Re: Arbitrary travel ban imposed on Pakistani athlete, Shahrez Khan Your Excellency, I am writing to you from Australia with concern about the travel restrictions preventing leading endurance athlete, Shahrez Khan, from participating in international sporting events, most recently the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon World Championship held in Marbella, Spain last weekend. Shahrez is the only […]
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Travel ban prevents Pakistan’s No.1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan from participating in 2025 triathlon World Championship
SOLIDARITY STATEMENT: It is deeply concerning that a travel ban has denied Pakistan’s No. 1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan the chance to participate in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Marbella, Spain this weekend – the pinnacle of world triathlon. Shahrez currently ranks among the top 5% of IRONMAN athletes globally in the AWA (All World […]
Amnesty condemns abduction and arbitrary arrest of Pakistan’s top triathlete, Shahrez Khan
The brazen abduction of Pakistan’s No. 1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan from his Lahore home last Thursday, should alarm all who care about civil liberties and democratic freedoms in Commonwealth countries. Shahrez is an Oxford MBA graduate, entrepreneur, and regional head at the Australia-based company, Simba Global. As the nephew of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran […]
Sons of Imran Khan appeal to US law makers in global campaign – #FreeImranKhan
PAKISTAN: Situation Report – 2 August 2025 Photo: Presidential Envoy for Special Missions of the United States, Richard Grenell with Kasim Khan (L) and Sulaiman Khan (R) Tuesday 23 July 2025/ @RichardGrenell (X) Saturday 2 August 2025 – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has called for mass protests in more than 35 countries across […]
The Voices of Africa: DeBruin Gospel Project in Australia to celebrate Africa Day
Photo Brave Media: Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Wednesday 21 May 2025. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (21 May) – Blending contemporary gospel with traditional African choral styles, the Di Bruin Gospel Project captivates audiences with their signature clap-and-tap rhythms, reminiscent of South Africa’s Apostolic churches from the 1960s. For the very first time in Australia, the award winning […]
Vale Syed Atiq ul Hassan: ‘Fearless journalist’ and ‘passionate advocate for multiculturalism.’
28 April – SYDNEY, Australia: With profound sadness, beloved father, husband, brother, community leader, mentor and friend, Syed Atiq ul Hassan, peacefully returned to his Creator on Saturday, 26th April. Throughout his life, Syed Atiq ul Hassan dedicated over 36 years to serving multicultural and Islamic communities across Australia, including the Australian Pakistani community. He […]
UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent to hold its 4th Session (14 – 17 April)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Liverpool resident Tamirirashe (Tamisha) Matara has been invited to attend the 4th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent taking place in New York, 14 – 17 April. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) had been working to create a permanent Forum on People […]
The Dalai Lama releases new book on his reincarnation
7 March 2025 – SYDNEY: On Monday 10 March, Tibetans across Australia will gather in major cities to commemorate the 66th anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, marking a pivotal moment in their struggle against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) occupation. On 10 March 1959, Tibetans in Lhasa rose up against the invading Chinese People’s Liberation […]
Why Did They Shoot? Imran Khan’s ‘Final Call’
In 2024, demands for democracy and human rights characterised elections worldwide, but many voters within the Commonwealth faced more dangerous political environments where peaceful resistance was met with brute force. Of the two billion people who set out to vote across 60 countries last year, 33 percent were from the Commonwealth, a 56-member union of […]
A heartfelt farewell for retired Tibetan civil servant in Australia’s Capital Territory
Photo: courtesy CTA/OoT, United Nations Geneva Office, Switzerland circa 2014. With profound sadness, members of ACT’s Tibetan Community and their friends and supporters gathered to pay their respects and offer prayers for the late Mr Ngodup Gyaltsen, a retired former civil servant of the Central Tibetan Administration, who passed in Canberra on 31 December, 2023. […]