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  • At least 600 people killed and another 2,426 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
  • In China and Nepal, there are more than 2,400 missing people, 554 people are reported missing in Tibet.
  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran says they still have "decisive control" over the Strait of Hormuz.
  • US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez had reached an agreement for the US to take control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.
  • Three militants were killed in an attack on Friday in the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military.
  • After protests against migrants who have remained in the North African enclave after a major inflow, Ceuta residents clashed with police, prompting Spain's interior minister to call for calm on Friday.

Tag: China Human Rights Violations

May 25, 2024

‘Two-Faced’ Uyghur Principal Jailed for 12...

Erkin Tewekkul, a Uyghur biology teacher at a school in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi, stood out among his peers for his excellent communication and leadership skills.But police arrested him later that year and sentenced him to 12 years in prison, the sources said.

May 22, 2024

More Than 700,000 Tibetans Forced to...

Elaine Pearson, director of HRW’s Asia Division, told RFA that relocations have occurred both across the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in Tibetan-populated areas in Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.

May 17, 2024

Tibetans Undergo Political Education for Protesting...

Tibetans who protested the seizure of their pasture land by Chinese authorities in Markham county in April have been subjected to a series of political education sessions after they were accused of protesting for political reasons, two sources with knowledge of the situation said.

March 24, 2024

Uyghur Publisher Jailed for Books on...

A prominent Uyghur who published books about Uyghur cultural identity and China’s persecution of the Uyghurs has been sentenced to prison, according to a Norway-based foundation and officials in Xinjiang.

February 27, 2024

Uyghur Imam,96,Dies in Prison

A 96-year-old Uyghur religious leader who was arrested in 2017 has died in prison, and authorities did not turn his body over to his family, his granddaughter told Radio Free Asia.

February 5, 2024

Australian Writer Given Suspended Death Sentence...

A Beijing court on Monday handed down a suspended death sentence to Yang Hengjun, a Chinese-Australian author detained on suspicion of espionage for more than five years without trial, according to media reports. 

January 4, 2024

No New Monks Allowed at Buddhist...

Chinese authorities have forbidden the admission of new monks of all ages into a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Chamdo prefecture in eastern Tibet amid growing restrictions on religious activities in the country, two sources familiar with the development told Radio Free Asia. 

November 22, 2023

Nanjing Dissident Journalist Sun Lin Dies...

Nanjing dissident journalist Sun Lin, who used the pen name Jie Mu, has died following a raid by state security police on his home last week, Radio Free Asia has learned.

November 17, 2023

4 Tibetans Sentenced to Prison for...

China has sentenced four Tibetans from Sertar county in Sichuan province to two years in prison each for engaging in religious activities — the second time they have been arrested and given jail time, said two Tibetans with knowledge of the situation. 

September 27, 2023

Police Say Uyghur Man Has Been...

A young Uyghur businessman who was reportedly arrested in 2016 on vague separatist charges has been serving a 15-year prison sentence since 2017 for illegal religious activities, a police officer in China’s northwestern Xinjiang province confirmed to Radio Free Asia.

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