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Human rights group says Rahile Dawut lost appeal after being convicted in 2018 on charges of promoting ‘splittism’A leading Uyghur professor who disappeared six years ago is reported to have sentenced to life in prison by Chinese authorities for “endan…
Read MoreEgypt, Vietnam and Indonesia among countries sending delegations to four-day DSEI at ExCeLEurope’s biggest ever arms fair got under way in London on Tuesday with record numbers expected to attend, boosted by interest from countries with controversial h…
Read MoreBeing denied water as a child set Sarswati Nepali on a path to end caste-based discrimination. She has since been honoured by the US government and become an inspiration to womenDashing home to get a drink of water during school breaks was Sarswati Nep…
Read MoreThe Taliban have barred us from the workplace, cut our access to healthcare and closed schools to us. Must we struggle alone?We suddenly all woke in the middle of the night. A piercing cry came from the corner of our room. It was my teenage sister, sob…
Read MoreExclusive: Report says optics of western firms organising Xinjiang tours amid ‘crimes against humanity are disastrous’Uyghur advocates have called on western tourism companies to stop selling package holidays that take visitors through Xinjiang, where …
Read MoreGraphic videos of the last hours of 10-year-old Fatima Furiro have highlighted once again the abuse faced by child workersThe death of 10-year-old Fatima Furiro would have passed sadly but quietly had it not been for the two graphic videos that turned …
Read MoreMinister says women visiting the lakes of Band-e-Amir have not been wearing their hijabs properlyThe Taliban have banned women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, adding to a long list of restrictions aimed at shrinking wome…
Read MoreAnalysis by Human Rights Watch finds the country’s major platforms ‘do not routinely address’ pervasive online racismChinese social media is littered with racist videos, particularly content that mocks black people or portrays them through offensive ra…
Read MoreJust 25% of the $3.23bn needed for the UN humanitarian response plan has been raised. Women and girls will be hit worst by this shortfallTwo years ago today, international troops and diplomats hastily withdrew from Kabul and Taliban rule returned to Af…
Read MoreTwo years on, people who worked in the country’s now-defunct legal system remain in grave danger from reprisals for their workHungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and policeNearly 4,000 prosecutors and l…
Read MoreChina’s paramount leader, like his Russian counterpart, is making a fine mess of his country’s economy and world standingIt must be tough, being a dictator, when your diktats are ignored, thwarted and scorned. Vladimir Putin is a sad case in point. He …
Read MoreSearch for survivors continues in latest tragedy as persecuted Muslims make perilous sea journeys in search of better livesAt least 17 people have drowned and 33 are missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to Malaysia capsized on M…
Read MoreSixty-eight organisations sign letter amid fears Lu Siwei could be deported at request of Chinese authoritiesSixty-eight human rights groups have signed an open letter calling on the Laos government to release Lu Siwei, a Chinese former human rights la…
Read MoreAmendment to bill would allow intelligence agencies to search ‘enemies’ and their premises without warrantThe Pakistan government is facing a backlash from MPs and senators after introducing an amendment to a colonial-era secrets act that critics have …
Read MoreHuman rights groups say Myanmar military’s move to drop five of ousted leader’s convictions is meaningless Even with a partial pardon announced this week by Myanmar’s military junta, Aung San Suu Kyi still faces the prospect of being kept in detention …
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