1650 November 18: National Day of Oman
1943 November 22: Lebanese Independence Day
24
‘Mainstream media silent on tribal issues’: Adivasi writer Jacinta Kerketta refuses press award
One year after UN Xinjiang report release, pressure on China at the UN remains steady
28
The Buryats Who Fled Soviet Russia And Now Thrive In Mongolia
Kurdistan and the United States: ISIS Defeated, What Happens Now?
29
November 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
12UNFBHR: Closing Statement Of The Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus
Picturing life in the dust bowl remains of the once mighty Aral Sea
Timor-Leste’s uncertain future
Birdsong: the dying whistled language of the Hmong people in northern Laos
30
1967 November 30: Yemen Independence Day
China’s Boarding Schools in Tibet
December 1
Life in Karakalpakstan: The ‘stan within a stan’
A Unique Coexistence of an Indigenous Tribe (Adivasi) with Tigers in the Western Ghats of India
2
1971 December 2: United Arab Emirates National Day
Second Buryatia Blast Targets Russia’s Major Rail Link to China
How long must we wait for CHT Accord implementation?
3
December 3, 1st Sunday of December: Sindhi Culture Day
‘Being Adivasi’: Questions about Adivasi life are answered in this book, but not always convincingly
4
Global Civil Society Launches Manifesto For Ethical AI
Over 2,000 kidnapped Yezidi women remain in ISIS custody
Ainu museum and park shines spotlight on indigenous culture
5
Afghan Hazara refugees live in fear of being deported by Pakistan
Why India Is Targeting Sikhs At Home and Around the World
6
Swathes of Siberia freeze in temperatures below -58 degrees C
The Great Himalayan Chessboard: China, India, and the Geopolitical Gambit in Nepal
7
A Letter to Dushanbe: US Senator Urges Tajikistan to End Repression
Adivasi stir in Delhi on Dec 8 over ST status
Indonesia: Babies die on boats as locals chase Rohingya refugees
8
Karakalpak Activist Deprived of Kazakh Citizenship
How Will Laos Handle Its 2024 Chairmanship of ASEAN?
10
1948 December 10: Human Rights Day
Craft, culture and cuisine in Amman, Jordan’s mountain-fringed capital
AARM Raises Concern on Targeting of Adivasi Christians
11
Tajikistan and the Taliban: A Lone Voice in Central Asia
12
In Balochistan, Families Demand Answers for Forced Disappearances
Persecution of Buddhists in Tibet
13
Russia: Woman freezes to death without heating despite dogs ‘huddling to try and warm her’
Bhutan exits UN list of least developed countries
‘Unconstitutional’: Tribal Activists Slam Campaign to Delist Christian Adivasis
Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea
14
Tibet is ‘dying a slow death’, warns head of Tibetan government-in-exile
Xinjiang is ‘one of the most heavily policed regions in the world’: study
USAID Announced Additional $87 Million to Support Rohingya Refugees
15
Understanding and building Indigenous resilience to climate change in South Asia
In Tajikistan, discover the ruins of a once mighty Silk Road kingdom
Extrajudicial killing of four indigenous leaders | Chakma community appeals to United Nations, U.S. to impose sanctions against four Bangladesh Army officers
Laos: 11 years of government inaction on Sombath Somphone’s enforced disappearance
16
1971 December 16: Bahrain National Day
1991 December 16: Kazakhstan Independence Day
The world’s coldest city where children still go to school in brutal -50C temperatures
Yazidi teenager reunites with family in Sinjar after nine years in ISIS captivity
Will Xi Jinping Visit Mongolia in 2024?
Japan, Malaysia Sign $2.8M Maritime Security Deal to Counter China
17
1907 December 17: National Day of Bhutan
1928 December 17: Kurdistan Flag Day
2010 December 17: Arab Spring
In Sign of Cooling Ties, Maldives Reverses Hydrography Deal With India
East Timor gas project open to Chinese firms, PM Gusmao says
18
December 18: International Migrants Day
1878 December 18: Qatar National Day
Kuwait Gets a New Ruler, Faces Old Problems
Following emir’s death, Sheikh Mishal Al Sabah named Kuwait’s new ruler, signaling continuity
Chittagong Arms Haul in Bangladesh Remains a Riddle
Japan, ASEAN step up security cooperation amid South China Sea tensions
Laos’ Economic Woes Will Continue In 2024
Myanmar Ethnic Alliance Continues Gains, Despite China-Brokered Ceasefire
19
Can Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Consign Their Deadly Border Conflicts To The Past?
Sri Lanka’s big blow to China: Year-long moratorium on entry of ‘spy ships’
Pakistan launches first transmission in local dialect of persecuted Hazara community
Women Are Leading an Unprecedented Protest Movement in Balochistan
Revisiting Dalit and Adivasi narratives
20
Indigenous Indonesians use Korean letters to save dialect
Faith meets conservation in India’s sacred spaces
Kuwait emir rebukes parliament, cabinet in inaugural speech
Kyrgyzstan backs new flag, says ‘smiling’ sun to aid growth
Punch In The Face Of China! India Gets Taiwan, Tibet & “Disputed Region’s” CM Together In Mega Event
European Parliament Calls for Immediate Abolition of Residential Schools in Tibet
21
Asia’s year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2023
Controlling the Narrative: A Roadmap to Russia’s 2024 Presidential Election
Russian Liberals and the Kremlin: Racism and Colonialism as Common Ground, Part I
Oman’s Hydrogen Developments to Boost Non-Oil Economy
Shrinking Caspian Sea worries secretive Turkmenistan
‘India out’: Maldives president eyes Middle East partners with early trips
BIG’s mindfulness city in bhutan envisions the world’s first carbon-negative community
Change Of Wind In Pakistan’s Sindh: Why Calls For Homeland ‘Sindhudesh’ Grew Post-Bangladesh Creation
China revokes Taiwan tariff concessions, piles on pressure ahead of elections in the island
Escaped North Koreans urge China to stop the ‘genocide’ of forced repatriation
Laos’ national debt now larger than its GDP – and could get even bigger
US religious freedom commission urges Thailand not to deport Hmong activist to Vietnam
22
EDB Report Warns of Looming Water Crisis in Central Asia by 2028
Kissinger’s corrosive legacy still weighs on U.S. policy in Asia
Here Are the Top 10 Language AI Innovations of 2023
Meet Robin Minz, the quiet boy who lets his bat do the talking
Mongolia Opens Door to Foreign Banks for First Time to Grow Financial Sector
Hong Kong court rejects publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to toss sedition charge
Brunei detains 18 Bangladeshis in joint raid against illegals
Looking Back on Deng Xiaoping’s Landmark Visit to Singapore
Sumitomo Life to Buy Singapore Insurer in S$4.6 Billion Deal
‘Doom for forests’: fears over new Cambodia land grants
Ethnic minority fighters seize northern town from Myanmar military regime
Why the Rohingya seek hope across high seas
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1979 December 24: Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
1991 December 26: Dissolution of the Soviet Union
1911 December 29: Mongolia Independence Day
2022 January 2: Bloody January, Kazakhstan
1948 January 4: Myanmar Independence Day
1881 January 12: Memory Day, Turkmenistan/Geok-Tepe Massacre
1946 January 22: Establisment of the Republic of Kurdistan
1954 January 23: World Freedom Day, Taiwan & South Korea
1950 January 26: Republic Day in India