Apr 05, 2017

West-Papua: Concerns Over Rapprochement Between Indonesia and Solomon Islands

Photo Courtesy of Flickr   Police forces on the Solomon Islands recently declared their willingness to intensify cooperation with their Indonesian counterparts. This raises concerns among West Papuans. So far, the Solomon Islands have been a strong defender of human rights and self-determination in West Papua. However, this could change if Indonesia and the Solomon Islands were to deepen their...

Apr 05, 2017

West-Papua: Concerns Over Rapprochement Between...

Photo Courtesy of Flickr   Police forces on the Solomon Islands recently declared their willingness to intensify cooperation with their Indonesian counterparts. This raises concerns among West Papuans....

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Apr 05, 2017

Response to Ethiopian Embassy in Belgium’s Statement...

  A conference hosted by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), entitled “Women’s Inferno in Ethiopia: The Plight of Women from Ogaden, Oromo, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella...

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Apr 05, 2017

Tibet: Scientist Discover Genetic Evidence for...

Photo Courtesy of Sciencemag  The ability of Tibetans to live on the world’s highest plateau has always been a mystery for scientists, as the Tibetan Plateau has oxygen levels which are up...

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Apr 04, 2017

Khmer Krom: Community Granted Holiday for New...

Photo Courtesy of Khmer Times For the first time, the Vietnamese provincial authorities of Tra Vinh have granted the Khmer Krom community days off in order to celebrate the Khmer New Year. The Secretariat...

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Apr 04, 2017

Iranian Kurdistan: Report Points to Increasing...

Photo Courtesy of Rudaw A report released by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) found that in 2016 alone, 64 Kolbar workers have died – 42 of which were shot by Iranian authorities while...

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Apr 04, 2017

Assyria: Nun Shares Experience in Iraqi Refugee...

Photo Courtesy of AINA During a panel discussion on refugees in the US, Assyrian Nun Habiba Bihnam Toma spoke to an audience about her experience in refugee camps in the Nineveh Plains in 2014. Toma looked...

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Apr 04, 2017

Barotseland: Leader Not Able to Attend Son’s...

Photo Courtesy of the Barotseland Post Barotseland General Administrator Likando Pelekelo’s son has died while he was serving a 10-year jail sentence at Mansa state prison. The prison that Pelekelo...

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Apr 03, 2017

Chittagong Hill Tracts: Series of Arbitrary Arrests...

Photo courtesy of Christian Enri/Flickr    In a press release published on 1 April 2017, the Publicity Secretary of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Smahati Samiti (PCJSS) condemns the arbitrary arrest...

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