Politics & Diplomacy

Dec 11, 2020

UNPO Statement on Western Sahara

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) strongly objects to the recent announcement that the United States of America (USA) may recognize Morocco’s unlawful assertion sovereignty over Western Sahara. Such an action, if it comes to pass, would be a denial of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people in direct contravention of United Nations resolutions and threatens...

Dec 11, 2020

UNPO Statement on Western Sahara

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) strongly objects to the recent announcement that the United States of America (USA) may recognize Morocco’s unlawful assertion sovereignty...

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Sep 14, 2020

East Turkestan: EU Must Do More to Help Uyghu...

Speaking from Munich, Germany, Dolkun Isa, President of the World Uyghur Congress, has stressed the need for Germany and the European Union to do more to help the plight of the Uyghur people of East Turkestan...

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Sep 02, 2020

Taiwan: Czech Senate President Proclaims "I...

Echoing the famous line by former US President John F Kennedy, President of the Czech Senate, Milos Vystrcil, addressing the Taiwanese Parliament announced that “I am Taiwanese". While the remarks...

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Jul 17, 2020

Over 60 Canadian Lawmakers Call For Sanctions...

Over 60 Canadian lawmakers called for Magnitsky law sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for alleged human rights abuses in Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang in an open letter addressed to the...

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Jun 30, 2020

Western Togoland: Ghanaian Opposition Condemns...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), the main political opposition in Ghana, has condemned the military deployment in Western Togoland (Volta Region) ahead of the 2020 Ghanaian elections. The move has...

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Jun 22, 2020

Coronavirus: The Impact of the Crisis on European...

In an article discussing the effects that the coronavirus crisis could have on independence movements in Europe, including in Catalonia, Flanders and Scotland, the author explains that while in Scotland...

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Jun 18, 2020

East Turkestan: Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act...

Yesterday, US president Donald Trump signed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020, making it the first law anywhere in the world to address the human rights crisis in East Turkestan. The law is celebrated...

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May 28, 2020

Hong Kong: No Longer Autonomous Despite Treaty...

The United States today announced that it would not continue its special trade relations with Hong Kong, announcing that it no longer considers Hong Kong as autonomous from China for trade and economic...

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