MEDIA RELEASE A 19-TRACK COMPILATION ALBUM BY 16 TIMORESE WOMEN Wantok Musik Foundation announce the release of Feto Nia Lian, Feto Nia Istoria – Her Voice, Her Story, an 19-track compilation album by 16 Timorese women. These works reflect the depth, diversity and emotional power of Timorese women’s voices; from dance tracks to ancestral chants, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
