China’s frensied island-building in the South China Sea has inflicted irreversible environmental damage on one of the planet’s most biodiverse marine ecosystems. By dredging and reclaiming thousands of acres on coral reefs, Beijing has destroyed habitats, smothered marine life and disrupted fisheries all in pursuit of illegitimate strategic control...
Tibetan activists have staged high-profile protests outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, demanding global action against China's newly implemented "Ethnic Unity and Progress Law".
The demonstrations escalated significantly after a 52-year-old Tibetan independence activist, Lobga Rangzen, died from self-immolation directly outside the UN building. Following his death, members...
Authorities in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) are facing criticism following the detention of journalist Syed Farhad Ali Shah, with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urging his immediate and unconditional release.
Shah was taken into custody after reporting on demonstrations organised by the recently outlawed Jammu and Kashmir Joint...
51 members of Estonia’s Parliament (Riigikogu) have issued a joint statement condemning the People’s Republic of China’s newly enacted Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, describing it as a measure that threatens Tibetan identity and calling for its immediate repeal.
The statement, led by Juku-Kalle Raid, head of the Tibet Support Group...
The European Parliament has warned Pakistan that continued human rights violations could put its valuable GSP+ trade benefits with the EU at risk. Lawmakers urged Islamabad to end enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, and the misuse of laws against activists, journalists, and minorities, stressing that preferential trade access depends on...
Pakistan, which played a key role in efforts to halt war between Iran and the United States, is embroiled in a massive, never-ending war within its own borders.
Just how bad is it?
According to an April 2026 report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), Pakistan ranked...
Introduction. Behind the CCP’s polished propaganda lies a network of secret prisons where the rule of law vanishes completely. Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location (RSDL) is the regime’s preferred tool for disappearing dissidents, perfected during the 709 Crackdown. UN experts have rightly condemned RSDL as enforced disappearance that...
On the evening of July 2, a man carrying a Tibetan flag stopped outside the United Nations headquarters in New York. Moments later, he was engulfed in flames in what authorities and Tibetan activists described as an apparent protest against Chinese rule over Tibet. The 52-year-old, identified by Tibet's...
China Ethnic Unity Law has come under increasing international scrutiny as the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) intensifies its global advocacy campaign, arguing that the legislation institutionalises forced assimilation, undermines minority rights, and expands Beijing’s ability to target critics beyond its borders.
During a three-day advocacy visit to Stockholm from June...
Transporters based at Hattar Industrial Estate have launched a protest against Pakistan's taxation policies, accusing the government of placing an unbearable financial burden on the transport sector through a series of increased taxes and fees.
Transport leaders warned that they could launch a nationwide wheel-jam strike if authorities fail to...
