A Uyghur lecturer from a university in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region has been sentenced to prison for “disregarding the national language,” by failing to teach in Chinese, a Uyghur source in the town of Ghulja and local officials told RFA
Taras Topolya is a rock singer from Ukraine. He has been a paramedic in Ukraine’s Territorial Defense since the beginning of the war. When he takes a break, he performs alongside well-known Western musicians
Opponents of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are training in Poland, with their sights set on Russia, which has long helped Lukashenko in consolidating his position
Hundreds of students protested at the weekend on the campus of Peking University (Beida) after a fence was put in place segregating them from the rest of the university, which continues to move around freely
Before the war, Lalibela, aUnited Nations World Heritage site just a few kilometres from the Tigray region’s border, was a popular tourist destination. With conflict that saw the town change hands multiple times, tourism came to a halte
In the midst of the war, Ukraine is trying to save its cultural artefacts
On Sunday, Somalia holds its long-delayed presidential election. Thirty-nine candidates paid a total of $40,000 to be considered for the elections. Only one woman, Fawzia Yusuf Adam, is on the list of lawmakers vying to be the next president of Somalia. Fawzia, a former foreign minister, has her supporters
A bridge being built by China across Pangong Lake in a disputed section of northwest India could further inflame tensions between the two countries, experts on the border dispute said
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ethiopia’s record drought has resulted in a huge surge in desperate parents marryying off their children, with child weddings reported more than doubling this year. Aid organisations are attempting to provide much-needed water and other assistance to drought-stricken households in an attempt to reverse the trend and protect girls
Rohingya living in southeastern Bangladesh said their movements have been further restricted after several hundred refugees were nabbed at Cox’s Bazar beach just after Eid al-Fitr, a time when many Muslims go on holiday