Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) detected 12 sorties of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and six vessels from the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) operating around Taiwan up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. Of the 12 aircraft sorties, nine crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered...
China is assigning military veterans as “on-campus instructors” in schools throughout Tibet, aiming to provide military and political training to children as young as six, according to sources within Tibet who are confirming state media reports about this new initiative This action intends to cultivate loyalty toward the Chinese government from...
Politicians and human rights organizations have called on the European Union (EU) to suspend Pakistan’s preferential tariff benefits for exports under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) until the country takes concrete steps to address widespread human rights violations and religious persecution, according to a report by Human...
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has announced the upcoming Third East Turkistan/Uyghur Summit, along with the Uyghur Youth Summit, scheduled to occur from May 23 to May 25, in Munich, Germany These summits will assemble Uyghur leaders, human rights advocates, community representatives, business experts, youth activists, scholars, and politicians from...
Pakistan remains in the news for all the wrong reasons. The fifth Baloch insurgency that has continued with varying intensity since 2005 has taken an ominous turn with attacks of ever-growing ferocity and sophistication by pro-independence Baloch militias. A train carrying around 400 passengers, including several army personnel, was...
Six Australian universities have quietly closed Chinese government-linked Confucius Institutes (CI) on their campuses. The Australian government has ramped up scrutiny on the education centres in recent years over concerns that Beijing is using them to spread propaganda and spy on Chinese international students. China says its Confucius Institutes, which offer...
Pakistan faces a severe water shortage crisis, significantly affecting agriculture and livelihoods across the country. However, in the face of this challenge, farmers in Hyderabad have taken proactive measures to address this growing issue With the support of the Sindh government's Water Management Program, farmers have constructed small dams on their lands to conserve water...
The Czech government has blocked a Chinese company from investing in a satellite station amid concerns that it could possibly be used for spying, media reports said. The firm called Emposat, based in Beijing, had plans to operate a satellite dish at the site in the village of Vlkoš in...
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) organised a protest rally in Hanover, Germany, to mark the 77th anniversary of Pakistan’s occupation of Balochistan. Activists at the event highlighted the ongoing human rights abuses in the region, using speeches, placards, and slogans to call attention to the plight of the Baloch people....
The Office of Tibet in London hosted a group of 15 students from the University of Westminster for a 90-minute informative session on Tibet. As per a report by the Central Tibet Administration (CTA), the visit was facilitated by Dr. Frands Pedersen, the course leader for the MA Diplomacy and...