Human Rights

Kazakhs demand end to China's increasing encroachment
Human Rights

2020-09-25

Kazakhs demand end to China's increasing encroachment

Protesters are concerned that Beijing will make a land grab and exploit Kazakh resources, and are deeply troubled over continuing human rights abuses in Xinjiang.

Syrians speculate Russian air strikes aim to effect demographic change
Human Rights

2020-09-21

Syrians speculate Russian air strikes aim to effect demographic change

Dozens of towns and villages in Syria have been emptied of their residents after ongoing waves of Russian air strikes, prompting locals to wonder what the Kremlin is thinking.

Tehran's ethnic oppression continues with shutdown of Turkmen-language newspaper
Human Rights

2020-09-17

Tehran's ethnic oppression continues with shutdown of Turkmen-language newspaper

Iranian authorities are striving to erase minorities' identity, say observers.

Use of Novichok on Navalny points finger squarely at Kremlin
Human Rights

2020-09-03

Use of Novichok on Navalny points finger squarely at Kremlin

Germany cites 'unequivocal evidence' that Putin's main political rival was poisoned by the military-grade chemical agent, one that only Russian security agencies use.

Ex-prisoners detail horrors of China's indoctrination camps
Human Rights

2020-08-31

Ex-prisoners detail horrors of China's indoctrination camps

Interviews with more than two dozen former detainees of China's 're-education' camps have offered deep insight into the abuse and humiliation that more than a million Muslims have suffered.

Uighur scholars vanish in China amid Beijing's bid to 'extinguish' ethnic identity
Human Rights

2020-08-04

Uighur scholars vanish in China amid Beijing's bid to 'extinguish' ethnic identity

The rounding up of linguists, scholars and publishers is seen as a move by the Chinese government to erase the ethnic group's identity and assimilate it into the Mandarin-speaking Han majority.

Pandemic aggravates human-rights abuses, domestic violence in Central Asia
Human Rights

2020-08-03

Pandemic aggravates human-rights abuses, domestic violence in Central Asia

More vulnerable residents are at risk as governments focus on combatting the coronavirus outbreak.

Russia faces labour exodus as Central Asian migrants lose jobs, head elsewhere
Human Rights

2020-07-31

Russia faces labour exodus as Central Asian migrants lose jobs, head elsewhere

Migrants in Russia were nearly twice as likely to lose their jobs as local residents amid the pandemic, reveals new research.

Radio programme reveals extent of Turkmen oppression by Iranian regime
Human Rights

2020-07-23

Radio programme reveals extent of Turkmen oppression by Iranian regime

A recent report detailed how Iranian authorities are systematically violating the rights of ethnic Turkmens in Iran, and trying to erase the group's identity and past.

China harnesses forced labour in Xinjiang to manufacture PPE for world export
Human Rights

2020-07-21

China harnesses forced labour in Xinjiang to manufacture PPE for world export

Beijing is making massive profits by selling personal protection equipment, such as masks, to countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic -- and is forcing Muslim minorities to do the work.