Tibetan Uprising Day – Rally for Religious Freedom in Tibet 11:30am Parliament House Lawns, Canberra 1:30pm Embassy of the People’s Republic of China PICTURES A large maypole structure on the lawn of Parliament House with 90 strings of colourful prayer flags to mark His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th year Tibetan monks & nuns in […]
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JOINT STATEMENT: Somali Australian community organisations express concern regarding proposed immigration policy
Somali community organisations across Australia express concern regarding the Coalition’s proposed immigration policy that would restrict migration based on geography rather than individual assessment. At a time when national unity is important, we believe that broad geographic restrictions may risk undermining social cohesion and unintentionally reinforce harmful stereotypes. Policies that focus on nationality instead of […]
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 […]
Mosaic Sports Club to Represent Australia at the Socca World Cup 2024 in Oman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11 October – Sydney, Australia – Mosaic Sports Club is proud to announce that it has secured a prestigious license to send a team to represent Australia at the Socca World Cup 2024, taking place in Oman from November 29 to December 7. Organised by the International Socca Federation (ISF), this tournament brings […]
UN Working Group of Experts on Persons of African Descent (WGEPAD) visiting Australia 12-20 December 2022
SYDNEY (10 December 2022): The UN Working Group of Experts on Persons of African Descent (WGEPAD) is visiting Australia from 12-20 December. The main purpose of their visit is to receive as much information as possible regarding human rights issues facing persons of African descent in Australia, across a range of issues including: Administration of and access […]
“Cruelty or Humanity” priority issue for post Covid societies
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: This dramatic new book identifies the world wide, massive crises facing humanity. The planet is burning, civil wars continue, authoritarianism and religious fundamentalism are on the rise, refugees’ rights are trashed, yet in democracies, dictatorships and theocracies, leaders are promoting violence and cruelty as a policy priority. The humanitarian lifebuoy for people, animals and […]
A Cause for Celebration
China extended the long arm of its security apparatus across borders in order to securitize the Dalai Lama’s birth anniversary this year, which is traditionally celebrated by Tibetans worldwide on 6 July. Abandoning the element of fear that is a hallmark of failed authoritarian projects—Tibetans defiantly celebrated the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday inside restive Tibet, […]
State of Resistance
“Ever since a National uprising in 2008, Tibet has been in a state of constant resistance against Chinese occupation. The Tibetan people describe this condition – Tsen-göl.” (Tsundue, 2012) Following this year’s 56th anniversary of the Tibetan Peoples’ Uprising (observed 10 March worldwide) Tenpa Dugdak, a Tibetan refugee living in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, told me […]
Open Letter: Solidarity from Australians for Imran Khan’s Azadi Movement
Hand delivered to Imran Khan Niazi 22 December 2014 Bani Gala, Pakistan
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