US House passes bill to ban Chinese app TikTok

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to ban Chinese social media app Tiktok, which is very popular among kids, in the United States. Image used for representational purpose......

India abstains from UN rights panel vote on Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang

India on Thursday abstained from voting on a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council on holding a debate on the human rights situation in China's restive Xinjiang region. IMAGE: A protest......

India experienced major human rights issues in 2022: US report

India experienced significant human rights issues in 2022, including unlawful and arbitrary killings, freedom of press and violence targeting religious and ethnic minorities, a US report claimed on......

Beijing reports first Covid deaths after lifting pandemic curbs

Beijing on Friday reported the deaths of two former Chinese state media journalists due to COVID-19, the first since most pandemic control measures were lifted on December 7, reported Singapore......

Winter Olympics: China fuels controversy as Uyghur athlete lights cauldron

IMAGE: Torchbearers Zhao Jiawen and Dinigeer Yilamujiang hold the Olympic torch to light the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Games at the National Stadium on Friday.......

Why China is not suited to host Olympic Games

'I don't think any country should be allowed to host the Games if they have appalling human rights stance.' IMAGE: Rights groups have long criticised the International Olympic Committee for......

First-ever Tibet-based athletes to compete in Winter Games

IMAGE: The report did not specify their ethnicity, but both have Tibetan-sounding names and were born in the Tibet Autonomous Region, where ethnic Tibetans make up over 80% of the population.......

Tibetans protesting Beijing Games march to IOC headquarters

The marchers -- many wrapped in the red, yellow and blue flag of Tibet and dressed in traditional robes -- chanted and played drums, holding a minute of silence for their "martrys" before starting......

Tibetans protest against Beijing Winter Games at IOC HQ

IMAGE: Protesters hold signs during a demonstration outside of the NBC Sports office in San Francisco, California, on Friday. Dozens of Tibetan and human rights activists staged a protest outside......