Nov 14, 2017

Crimean Tatars: Support from the European Parliament to Representatives and Journalists from the Peninsula

Photo courtesy of : Euromaidan Press The European Parliament has just published a resolution adopted on 5 October 2017 on the cases of Crimean Tatar leaders Akhtem Chiygoz, Ilmi Umerov and journalist Mykola Semena. These activists had all voiced their dissent against the illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and were sentenced to prison for doing so. The Russian authorities are known to commit...

Nov 14, 2017

Crimean Tatars: Support from the European Parliament...

Photo courtesy of : Euromaidan Press The European Parliament has just published a resolution adopted on 5 October 2017 on the cases of Crimean Tatar leaders Akhtem Chiygoz, Ilmi Umerov and journalist...

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Nov 13, 2017

Haratin: Social Exclusion and Poverty Facing Those...

Photo Courtesy of Luca Catalano Gonzaga Despite claims by the Mauritanian state government that this practice no longer exists, 1 percent of the country’s total population remain in slavery. The...

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Nov 13, 2017

Balochistan: WBO to Appeal Controversial TfL Decision...

Photo Courtesy of World Baloch Organisation Transport for London (TfL) comes under scrutiny for their swift 24-hour decision to pull London taxi advertisements which highlight human rights abuses in Balochistan....

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Nov 11, 2017

Somaliland: Observation Mission Deployed to Monitor...

On 13 November 2017, Somaliland will hold its third presidential election. A team of 60 international election observers from 24 different countries – including representatives of the Unrepresented...

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Nov 10, 2017

UNPO Condemns China’s Cyber Attack on City of...

In 2014, Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti was unlawfully sentenced to life imprisonment by China for his research efforts, which exposed the many economic and social challenges faced by the Uyghur peoples of...

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Nov 09, 2017

Ahwazi: UNPO and AHRO Roundly Condemn Assassination...

Photo courtesy of Ahwaz Human Rights Organization On 8 November 2017, Ahwazi-Arab political activist, Mr. Ahmad Mola Neisi was assassinated in front of his home in The Hague, Netherlands. The Iranian...

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Nov 09, 2017

UNPO Condemns China’s Cyber Attack on City of...

Photo courtesy of World Uyghur Congress In 2014, Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti was unlawfully sentenced to life imprisonment by China for his research efforts which exposed the many economic and social challenges...

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Nov 09, 2017

Brazil: Report Shows Continuing Deterioration...

Photo courtesy of CIMI On 5 October 2017 the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) published their report on Violence against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil recorded in 2016. The report signals a...

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