Headlines- 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.
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Explained: China’s ‘Ethnic Unity and Progress...
Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress—China’s newest law contains 65 articles, many of which have raised concerns among Tibetans and rights groups.In Tibet, it builds on existing restrictions around religious teaching and Mandarin-medium education.
Chinese Police Arrest Uyghur Sisters and...
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang’s regional capital Urumqi on July 4 arrested two Uyghur sisters and their mother for sending goods to their eldest sister in Turkey, and a third sister was arrested a week later, the eldest told Radio Free Asia.
Uyghur Human Rights Activist Condemns Death...
A Bangkok court on Thursday sentenced two Uyghur men to death for triggering a bomb explosion which killed twenty and injured over a hundred others over a decade ago.
U.S. House Passes Uyghur Policy Act...
The House passed the Uyghur Policy Act on Tuesday, a bill that advances a strategy for the United States to support Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities enduring persecution at the hands of China’s government.
Critical Mineral Industries in China’s Far...
A new report says major Chinese producers of critical minerals are using state-imposed forced labor programs in the Uyghur region to meet rising global demand, putting international brands they export to at risk of complicity in human rights violations.
Uyghur Bomb Suspects Still Await Final...
Thai court slashed the number of prosecution witnesses for the long-stalled trial of two Uyghur men incarcerated for a decade following the retaliatory bombing of a Bangkok shrine popular with Chinese visitors.
Thailand Deports 40 Uyghurs to China...
Thailand deported 40 Uyghurs to China on Thursday, ignoring warnings from the U.S., U.N. and right groups that the men, who had been detained in Thailand for more than a decade, faced torture if sent back.
Uyghur Historian Sentenced Again – This...
Uyghur historian Tursunjan Hezim, the founder of the Orkhun website, which archived a vast collection of books and materials on Uyghur history before it was shut down by Beijing, was sentenced to life in prison in 2022, a security official at the school where he used to work told Radio Free Asia.
Thailand Urged Not to Deport 48...
A human rights group has urged Thailand not to deport to China 48 Uyghurs who have languished for more than a decade in detention, saying their safety and human rights must be the priority.
Bangkok Court Clears Thai Woman of...
A Bangkok court on Thursday acquitted a Thai woman accused of supporting two Chinese ethnic Uyghur men suspected of carrying out a 2015 bombing that killed 20 people at a Hindu shrine popular with tourists from China.