Politics & Diplomacy

May 28, 2020

Taiwan: UK Backs Participation in INTERPOL

The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office has declared support for Taiwanese participation in INTERPOL as an observer for the 89th session. Foreign Minister for Asia Nigel Adams stated that British policy on Taiwan (in favour of its participation at international organisations) had not changed, adding that Taiwan has a ‘meaningful contribution to make towards global issues such as combating...

May 28, 2020

Taiwan: UK Backs Participation in INTERPOL

The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office has declared support for Taiwanese participation in INTERPOL as an observer for the 89th session. Foreign Minister for Asia Nigel Adams stated that British policy...

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May 15, 2020

East Turkestan: US Senate approves Uyghur HR ...

On 14 May the US Senate approved a bill titled ‘Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020’ which condemns the Chinese Communist Party for forcibly detaining more than 2 million ethnic Muslims...

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May 14, 2020

Coronavirus: Crisis Affects Election Turnout in...

The recent presidential election in Nagorno-Karabakh took place in spite of the outbreak of coronavirus and calls for postponement. Questions about the legitimacy of the election result have been...

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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 13, 2020

East Turkestan: US Senate Moves to Sanction China...

The US Senate is planning to bring forward legislation that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials over human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang region. Senate leaders...

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Apr 27, 2020

Coronavirus: EU Softens Report Amid China Pre...

As it becomes more apparent that China is not releasing the true figures behind its own struggle against the coronavirus, the EU has caved under Chinese pressure to alter substantially its report...

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Apr 22, 2020

Coronavirus: Possible Ethiopia Interim Govern...

In Ethiopia, elections were to take place in August, but have been postponed due to the coronavirus breakout. As the current parliament ends in early October, Ethiopia might have to form an interim government,...

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Apr 13, 2020

Pakistan: EU Trade & Media Freedom

A recent report by the European Commission has found that media freedom in Pakistan has been deteriorating since 2018. Several organisations, including the UNPO, have called for the European Union not...

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