Language, Culture and Education

Aug 30, 2019

End Enforced Disappearances in China!

Today, on the international Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, UNPO Member the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is partnering with other human rights groups to make visible the systemic human rights violations in China. Through the #StopDisappearances campaign on social media, these organisations aim to ensure that none of the efforts of the Chinese government to target, intimidate and retaliate...

Aug 30, 2019

End Enforced Disappearances in China!

Today, on the international Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, UNPO Member the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is partnering with other human rights groups to make visible the systemic human rights...

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Aug 27, 2019

East Turkestan: Ilham Tohti Finalist for the Vaclav...

Ilham Tohti, a Uyghur scholar who has been serving a life sentence in Chinese prison since 2014, has been chosen as a finalist for the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize. Being a finalist for the prize, which...

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Aug 14, 2019

Somaliland: New Study Shows Successful Primary...

Due to a lack of international recognition, Somaliland has been unable to receive bilateral aid. However, education in Somaliland is thriving, a new study found. According to this study, diaspora communities...

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Aug 08, 2019

#4 Khmer-Krom Newsletter April-June 2019

The UNPO releases the fourth issue in its series of newsletters dedicated to the plight of the Khmer-Krom. The focus point of this newsletter is the Second Symposium on the Khmer-Krom's Right to Self-Determination,...

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Aug 01, 2019

Kabylia: The Price of Success of the Raconte-Arts...

From July 19th to 26th 2019, the region of Kabylia has hosted the 16th edition of Algeria’s biggest community arts festival. Based on the idea to showcase traditional culture and hospitality, the...

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Jul 29, 2019

Tibet: Chinese Authorities Keep Demolishing Buddhist...

Chinese authorities have recently started the demolition of the Yachen Gar Tibetan Buddhist Centre, where Buddhist ethics and spiritual teachings have traditionally been practiced. Many of those...

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Jul 12, 2019

East Turkestan: Uyghur Children Systematically...

While more than a million Uyghur adults have been detained in mass internment camps in the Chinese Xinjiang region, new research has revealed a parallel policy of Chinese authorities to systematically...

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Jul 08, 2019

Tibet: Nepal Bans Celebrations of Dalai Lama's...

Celebrations on the 6th of July 2019 for the 84th birthday of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Buddhist Tibetans, have been banned for Tibetans living in Nepal. Bans on Tibetan political and cultural...

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