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 honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights both in Europe and beyond, constitutes great recognition for his tireless work in raising the human rights concerns of the Uyghur...
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...
Against the backdrop of ongoing demonstrations by West Papuans, whose demands for a independence referendum have become increasingly vocal, Indonesian authorities have stepped up its efforts to quell the...
On the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini,...
Against the backdrop of mass protests in Hong Kong to demonstrate against the pervasive influence of mainland China in its governance, rallies have also been held in New York to show support. During last...
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,...
Against mounting international pressure condemning the imprisonment of more than one million ethnic Uyghurs in detention camps in China’s Xinjiang region, China has announced that it released...
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...
Eight members of the House of Lords – the upper house of the UK Parliament – have called on the UK Foreign Secretary to take a strong stand against the severe restrictions on the freedom of...
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