Over a million Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China have lived under inhumane conditions, with credible evidence of genocide. In 2018, Human Rights Watch published a report documenting mass human rights violations against the Uyghurs, including religious restrictions on Islam, mass surveillance, and restrictions on personal freedom... Read More
Ukraine is at war, not only for its land but for its identity. After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, the world has witnessed destruction, identity erasure, and numerous human rights violations on an unprecedented scale... Read more
Parachinar is the capital of the Kurram district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Parachinar is located in the west of Peshawar and extends into Afghanistan's Paktia, Logar, and Nangarhar provinces... Read more
Every year on December 13, the bustling city of Nanjing, located in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province, comes to a standstill. Cars stop and honk. Pedestrian traffic freezes. The national flag flutters at half-mast. This vibrant provincial capital, home to roughly nine million people, holds a significant place in Chinese history.... Read more
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