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Nepal floods: 1,453 dead, nearly 5,300 still missing a month after disaster

A month after the devastating flash floods hit Nepal’s central and northern districts, at least 1,453 people have died and 5,285 remain unaccounted for, according to National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). NDRRMA said the bodies of...

Inks slowly start to fade from faces on wall; one month after Nepal floods

One month has passed since the devastating Nepal floods, which have left over five thousand missing and at least 1451 deaths confirmed to date.

President of Uyghur Center for Democracy alleges continued detention, forced labour of Uyghurs in China

Concerns over China's policies toward Uyghurs were raised by Dolkun Isa, President, Uyghur Center for Democracy, on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. Speaking in Geneva, Isa said China's...

China’s Ethnic Unity Law, Tibet situation among issues discussed in Tibetan Parliament session

The second session of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile concluded in Dharamshala on Thursday after nine days of deliberations, with discussions focusing on the annual working reports of various departments of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), China’s Ethnic Unity Law...

World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa raises concerns over Chinese policies towards Uyghurs

World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa stated in Geneva that China is whitewashing ongoing abuses against Uyghurs through propaganda tours. Despite changing tactics amid international pressure, severe issues like detention, forced labour, family separations, and language eradication persist.

Fresh rains pose new challenge to Nepal flood recovery

Heavy rainfall across large parts of Nepal has posed a fresh challenge to recovery efforts in areas devastated by the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods, with authorities warning of renewed risks of landslides, floods and debris flows. Nepal’s Department of...

“We want China out of Tibet”: Tibetans, Uyghurs hold anti-China protests in Washington over Xi’s US visit

Tibetans, Uyghurs and other diaspora communities held protests in Washington DC opposing Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-day visit to the US capital and calling for greater attention to human rights concerns in Tibet, East Turkistan/Xinjiang and other regions.

Trump, Xi review bilateral ties, vow to chart future course over common interests

President Donald Trump has said that the US and China have “never gotten along better” as he reviewed bilateral ties with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.  He asserted that the two countries can continue to build a relationship that...

Canberra event highlights challenges to Tibetan national identity, language and culture

Dagpo also discussed China's "Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress", passed earlier this year. According to the CTA report, Dagpo noted that although the legislation applies to nationalities across the China, he argued that it has particular implications...

Tibetan activists urge Trump, global leaders to raise Tibet issue during Xi’s US visit

Tenzin Dhesal, Information Secretary of the Tibetan Youth Congress, said Tibetans did not welcome Xi Jinping and urged global leaders to speak about the situation in Tibet.