The recent escalation in tensions between India and Pakistan has led to a military build-up of the Pakistani army in Gilgit Baltistan, as locals fear the conflict in Kashmir will spread north. The encroachment of the Pakistani military on Gilgit Baltistan has brought the military into conflict with local people, and the region’s militarization has led to the confiscation of land and degradation...
The recent escalation in tensions between India and Pakistan has led to a military build-up of the Pakistani army in Gilgit Baltistan, as locals fear the conflict in Kashmir will spread north. The encroachment...
As the results of the recent Ukrainian parliamentary elections become clearer, the Crimean Tatars will have limited representation in the new Ukrainian Parliament. Crimean Tatar leader, Mustafa Jemilev,...
Photo courtesy of: PEN American Center@flickr Guzelnur Tohti, wife of Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti, has said that the Chinese authorities removed 850,000 yuan (US$140,000) from her husband’s bank...
Photo courtesy of: Storm Crypt@flickr Leaders from the six provinces of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines have accused the National Commission of Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) of selling...
Earlier this month, UNPO submitted its Alternative Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women on the occasion of its 59th Session, documenting the violations...
Photo courtesy of: Gadaa.com@flickr According to a report published by Amnesty International on Tuesday October 28, based on the testimony of over 200 people, the Ethiopian government is guilty of widespread...
Following the earlier closure of two Chin ethnic language newspapers this month, the regional government in Chin State has now shut down two more, following an initial, unclear order to register with the...
A new report published by Tibet Watch describes how Chinese propaganda depicting Tibet as a ‘spiritual playground’ and its people as ‘primitive’ has led to a profound lack of respect...
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