The 17th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy was held at the Centre International de Conferences Geneve (CICG) in Geneva on February 18. This summit served as a crucial platform for highlighting human rights violations, challenging authoritarian regimes, and fostering democratic changes.
Speaking at the sidelines of the Summit,...
The Chinese government has increasingly imposed arbitrary restrictions on people’s internationally protected right to leave the country.
According to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), Chinese authorities need people from areas they generally deem to be at high risk of online fraud or “illegal” emigration to provide extra documentation...
Members of the Hong Kong and Uyghur communities in Ireland have urged the government to bring up the issue of transnational persecution during their scheduled meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Dublin.
According to a report by The Irish Times, Wang, who is also a member of the...
The Bureau du Tibet in Paris, one of the offices of the official representation of the 14th Dalai Lama, organised a successful Tibet Awareness Day on Saturday under the guidance of Representative Rigzin Choedon Genkhang.
According to information from the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the event gathered 33 enthusiastic young...
Tibetan sociologist Gyal Lo remembers receiving a phone call in 2016 about what he describes as “a serious matter.” It was his brother, calling with concerns about his grandchildren, who “had become strangely different.”
The children had “forgotten the Tibetan they knew and could no longer speak it properly,” says...
Taiwan recorded 36 sorties of People's Liberation Army aircraft and seven naval vessels operating near its territory till 6 am (local time) on Wednesday, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND).
As per the Taiwan Defence Ministry, 33 out of 36 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's...
Uyghurs and Hong Kongers living in Ireland issued an open letter to the Irish government on Monday, urging them to adopt a human-rights-based approach during their discussions with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Irish journalist Finbarr Bermingham shared the letter on social media platform X. The letter highlighted concerns about...
Taiwan has reported heightened Chinese military activity with 41 aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship recorded operating around the island on Monday as per the Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND).
In a post on X, the MND noted that these were detected up until 6 AM (UTC+8).
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The Philippines is increasing efforts to strengthen defense cooperation with several like-minded democracies amid ongoing tensions with China in the disputed South China Sea.
Manila is trying to conclude major defense pacts with Canada and New Zealand and explore possibilities of expanding joint military drills with the United States, its...
Australia has protested what it describes as an unsafe and unprofessional interaction over the South China Sea where a Chinese fighter is accused of releasing flares that endangered an Australian military surveillance plane.
A Chinese J-16 fighter released flares on Tuesday that passed within 30 meters (100 feet) of a...