Politics & Diplomacy

Nov 06, 2018

Crimean Tatars: Turkey Reaffirms Position of Non-Recognition of Illegally Annexed Crimea

On Saturday 3 November 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ensured that the Turkish position of non-recognition of illegally annexed Crimea by Russia remains unchanged. The statement came after a joint press conference with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in Istanbul. President Erdoğan stressed that Turkey will continue to support and protect the rights and interests of the...

Nov 06, 2018

Crimean Tatars: Turkey Reaffirms Position of Non-Recognition...

On Saturday 3 November 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ensured that the Turkish position of non-recognition of illegally annexed Crimea by Russia remains unchanged. The statement came...

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Nov 06, 2018

District of Columbia: Lawsuit Filed to Get Representation...

As millions of Americans head to the polls for the mid-term elections, residents of the District of Columbia are still not able to cast votes for both Senator and member of the House of Representatives....

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Nov 05, 2018

Joint Press Statement -- China UPR

Civil Society Deeply Concerned by Removal of Key Stakeholder Information by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for Upcoming Universal Periodic Review of China

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Nov 05, 2018

Political & Economic Situation of the Khmer-Krom...

On Monday 5 November 2018, UNPO publishes a conference report following the event "Political & Economic Situation in Southeast Asia: the Case of the Indigenous Khmer-Krom People" held on 2 June 2018...

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Oct 31, 2018

Tibet: China to Use Dalai Lama to Persuade Support...

Despite heavy marginalisation of the Tibetan people, China is keen on using the Dalai Lama as a soft power diplomat in order to further its quest for support on BRI from the international community. In...

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Oct 31, 2018

Blasphemy of Christian Pakistani Woman Overtu...

After being sentenced to hanging due to blasphemy charges, Pakistan’s Supreme Court has finally dropped all charges related to Asia Bibi’s case. In the last decade Pakistan’s blasphemy...

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Oct 30, 2018

Lodi Gyari Remembered

Lodi Gyari, former Special Envoy to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and UNPO co-founder, passed away on Monday 29 October 2018. A key figure in the Tibetan struggle for self-determination and dignity under...

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Oct 29, 2018

Somaliland: Biggest Liaison Office Abroad Opened...

Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Saad Ali Shire was in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday 26 October 2018 to inaugurate the new Somaliland Mission to Keny’s headquarters. The largest Somaliland liaison...

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