On the occasion of the 12th ASEM (Asia-Europe) Summit on 18 and 19 October, the Uyghur, Tibetan and Southern Mongolian communities will hold a demonstration in Brussels, calling on EU leaders to use this meeting to voice concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in China, in particular for ethnic and religious groups.
On the occasion of the 12th ASEM (Asia-Europe) Summit on 18 and 19 October, the Uyghur, Tibetan and Southern Mongolian communities will hold a demonstration in Brussels, calling on EU leaders to use this...
Following the crackdown on the Alliance for Independent Madhesh (AIM) two weeks ago, the authorities have now arrested Kailash Mahato, the Central Joint Coordinator of Swatantra Madhes Gathabandhan. Mr...
The UNPO joins Freedom United and other organisations to send an open letter to the Minister of Justice of Mauritania, Dia Moctar Malal, ahead of the hearing of anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid. The...
Legislation has been passed in China’s so-called Xinjiang region (East Turkestan) which refers to “vocational training centres” for the region’s Muslim Uyghur population. These...
On Monday, 8 October, the first session of the Mauritanian National Assembly was held. Outside of the building IRA protests were being held against the continued detention of President Biram Dah Abeid....
Dr CK Raut, Madheshi activist and the central coordinator of the Alliance for Independent Madhesh (AIM), has been arrested alongside 18 other Madheshi independence activists on Sunday 7 October. The authorities...
On 5 October 2018, UNPO Member the Alliance for an Independent Madhesh (AIM) reports that many were wounded and others arrested by the Nepali Armed Police Force (APF). Among them, Rammanohar Yadav’s...
The largest party in the European Parliament, the EPP, has nominated Sentsov for the annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Today, 5 October 2018, is day 145 of the Ukrainian filmmaker’s hunger...
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