Headlines- Kurdish troops reported that a coalition led by the United States shot down multiple drones over Erbil, the capital of the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Wednesday.
- The potential sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems and related equipment to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $1.96 billion was approved by the US State Department on Wednesday.
- In protest of this week's ban on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, vowing that the move would "not go unanswered".
- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Wednesday that a U.S. aircraft fired on an oil tanker that "attempted to violate the U.S. blockade" on Iranian ports.
- US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cannot be negotiated with and that the United States might have to eliminate it.
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China Denies Jailed Former Xinjiang University...
Mass incarcerations in the XUAR, as well as other policies seen to violate the rights of Uyghurs and other Muslims, have led to increasing calls by the international community to hold Beijing accountable for its actions in the region
Wife of Jailed Chinese Rights Attorney...
Li has previously expressed concern at Wang’s mental state, saying that he had always been known for his clarity of thought and rigorous logic, but that he now seems dazed and anxious, which made her worry that he has been brainwashed
China Bans Christmas Gatherings Among Its...
Authorities across China are warning members of Christian churches not to try holding public gatherings to celebrate Christmas, church
NGO Report: Malaysia Now a Destination...
The Child Rights Coalition Malaysia (CRCM) released its 101-page report after the U.S. State Department alleged in June that Bangladeshi criminal groups were taking Rohingya women from refugee camps at night, exploiting them in sex trafficking and then returning them during the day
Uyghur Developer Confirmed Jailed For Life,...
Eli Abdulla, the CEO of Xinjiang Yu Cheng (Jade City) Real Estate Development Ltd.—a company based in the XUAR capital Urumqi that deals in real estate, development, and rentals, as well as the sale of construction materials, chemicals, electronics and mechanical equipment—went missing in mid-2016
Myanmar Immigration Officials Nab Growing Number...
The 241 Chinese nationals arrested during the first six months of 2019 in townships along Myanmar’s border with China represent a huge increase over the 177 who illegally entered Myanmar in all of 2018
Uyghur Boy Dies in Ditch in...
A five-year-old Uyghur boy who was left in the care of grandparents because his parents are incarcerated for religious and political reasons was found frozen to death in a ditch in Hotan (Hetian, in Chinese) prefecture in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), residents told RFA’s Uyghur Service. RFA confirmed that both parents of Nesrulla Yusuptohti, …
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Tibetan Anti-Corruption Campaigner Draws Prison Term...
Anya Sengdra, a resident of Kyangche township in Gade (in Chinese, Gande) county in the Golog (Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture was widely respected in his community for his campaigns, London-based Free Tibet said in a statement
Brother of Uyghur Linguist Confirmed Held...
Uyghurs in exile say that the charges against Ayup and his partners were politically motivated, after the U.S.-educated linguist’s essays and lectures on maintaining the Uyghur language in schools drew widespread support in China’s Uyghur community
Missing Uyghur Tech Company Owner Confirmed...
Mass incarcerations in the XUAR, as well as other policies seen to violate the rights of Uyghurs and other Muslims, have led to increasing calls by the international community to hold Beijing accountable for its actions in the region