China's pivot to clean energy is more talk than action, say analysts

Beijing's pitch to be the global leader for climate change is undermined by its heavy investment in coal, and is the latest example of the regime's tactics in the global information war.

International probe reaches Wuhan, but what evidence will it find?

Beijing's history of secrecy, disinformation and delays raises concerns that the team of World Health Organisation specialists will find a cold trail more than a year after COVID-19 first emerged.

IRGC missile base unveiling adds to fears of conflict in the Gulf

The IRGC has a long history of boasting about its weaponry, and a track record of deficient missile and radar systems.

China spins population drop in Xinjiang to fit counter-extremism narrative

Muslim women in Xinjiang are 'no longer baby-making machines' thanks to the eradication of extremism, Chinese diplomats say. Forced sterilisation is at play, reply independent researchers.

China blocks entry of international probe investigating origins of COVID-19

Beijing barred WHO specialists from entering China at the last minute, highlighting the regime's continuing cover-up and attempts to whitewash the origin of the novel coronavirus.

Russia, China spin election strife in US to justify domestic oppression

The regimes eagerly jumped on the news of electoral problems in the United States, but their reactions and attempted manipulations further exposed their human rights failures.

China builds more than 100 new detention facilities for Muslims in Xinjiang

Factory buildings inside detention camps in the northwestern region indicate forced labour on a 'vast scale' is taking place, a new report finds.

Tehran continues to pose threat to region a year after Soleimani killing

Any further Iranian miscalculation or provocation could have devastating consequences, US military sources say, as the one-year anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's killing passes.

A year on, Iran yet to hold anyone accountable for downing of Ukrainian airliner

One year after a Ukrainian airliner was shot down by Iranian forces, killing all onboard, Tehran continues to obfuscate the details of what happened and shield culpable, top commanders.

Soleimani's legacy to Iran: diverting citizens' money to costly proxy wars

While the Iranian people grapple with a worsening economic crisis, the Iranian regime continues to pursue Soleimani's failed legacy of spreading 'revolution' throughout the region.