there are any objections so that the legislation could be taken up for quick passage. The House will have to vote on the legislation before it goes to the President...
The US Senate is planning to bring forward legislation that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials over human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang region. Senate leaders...
The Indonesian government has been using the virus to justify its increased militarisation in West Papu. According to reports, some natives have been imprisoned and tortured, with some being denied. Moreover,...
The Congress of World Hmong People has reported a new armed attack against the ChaoFa Hmong launched by the Laotian military, in the La Na area (Xaysombun Special Zone, Laos) on 9 May 2020. A Hmong...
Despite constituting only 11% of the population on the Crimean peninsula, Crimean Tatars are significantly over-represented in arrest and imprisonment figures in Russian-occupied Crimea. According to some...
In the English-speaking regions of Cameroon (known as Ambazonia), the conflict between the Anglophone minority and Francophone majority rages on as government forces have refused to agree to the ceasefire...
Former Tibetan political activist Choekyi died at his home in China’s Sichuan province after the authorities repeatedly denied him medial treatment after harsh treatment in prison. Choukyi was arrested...
A new report published by the International Crisis Group (ICG) has assessed the response of Abkhazia and South Ossetia (Tskhinvali Region) to the coronavirus crisis. In it they note that both regions are...
The Christian minority in Laos remains subject to harassment and discrimination by local officials, in spite of an updated law protecting religious freedoms. In Luang Prabang province, religious rights...
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