Freedom of Belief and Expression

May 04, 2020

Tibet: Free Panchen Lama!

UNPO calls on China to immediately release the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima became the world’s youngest political prisoner and has not been seen since his abduction by China, exactly 25 years ago.

May 04, 2020

Tibet: Free Panchen Lama!

UNPO calls on China to immediately release the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima became the world’s youngest political prisoner and has not been seen since...

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May 03, 2020

Coronavirus: China & Religious Oppresion

The Chinese Communist Party is using the COVID-19 outbreak to introduce legislation in Tibet, which further limits Tibetan and Uyghur rights and is enforcing a Chinese-centric way of life in Tibet and...

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Apr 30, 2020

Barotseland: Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday Shouldn't...

While Zambia and the international community celebrate Kenneth Kaunda’s 96th Birthday, most Barotse people will choose to frown upon the man they consider responsible for Barotseland’s...

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Apr 28, 2020

Coronavirus: Indonesia's Acheh Holds Public...

In the far north-west of Indonesia, authorities in the Acheh province are continuing to execute corporal punishments in public according to Sharia, despite the government introducing a ban on mass...

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Apr 26, 2020

South Moluccas: Activists Arrested

On 25 April, a group of 19 members of the South Maluku Republic (RMS) were arrested by Indonesian police. The group was arrested during an independence rally when raising the unrecognised republics flag....

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Apr 16, 2020

Haratin: Release Mariem Mint Cheikh!

On 13 April 2020, Mariem Mint Cheikh was detained and placed in an unknown facility. She was taken away from her baby, who she is still breastfeeding. Mariem is one of IRA-Mauritania’s...

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Apr 15, 2020

Coronavirus: Iran Punishes Kurdish Doctors

The Iranian authorites are punishing medical staff in the Kurdistan province of Iran for suggesting the real figures behind the Coronavirus could be much higher than officially reported. In response, the...

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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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