Headlines- Iranian naval commander Shahram Irani warns that Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz from the Arabian Sea side and will take "swift action" if US forces advance.
- On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump claimed to have had a "very good conversation" with Vladimir Putin of Russia.
- For the first time since the US-Israeli war on Iran began, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was questioned by legislators on Wednesday.
- On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump posted on social media that "Iran has just informed us that they are in a 'State of Collapse,'" without providing any supporting evidence.
- New sanctions were imposed by the U.S. Treasury on 35 entities and individuals who were allegedly involved in Iran's "covert financial network."
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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
Two Tibetan Students Detained for Opposing...
Authorities in northwestern China’s Qinghai province have detained two Tibetan students accused of opposing the use of the Chinese language as the only medium of instruction in Tibetan schools, Tibetan sources say
Shut-Down Threatened For Tibetan School in...
Authorities in a Tibetan-populated region of western China’s Sichuan province are threatening to close a local school, saying it will be immediately shut down if it fails to provide classroom instruction exclusively in Chinese, Tibetan sources say
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
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
Activists Claim That the New Anti-Trafficking...
Sonagachi is one of the largest red light area in asia.It is home to around 10000 residential sex workers.The sex workers have been out of work due to the pandemic and lockdown, and have no other source of income
Ethiopia is Experiencing the ‘Most Dramatic...
While the world’s eyes are on Afghanistan, a silent drama is unfolding in the Horn of Africa. The war that broke out in the Tigray region in November 2020 has long since spread beyond the borders of the province in northern Ethiopia and has spread to other regions of the country
Interview: ‘I Think Silence Is Complicity,’...
Ella Morgan is a graduate student in international relations at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom who uses Twitter and Instagram to raise awareness of violations of Uyghur human rights and to chastise the Chinese government for its abuses committed against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
China Mulls Dropping Punishments For Couples...
The Chinese government is considering amending its new ‘three-child policy’ to allow couples to have four or more children without facing punishment, state media reported
North Korea Warns Citizens Not to...
North Korea has warned citizens to refrain from talking about national leader Kim Jong Un’s health after he recently lost weight, calling such gossip as a “reactionary act,” sources in the country say