Tag Archives: Human Rights

• More than 20 countries condemn China for mass detentions in East Turkistan 11 July 2019 | Stephanie Nebehay This post has 2 comments

  Nearly two dozen countries have called on China to halt its mass detention of ethnic Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, the first such joint move on the issue at the UN Human Rights Council. ...

• Uyghur activist’s fight for East Turkistan 10 July 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  Every weekend Abdurehim Gheni is at the Dam Square in Amsterdam, bringing awareness to the human rights abuses of the Uyghurs in East Turkistan (Chinese: Xinjiang) by the Chinese government. ...

• Hong Kong leader says extradition bill is dead, but critics unconvinced 9 July 2019 | Donny Kwok and Anne Marie Roantree This post has one comment

  Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the extradition bill that sparked the Chinese-ruled city’s biggest crisis in decades is dead, but critics accused her of playing with words. ...

• Nepal bans Tibetans from celebrating Dalai Lama birthday 5 July 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  Nepal has banned the Tibetans living in the country from celebrating the birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, to avoid offending the sentiments of their neighbour China. ...

• Chinese state media says ‘Western ideologues’ to blame for Hong Kong unrest 4 July 2019 | Andrew Galbraith and Anne Marie Roantree This post has no comments yet

  Chinese state media blamed meddling by Western governments on Thursday for unrest in Hong Kong amid an escalating diplomatic spat between China and the United Kingdom over protests. ...

• China forces tourists to install an app that steals data 3 July 2019 | David Reid This post has no comments yet

  Police in China are secretly installing spy apps on phones of visitors to the country that can extract emails, texts and address contacts, according to a cross-media investigation. ...

• Hong Kong police vow action over parliament storming This post has no comments yet

  The semi-autonomous city has been shaken by massive anti-government demonstrations since last month, sparked by a proposed law that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China. ...

• Kiwi teen’s visa battle with China – over a game of football | Kirsty Wynn This post has no comments yet

  A 14-year-old Kiwi-born footballer selected to play in the prestigious Gothia Cup in China has missed out because his father is Tibetan. ...

• Let’s welcome an “attractive” Dalai Lama next 2 July 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 14 comments

  Trolls need not show such tantrums towards someone who has given his life for the good of the whole world. ...

• Protesters storm Hong Kong parliament on China handover anniversary 1 July 2019 This post has one comment

  Protesters stormed Hong Kong's parliament building late Monday as the territory marked its China handover anniversary, smashing through reinforced windows and steel shutters. ...