Washington on Monday condemned what it called "dangerous and aggressive" action by China, whose personnel are accused of injuring a Filipino sailor at a shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
The Philippine military has accused the China Coast Guard of clubbing a Filipino sailor with a baton.
Washington on Monday...
Pakistan is grappling with multiple internal security challenges as rising militant violence, worsening ties with the Afghan Taliban, and growing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) put increasing pressure on Islamabad. Security experts say the country's long-standing reliance on militant groups as strategic assets is becoming harder to sustain, with...
As China’s so-called Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress continues to be criticized around the world for its merciless intent to assimilate the country’s ethnic minorities, 39 organisations representing Hong Kong, Tibetan, Uyghur, Taiwanese and other diaspora communities in Australia and around the world have issued a joint...
The United Nations Human Rights agency has voiced concern over the wave of unrest in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), calling for investigations into deaths of protesters. In a statement, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk urged Pakistani authorities to exercise restraint, protect fundamental rights, and ensure...
Thirty-nine organisations representing Hong Kong, Tibetan, Uyghur, Taiwanese and other diaspora communities in Australia and around the world have issued a joint statement rejecting and strongly condemning China's new ethnic unity law.
China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion law, which came into effect on July 1, is designed to create a...
Protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) entered their 36th consecutive day today, with thousands gathering in Rawalakot amid growing unrest. Addressing the rally, Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) leader Sardar Amman Khan accused Pakistan of forcibly occupying the region. He said PoJK is an “occupied territory” and not...
China’s economy slowed more than expected last quarter to the weakest in more than three years, turning the attention to what policymakers will do next to ensure their annual growth goal is met.
Gross domestic product grew 4.3 per cent from a year ago, according to data released by the...
India on Tuesday strongly criticised Pakistan over the continuing protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), saying the unrest was the result of Islamabad’s “decades-long systemic exploitation, denial of fundamental rights, and administrative oppression" in the region under its “illegal and forcible occupation".
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said...
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has raised alarms regarding China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, asserting that it may further suppress the cultural identities of ethnic minorities within the country. Vice President Zumretay Arkin recently voiced these concerns during an appearance on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story on July 3....
In a flagrant display of contempt for the rules-based international order, China has consistently rejected the landmark 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the South China Sea arbitration case initiated by the Philippines. The tribunal, operating under UNCLOS, delivered a decisive verdict on July 12,...
