Humanitarian Crisis

Mar 25, 2021

UNPO urgently calls on the international community to respond to a severe escalation of violence by government forces against Hmong individuals living in the Phou Bia region in Lao PDR

***12 April 2021 UPDATE: The crisis in the region has recently been reported on by Radio Free Asia and ASEAN Today, the latter of which places the military's attacks in the context of foreign investments into the region by China through its Belt and Road Initiative*** UNPO urgently calls on the international community to respond to a severe escalation of violence by government forces against Hmong...

Mar 25, 2021

UNPO urgently calls on the international community...

***12 April 2021 UPDATE: The crisis in the region has recently been reported on by Radio Free Asia and ASEAN Today, the latter of which places the military's attacks in the context of foreign investments...

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Sep 03, 2020

Coronavirus: Indigenous Peoples Need More Representation...

The coronavirus pandemic has reached remote island tribal communities in the Indian Ocean. It is thought that the virus has been brought to the extremely remote tribes by “poachers, travelers and...

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Jul 28, 2020

East Turkestan: Despite Growing International...

The increasing evidence of severe human rights abuses perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against the Uyghur minority population in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China has left many countries...

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Jun 25, 2020

Southern Cameroon: Anglophone Crisis Continues...

The severe "Anglophone Crisis" in Cameroon is ongoing, despite calls for a ceasefire during the coronavirus pandemic. The crisis, which has seen the Anglophone regions of Southern Cameroon seek independence...

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Jun 24, 2020

Taiwan: Easier Access for Hong Kongers for Humanitarian...

Taiwan announced recently that it will remove travel restrictions for Hong Kongers wanting to leave the city, despite current coronavirus restrictions. On the 23rd anniversary of the British handover of...

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Jun 23, 2020

Assyria: Turkish Air Raids Displace More Assyrians...

Last weekend, Turkish aircraft reportedly attacked settlements in northwestern Iraq home to Assyrian communities, claiming Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) members were operating there. 5 civilians were killed...

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Jun 22, 2020

Coronavirus: The Impact of the Crisis on European...

In an article discussing the effects that the coronavirus crisis could have on independence movements in Europe, including in Catalonia, Flanders and Scotland, the author explains that while in Scotland...

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Jun 10, 2020

Gilgit-Baltistan: Millions At Risk From Melting...

Rapidly melting glaciers in Gilgit-Baltistan are causing many to fear that the region could be affected by severe flooding. According to a study published last year in the journal Science Advances,...

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