As atheist China warms to the Vatican, religious persecution 'intensifies'
Source: CNN (CNN) - From an altar in a dingy backyard four hours from Beijing, Paul Dong is conducting mass. He's also breaking the law....
CNN 1
Mar 1, 2017
U.N. Human Rights Experts Unite to Condemn China Over Expulsions of Tibetans
By Edward Wong Buddhist monks at Larung Gar last year. A half-dozen United Nations experts have condemned the expulsions of monks and...
New York Times 1
Feb 27, 2017
Sustaining attention to human rights violations in China
Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Print Excellency, After...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 24, 2017
North Korea’s Palace Intrigue
By Jean H. Lee After the 14th-century Korean ruler Taejo, founder of the Joseon dynasty, chose the youngest of his eight sons to succeed...
New York Times 1
Feb 24, 2017
Kim Jong-nam killed by VX nerve agent, a chemical weapon, say Malaysian police
Malaysian police have said the substance used in the killing of Kim Jong-nam was a “VX nerve agent”, a hugely potent liquid only used in...
Genocide Watch
Feb 23, 2017
Chinese Security Forces Rally in Xinjiang in a Show of Power
By Edward Wong Chinese officials in the western region of Xinjiang, an area troubled by occasional acts of ethnic violence and domestic...
New York Times 1
Feb 20, 2017
NORTH KOREA: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
The issue of North Korean refugees is, ethically and legally, a global responsibility . By Lord Alton of Liverpool (Co-Chair, APPG) &...
China’s Hidden Massacres: An Interview with Tan Hecheng
Tan Hecheng might seem an unlikely person to expose one of the most shocking crimes of the Chinese Communist Party. A congenial...
The New York Review of Books
Jan 13, 2017
Violent persecution of Christians expected to increase in 2017, warns charity group
(Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)A photo of Iraqi Christians praying during a mass on Christmas (Dec. 25, 2016) at St. Joseph Chaldean church in...
Amee Florence Payno | The Christian Times
Jan 2, 2017
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges States to 'galvanize global will for disarmament' on
With global tensions rising and progress on nuclear disarmament hard to find, “the world needs the Hibakusha spirit more than ever,”...
Genocide Watch
Aug 8, 2016
John Kerry makes ‘gut-wrenching’ tour of Hiroshima peace park
John Kerry has become the first US secretary of state to visit the Hiroshima peace park, more than 70 years after the city was devastated...
The Guardian
Apr 14, 2016
Tracking Conflict World Wide - February 2006
Latest Updates Africa Burundi Prospect of peace talks between Front National de Libération (FNL) rebels and government remained low,...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 28, 2006
