Photos courtesy of Remzi Bekirov On 21 February 2017, Crimean Tatar Marlen Mustafaev was arrested and condemned to 11 days in prison for a post on social media in July 2014. Ten other Tatars who showed their support were also arrested at the same time and condemned to five days in jail for “infringement of the established rules for organizing or holding a gathering, protest”. These detentions,...
Photos courtesy of Remzi Bekirov On 21 February 2017, Crimean Tatar Marlen Mustafaev was arrested and condemned to 11 days in prison for a post on social media in July 2014. Ten other Tatars who showed...
Photo courtesy of F. Omer Despite Somaliland’s efforts to meet the basic legal prerequisites of statehood, this de facto State since 1991 lacks legal recognition by the international community....
On International Mother Language Day, UNPO reaffirms its commitment to advocating language rights of minority and indigenous communities around the world. This year [2017] UNESCO labelled today’s...
Photo courtesy of Dhaka Tribune Today, 21 February 2017, marks the 18th annual International Mother Language Day, an initiative by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
Photo courtesy of Erasing 76 Crimes An LGBT activist and founder of Mauritania’s only LGBT rights group has been denied a visitor’s visa to Germany. He applied for a German visa in order to...
Photo courtesy of The Guardian Chinese authorities have tightened security measures in East Turkestan by requiring GPS tracking in the cars of local citizens within the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture...
Each year since 2007, 20 February is observed as the World Day of Social Justice, highlighting the importance of removing barriers people face because of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture...
Photo by UNFPA Somalia Environment and migration can be strongly tied as demonstrated by the case of Somaliland. Although often a neglected topic, the consequences for environmental refugees...
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