Asia
Indonesia Earthquake, Tsunami Toll Reaches 832
JAKARTA, SEP 30 (IANS) — The death toll in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi increased to 832 on...
Canada Strips Aung San Suu Kyi of Honorary Citizenship Over Rohingya Crisis
Canadian lawmakers vote unanimously to revoke symbolic honour from Myanmar leader in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
OTTAWA (AFP) — Canada’s...
Amnesty Urges China to End ‘Brainwashing’ Muslims in Xinjiang
It is estimated that currently nearly one million Muslims are being held by the authorities in re-education camps, without the right to trial, access...
World ‘Won’t Rest’ on Rohingya Crisis, UK Foreign Minister Tells Suu Kyi After Visit to Rakhine
NAYPYIDAW (AFP) — British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt on Thursday called for justice on the Rohingya crisis after his visit to Myanmar’s Rakhine state,...
The Repression of China’s Uighur Muslim Minority
Mahir Ali
NOWHERE in China has the extraordinary wave of authoritarianism that has accompanied the rise of Xi Jinping been more evident than in the...