Washington, March 27 (IANS) A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged President Donald Trump to press China for the release of a detained Christian pastor when he meets President Xi Jinping next month, citing what they called “ongoing unjust imprisonment and persecution” of religious minorities.In a letter, Senators James Lankford, Ted Budd, and Tim Kaine, along with lawmakers from both parties, urged Trump to raise the case of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, who they said was “arbitrarily deta…
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Beijing, March 13 (IANS) The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed grave concern over China’s newly approved law on “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” adopted during the annual parliamentary session of the Chinese Communist Party, warning that it could intensify repression against Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Southern Mongolians. The organisation cautioned that the legislation may further strengthen state control and assimilation policies targeting ethnic minorities in China.The organisa…
Taipei, March 10 (IANS) As Tibetans worldwide observe the 67th anniversary of the uprising in Lhasa on Tuesday, China continues its relentless campaign to exert control over both Tibetan land and identity, a report has highlighted. The rebellion on March 10, 1959, saw ordinary Tibetan men and women confront the Chinese forces to defend their dignity, culture and faith.According to an editorial in Taipei Times on Tuesday, despite Beijing’s machinery of surveillance, propaganda and coercion, the…
Geneva, March 2 (IANS) Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has praised the vibrancy of civil society in India, highlighting that it continues to play a key role in upholding the country’s democratic traditions and the rights of minorities. At the same time, while presenting his global update to the ongoing 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council last week, Turk slammed Pakistan and China for the worrisome human rights situation that exists in the countries.The…
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday extended greetings to Tibetans worldwide on the occasion of Losar and announced the designation of a senior official as the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. “I extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Losar, the Tibetan New Year,” Rubio said in a press statement marking the start of the Year of the Fire Horse.“On this first day of the Year of the Fire Horse, we celebrate the fortitu…
Geneva, Feb 6 (IANS) A new United Nations (UN) report has warned that Chinese state policies in Tibet are actively eroding the foundations of Tibetan civilisation and threatening the very survival of Tibetans as a distinct people, a report has detailed. The Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Nicolas Levrat, revealed the findings in a report presented to the UN Human Rights Council. It identifies Tibet as a case where state-led policies are not only discriminatory but constitute what the UN e…
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) The Chinese government intensified its repression in China in 2025, leading rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its 2026 World Report. Chinese President Xi Jinping directed the government to impose ideological conformity and loyalty to him and the Chinese Communist Party, the HRW report highlighted. Uyghurs, Tibetans and other communities with different identities, including members of unofficial churches, face the most severe suppression of rights. Chinese aut…
Beijing, Jan 27 (IANS) The Uyghur minority in China has faced severe restrictions under the policies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 2014, following Beijing’s launch of mass arrest campaigns under the ‘Strike Hard Campaign Against Violent Terrorism’. This campaign has enabled crimes against humanity, especially targetting the Turkic Muslim population of Xinjiang, a report said on Tuesday. Citing reports from various organisations, including Stanford Law School’s Human Rights and C…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) An act of profanity by a Chinese tourist, allegedly inside a noted shrine of a Buddhist monastery, saw the Tibetans venting anger and outrage and demanding immediate action against the trespasser. A wave of anger and fulmination took over social media as the video of a Chinese tourist landed on social media.In the footage, which went viral soon after hitting social media platforms, the Chinese tourist could be seen drinking liquid directly from a shrine’s altar and the…