Headlines
  • A new round of peace talks was reportedly scheduled to take place in Pakistan with Vice President JD Vance and other American diplomats.
  • On Thursday, representatives from Israel and Lebanon will convene in Washington for peace talks.
  • Despite a 10-day ceasefire, Israel has attacked several towns in Lebanon's south in recent hours:Report
  • A strong earthquake that struck the central Philippines claimed at least 69 lives.
  • An official tsunami warning and evacuation order were issued after a major earthquake rocked northern Japan on Monday.
  • Iran has no plans for new round of talks with the United States, according to a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
  • Iranian authorities have accused the United States of firing at one of Iran's commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman in violation of the two countries' ceasefire agreement.
  • US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that the US Navy fired an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman and seized control of it.
  • Hours after US President Donald Trump announced he was sending negotiators to Islamabad, Iranian state media stated Tehran did not currently plan to participate in new talks with the United States.
  • In an effort to try to reach an agreement with Iran ahead of another round of face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz backed President Donald Trump's renewed threat to eliminate Iran's electrical infrastructure and bridges.

Tag: China Human Rights Issue

August 31, 2021

Uyghur Woman, Family Harassed by Authorities...

A Uyghur woman who met with a U.S. official in December to discuss the imprisonment of her sister by authorities in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region has been pressured to stop speaking out about her siblings, while her relatives have been subjected to frequent questioning by police in their hometown

August 25, 2021

Two Jailed After Raid on Early...

Police in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan detained several minors and jailed two members of the Early Rain Covenant Church following a police raid on a gathering in the provincial capital, Chengdu, RFA has learned

August 24, 2021

Uyghur Diaspora Holds First Ballot For...

The Uyghur diaspora has held its first democratic election, selecting delegates to attend the 7th World Uyghur Congress (WUC) General Assembly in November, where the exile group will choose a new president and other key committee members

August 11, 2021

Interview: Researcher Spells Out Concerns About...

Yves Moreau is a professor and bioinformatician at the University of Leuven in Belgium whose research focuses on AI algorithms and software platforms for the integration of complex data in clinical genomics and drug discovery. His LinkedIn profile says he is “engaged in a reflection on how information technology and artificial intelligence are transforming our world and on how to make sure this transformation is beneficial for all.”

August 10, 2021

Uyghur Linguistics Professor Serving 15-Year Sentence...

A German-educated Uyghur researcher and professor of linguistics has been detained since 2018 in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is serving a 15-year sentence on unknown charges, RFA confirmed last week

August 6, 2021

Interview: ‘They Will Turn You Into...

Veteran Chinese journalist Chang Ping fled China a decade ago, and now makes a living as a writer in Germany. A former senior editor at the once cutting-edge Southern Weekend newspaper in the southern city of Guangzhou, Chang spoke to RFA about ever-widening controls on press freedom and public expression under the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and shared his warning to the journalists of Hong Kong

August 5, 2021

Tibetan Students Forced to Take Military...

Schoolchildren in Tibet are being forced by Chinese authorities into programs of military training during summer vacation in a move aimed at weakening their ties to their own culture and further indoctrinating them in the ideology of China’s ruling Communist Party, Tibetan sources say

August 4, 2021

Scholar’s Turn From ‘Two-Faced’ Uyghur to...

Gulnar Obul, who once criticized insensitive Chinese policies in Xinjiang, now praises them in staged events In 2018, a noted Uyghur professor of literature and culture was arrested and fired from her university job for publishing pointed criticism of China’s policies towards Muslim residents of Xinjiang. This year, she is part of an official propaganda …

August 3, 2021

Tibetan Political Prisoner Completes His Term,...

A Tibetan school teacher jailed for over 20 years on a charge of separatism was due to be freed from prison last week after completing his sentence, but nothing has been heard of his release, prompting concerns for his safety and health, a Tibetan rights group said on Sunday

July 31, 2021

Police in China’s XUAR Question Uyghurs...

Police in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region took in for questioning more than 170 Uyghurs who attended prayer services without permission from authorities during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holy days, a senior police officer said

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