Headlines- In order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said late Monday that it was striking Iran for the tenth night in a row.
- After their announcement of a naval blockade in the southern part of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia denounced the Houthis in Yemen, who are supported by Iran.
- According to Jordan's state television, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that three missiles launched from Iran had been intercepted.
- After the deaths of three American service personnel this past weekend, US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that they "will pay" every time they kill Americans.
- Multiple Iranian airstrikes on Middle East bases this month have injured nearly 100 US service men.
- In the latest round of Iranian retaliatory attacks on the Gulf state allied with the United States, the Kuwaiti army said it is working to intercept Iranian missiles and drones.
Category: News & Views
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Publicly...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blamed senior ruling party officials for their failures in stopping the spread of COVID-19, days after local sources told RFA that authorities had closed all schools nationwide until the end of the year, despite claims that the country remains completely virus-free
Rights Group Details China’s Interference in...
The long arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is affecting freedom of speech at overseas universities, according to a report published on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Voices From The CCP’s Past Lauded...
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which came to power with the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China by Mao Zedong in 1949, and which marks its centenary on July 1, spent much of its early life talking about democracy
Missing Tibetan Monk Was Sentenced, Sent...
A Tibetan monk held incommunicado in custody following his arrest two years ago on suspicion of working to “split the country” was sentenced in a closed trial and is serving a four-and-a-half year prison term, family members say
In Greece, Pushbacks and Violence Against...
According to recent data from Amnesty International, Greek border guards are holding groups of refugees and migrants in a harsh and illegal manner before summarily returning them to Turkey, in violation of EU and international law
Vaccination of Senior Citizens Gaining Momentum...
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, says the province continues to make significant progress with the vaccination of both senior citizens and healthcare workers who could not receive the jab during the first phase of the country’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Muslim Rights Group Demands Hilton Stop...
The largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group in the United States has called on the Hilton hospitality company to halt the construction of a hotel on the site of a destroyed Uyghur mosque in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)
Tibetan Scholar Arrested for His Writings...
A Tibetan writer arrested on unspecified charges three years ago has still not been brought to trial, and family members are being kept in the dark about his fate, Tibetan sources say
Uyghur Businessman Sentenced to 17 Years...
The Uyghur founder of a grocery store chain with more than 500 food stores and 200 product lines throughout China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was sentenced in May to more than 17 years in prison for his alleged “suspicious” relations with Turkey, following a three-year investigation, sources outside and inside the region told RFA
Tibetan Exile MPs Sworn in Amid...
Newly elected members of Tibet’s India-based exile parliament were sworn into office in two separate groups on June 8, with each group now denouncing the other’s oaths as invalid, Tibetan sources say