Apr 14, 2020

Coronavirus: Taiwan exclusion from WHO

Taiwan took the first containment measures as soon as it began suspecting about human-to-human transmission of the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) never replied to its concerns and endorsed China’s denial of human-to-human transmission until the 21st of January. Excluded from membership at the UN as well as at the WHO because of China’s veto, and ignored by the WHO’s Director...

Apr 14, 2020

Coronavirus: Taiwan exclusion from WHO

Taiwan took the first containment measures as soon as it began suspecting about human-to-human transmission of the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) never replied to its concerns and endorsed...

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Apr 14, 2020

Coronavirus: UN Facilitates Aid to Abkhazia

The World Health Organization (WHO) has facilitated the shipment of medical equipment and medicines to Abkhazia, following an expert delegation visit to Abkhazia last 18-20 March 2020. A member of the...

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Apr 13, 2020

Coronavirus: Gilgit-Baltistan an Epicenter

The unrepresented people of Gilgit-Baltistan have expressed serious concerns regarding the battle against COVID-19. Amid a surge in cases, the territory struggles with poor healthcare infrastructure...

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Apr 13, 2020

Pakistan: EU Trade & Media Freedom

A recent report by the European Commission has found that media freedom in Pakistan has been deteriorating since 2018. Several organisations, including the UNPO, have called for the European Union not...

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Apr 09, 2020

Coronavirus: Baloch Doctors Arrested

The Pakistani police has arrested at least 50 doctors in Quetta, Balochistan, who were protesting against the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits for health workers on the front lines of the...

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Apr 09, 2020

Coronavirus: 35 prisoners Killed in Al Ahwaz

In the Al-Ahwaz (or Khuzestan) province of south-western Iran, recent prison riots at the Sepidar and Sheiban prisons in the city of Ahvaz resulted in the deaths of an estimated 35 Ahwazi...

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Apr 08, 2020

Coronavirus: Religious Minorities Stigmatized

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recognises and condemns the Stigmatization of Religious Minorities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Apr 08, 2020

Coronavirus: African-American Diagnosed at Twice...

The deep socio-economic disparities between the white and minority populations in Washington D.C are playing out in real time with the COVID-19 crisis. More than twice as many black residents of the District...

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