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An internationally recognized expert in Uyghur folklore and ethnographer who disappeared in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) more than three years ago has been confirmed as being imprisoned by authorities, according to her former co-workers at Xinjiang University
In The Northern Iraqi City Of Mosul, Female Survivors Of The War Against The Islamic State (IS) Have Opened A New Women-Run Restaurant, Providing Cooked Cuisine For Residents And A Source Of Income For Themselves
North Korea is forcibly mobilizing married women living near the border with China to toil away making cement blocks for the construction of a wall, sources in the country told RFA
Alisa Leht Discovered Ballroom Dancing When She Was 55 Years Old, And Now, At The Age Of 71, She Is On The Dance Floor Every Other Day, Training For Hours And Competing In Contests. Liliya Anisimova Sat Down With Leht To Discuss Her Hobby
“We ask for a United Nations mission to ascertain the truth about the recent attacks on civilians”. With foreign troops on the path of withdrawal, the Taliban on the offensive, a weak government, growing violence and “very worrying future scenarios”, in an interview with Agenzia Fides Shaharzad Akbar, at the head of the “Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission” (AIHRC), calls for a greater commitment from the international community”
Chinese authorities in Tibet last year sentenced four Tibetan monks to long prison terms following a violent raid by police on their monastery in Tingri county, a New York-based rights group said in a report released this week
In The Rojava Region Of Northern Syria, There Is A Women-Only Village Where Widowed Families Dwell. Village Leaders Are Now Accepting Victims Of Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault Due To An Upsurge In Domestic Violence In The Area
Uyghur groups around the world have held demonstrations commemorating a violent crackdown on Uyghurs by Chinese authorities 12 years ago in the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)
Hundreds Of Women And Girls In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Have Claimed Being Raped By Troops In A War That Continues Despite The Government’s Troop Withdrawal Last Week
VOA Was Permitted Inside The Perimeter Of A US Military Facility In Northeastern Syria To See How American And Local Kurdish Forces Are Attempting To Prevent The Islamic State Terrorist Group From Resurrecting. From Rumeilan, Syria, Sirwan Kajjo Brought You This Special Report