Karluk: Uyghurs discriminated because they are 'different' For a Uyghur scholar, the daily reality in Xinjiang-East Turkestan is far worse than what recently released documents show. Confucians see th
Xinjiang: 1.3 million people a year 'educated' in internment camps In a white paper, the Beijing authorities argue that the facilities are professional institutions to combat poverty. For the UN and a
Failure of international community before drama of Burmese people Yangon (AsiaNews) - For most Burmese, 2008 will be remembered for "an apocalypse by the name of Cyclone Nargis" that devastated the co
Burmese people sacrificed on the altar of economic interests, says Indian priest The clergyman’s outcry coincides with Human Rights Day in the former Burma. For the occasion activists have launched a
“Like prisoners sentenced to die," say Nargis victims Yangon (AsiaNews) – The death toll in Myanmar from the fury of cyclone Nargis could reach as high as 200,000 people, ten times the estimate by the
Fasting and praying for peace in the Holy Land Jerusalem (AsiaNews) Today is a day of fasting and prayer for peace as called for by the Bishops' Conference of North Africa and the Conference of the La
After three years, Israel allows private vehicles into Gaza Strip Jerusalem (AsiaNews / Agencies) - For the first time since the election of Hamas extremists, Israel has allowed the passage of private
Gaza ship activists expelled from Israel after sequester Jerusalem (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Israeli Army Radio today announced the expulsion of 250 pro-Palestinian activists who were arrested after the
Rohingya not only group persecuted in Myanmar, Christian minorities are as well Ethnic Kachin, Chin and Naga endure suffering. Religious discrimination is in some cases even institutionalised. Christi
Religious and caste discrimination in government aid distribution in Tamil Nadu Chennai (AsiaNews) India's government seems to want to take all the credit for aid and rescue operations in Tamil Nadu (
Tsunami: Little aid from Arab countries Riyadh (AsiaNews/Agencies) Many Arab media commentators are harshly critical of the governments of rich Arab states because of their stingy response to the tsun
Caspian Sea Is Dying And Current Prospects For Saving It Are Poor – Analysis By Paul Goble The Caspian Sea is dying. Its water level is now the lowest it has been in the last 400 years and is currentl
”We have to get our heads around the fact that we are targets for a constant and intentional campaign of information influencing,” says Limnéll, a professor at the Aalto University and cyber security
Khashoggi murder: UN report blames bin Salman. Saudi denial, Turkey’s praise Team of experts publish findings of "credible clues" that lead to the highest spheres in Riyadh. It was a "deliberate and p
In a world awash with bad news, updates from home leave a particularly bitter taste. Of course, I’m emotionally invested, but the Myanmar military’s relentless assaults, both physical and mental, on i
For weeks, every speech from Chinese officials on Myanmar has been essentially the same: China is Myanmar’s “friendly neighbor,” and the current crisis is nothing more than an “internal affair” that n
 BANGKOK — Viktor Semenov, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of Ukraine to Thailand, who has been in the post in Bangkok since Septe