Freedom of Belief and Expression

May 28, 2020

Crimean Tatars: Russia "persecuting" Tatar Journalist Ayder Muzhdabaev

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba recently tweeted that Russia's persecution of Crimean Tatar journalist and Director General of ATR TV station Ayder Muzhdabaev is an "abuse of anti-terrorism legislation." Muzhdabaev has been charged by Russian authorities with "public calls for committing terrorist activities, public acquittal or propaganda of terrorism."

May 28, 2020

Crimean Tatars: Russia "persecuting"...

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba recently tweeted that Russia's persecution of Crimean Tatar journalist and Director General of ATR TV station Ayder Muzhdabaev is an "abuse of anti-terrorism legislation."...

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May 22, 2020

West Papua: Indonesia Considering Addressing Past...

Indonesia has recently announced it is considering investigating the killings of hundreds of thousands of people in the 1965 ‘anti communist’ purge under authoritarian leader Suharto. It is...

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May 22, 2020

BRI: Pakistan Banning China-Critical Voices

The Pakistani government has recently banned a political party that has voiced criticism over China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The initiative has brought massive Chinese investment into Pakistan...

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May 20, 2020

Tibet: UN Urges China to elease HR Defender

Experts at the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights of the UN (OHCHR) have condemned China for its imprisonment of A-Nya Sengdra, a Tibetan human rights defender, which are part of a wider...

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May 14, 2020

Iraqi Kurdistan: UNAMI Chief Calls for Free Expression...

United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) chief Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that freedom of expression and political unity in the Kurdistan region...

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May 11, 2020

Crimean Tatars: Community Over-represented in...

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...

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May 10, 2020

Tibet: Political Prisoner Dies in China after...

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...

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May 08, 2020

Hmong: Christians Harrased By Government

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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