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Tibetans call out China's language policy amid claims of cultural erasure
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Hundreds of Tibetans have flocked to social media to urge the Chinese government to reinstate Tibetan language education in schools, following Beijing's release of a white paper asserting that Tibetan language rights are guaranteed in the region, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (
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China deploys military veterans as instructors in Tibetan schools, raising
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
China is assigning military veterans as "on-campus instructors" in schools throughout Tibet, aiming to provide military and political training to children as young as six, according to sources within Tibet who are confirming state media reports about this new initiative, as reported by Ra
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US bill seeks fast asylum process for Uyghurs facing persecution in China
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A bipartisan group of twelve US House representatives has introduced a bill aimed at making it easier for Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities fleeing persecution in China to seek asylum in the United States, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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Philippines detains six Chinese nationals for alleged espionage activities
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Philippine authorities revealed the capture of six Chinese nationals and one Filipino, who were suspected of spying on US and Philippine navy ships near the entrance of the strategically important Subic Bay, as reported by Radio Free Asia.
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Organisations urge US to restore funding for RFA's Uyghur service amid Chi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A coalition of 57 Uyghur organizations worldwide, in collaboration with the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), has expressed deep gratitude for the Trump administration's strong support for the Uyghur people and urged the restoration of funding for Radio Free Asia's Uyghur Service, warning that it
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Taiwan's military drills focus on 2027 as potential Chinese invasion year
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan's annual military drills have now indicated 2027 as a possible year for a Chinese invasion, marking the first time a specific date has been mentioned for the anticipated attack, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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China forces Uyghurs into mass forced labour during Ramadan, restricts rel
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chinese officials in Xinjiang are making Uyghurs labour throughout Ramadan to keep them from fasting and praying as the Islamic holy month prescribes in the northwest of China, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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Hong Kong activist convicted for involvement in pro-democracy demonstratio
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A social worker and rights activist, Jackie Chen, was found guilty of participating in a riot during Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy protests, as reported by Radio Free Asia(RFA).
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Chinese authorities raid protestant house church during annual Congress
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Chinese authorities conducted a raid on a Protestant "house church" in Anhui province during a nationwide security crackdown coinciding with the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, as reported by Radio Free Asia(RFA).
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Australia deploys warships and surveillance aircraft to track Chinese nava
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Australian navy has deployed three ships and surveillance aircraft to "closely monitor" a Chinese task group operating "near Australia" since mid-February, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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'Opium wars': US Secretary of State accuses China of 'intentionally' flood
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated on Wednesday that China might be "intentionally" inundating the United States with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, resembling a "reverse" scenario of the Opium Wars in the mid-1800s that weakened China's global position, according to a report fro
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China still holding over 500,000 Uyghurs in detention, expanding forced la
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
China continues to hold over half a million Uyghurs in prisons or detention facilities and has intensified its oppression of this ethnic group, contrary to Beijing's claims that the northwestern region of Xinjiang has returned to a state of normalcy, according to a report by Radio Free Asia
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