Paris, March 18 (IANS) Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has sounded an alarm over China’s growing influence in a weakened media landscape of Georgia. Since 2022, China has been increasing its influence on information space of Georgia. While it has not not launched a state media outlet in Georgia, China is relying on local media outlets, particularly those who are pro-Kremlin and support the Georgian government to promote their narratives, a report has stated. A 50-minute programme …
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Canberra, March 17 (IANS) The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) co-chair Senator Deborah O’Neill (Labour) continues to highlight the international concern over human right violations in Tibet and the protection of Tibetan cultural and religious identity. The Senator recently introduced a cross-party motion on Tibet in the Australian Senate. Marking the 67th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan Uprising, an identical motion was also passed in Australia’s House of Representatives. The init…
Berlin, March 6 (IANS) The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed serious concern over reports that Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region are facing restrictions during the holy month of Ramadan, with several individuals allegedly arrested for observing religious practices.The organisation stated that these actions reflected the absence of freedom of religion or belief in East Turkistan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.Citing Uyghur Service of Radio Free Asia (RFA)…
Abuja, March 4 (IANS) The crackdown on Mongolian culture in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region by the Chinese authorities through language control, digital erasure, identity reshaping, and restrictions on cultural practices serves as a warning about the consequences of undermining autonomy, a report has revealed. According to Uganda-based media outlet ‘PML Daily’, the Mongols of Inner Mongolia are increasingly losing both their rights and their ability to speak out. If the current trajecto…
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…
Tel Aviv, Feb 23 (IANS) While Turkey has emerged as one of the most vocal international advocates on Gaza in recent years, its silence on the abuses of Uyghurs by Chinese authorities is deafening – a striking irony that cannot be ignored, a report highlighted on Monday. It added that in China’s Xinjiang region, Uyghurs – the Turkic-Muslim people whom Turkish President Erdogan once called victims of “genocide” – endure mass detention, forced labour, pervasive surveillance, restrictions on…
Berlin, Feb 23 (IANS) The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has once again expressed grave concerns over what it has described as China’s escalating “transnational repression” targetting Uyghurs abroad.In its weekly briefing, the WUC stated that it joined around 70–80 Uyghurs in Switzerland on February 15 in a strong demonstration organised by the Swiss Uyghur community showing “unity, resilience, and solidarity”.Citing reports by German ‘Table Media’, the WUC also raised concerns over the use…
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Pakistan’s creation of a security unit aimed to protect Chinese civilians is the clearest sign of yielding to Beijing’s demands, effectively placing Chinese workers on a pedestal above the rest of the local population, a report has highlighted. In an effort to retain investment amid its challenges with militancy, Pakistan continues to make significant concessions to China, it mentioned.“In early January 2026, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced the cr…
Quetta, Feb 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s Balochistan is no longer just a troubled province but stands at the intersection of insurgency, regional rivalry and great-power interests. Amid the volatile and complex environment, every new security operation or foreign partnership risks further complicating an already intricate conflict, a report said on Saturday.“The recent wave of coordinated attacks by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) across more than 10 cities in the troubled province of Balochis…
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…