The daughter of jailed Uighur intellectual Ilham Tohti received the European Parliament Sakharov Prize on his behalf earlier on Wednesday (18 December). Jewher Ilham said she did not even know if her father was still alive years ..
“Impeached” read the headlines in most US newspapers on Thursday (19 December) morning after the votes a day before to officially impeach US President Donald Trump on two articles – abuse of power and obstruction of ..
During eight years of war, more than a third of Syria’s infrastructure has been destroyed or damaged. But while the conflict has started to wind down, reconstruction funds are unlikely to flow anytime soon. The EU and its ..
Germany can and should do more to support Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and condemn the treatment of China’s Uighurs in Xinjiang re-education camps, human rights advocates say, but they also come up with a quick ..
European Union leaders – ‘relieved’ by the resounding victory of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party on Friday (13 December) – have said they were ready for the next phase of the Brexit drama. While the election is ..