Ethnic and religious minorities

China implements law requiring minorities conform to CCP cultural, religious guidelines

Members of China’s 55 government-recognized ethnic minorities, which include the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples, make up just under 9% of the population.

A delegate in ethnic minority costume arrives before the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 12, 2026.
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

Kurds unite for a federal Iran: The only path to sustainable change - opinion

Protesters gather under a huge "Lion and Sun" pre-Iranian Revolution national flag, placed in front of Munich’s famous Church of Our Lady Liebfrauenkirche, during a demonstration organised by The Munich Circle calling for a free Iran, during the Munich Security Conference (MSC), in Munich, Germany.

Will Iran remain a unified country? - opinion

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Iran’s repression of Azerbaijani identity - opinion


Russia targets ethnics minorities, protestors for forced conscription

The presence of non-ethnic Russian battalions in the Ukrainian theatre of war has been noted since the beginning of the war, with Far East communities suffering disproportionate losses.

 Service members of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic vote during a referendum in Luhansk

Bedouin sector Israeli teachers take part in US embassy exchange program

The principals recently returned from the United States, where they took part in an exchange program initiated by the US Embassy in Israel.

 Head of the education committee MK Sharren Haskel visits at a school in the Bedouin town Kuseife, February 17, 2022

Israel elections: 'They don't want minorities in Likud' - MK Fateen Mulla

Back in July, Fateen Mulla also sharply criticized Likud after the party made the decision to move the slot reserved for a minority MK to number 44 on the list.

 Members of the Druze community protest for the government financial support they were promised, at the Azrieli junction in Tel Aviv on May 10, 2020.

Iran steps up persecution of its Baha’i minority

Tehran is seen as scapegoating the group to distract attention from the deteriorating situation in the country.

A BAHA’I family in Fars province stands near where an arson attack was committed.

Liberman calls for Nation-State Law to be changed for Druze community

Druze activists and leaders welcomed the call to change the Nation-State Law.

Druze-Israelis protest the Nation-State Law

Hebrew University researchers identify 'diversity illusion'

New research suggests that people overestimate the presence of a minority in social settings, including members of the minority themselves.

 STUDENTS CONGREGATE on the Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Bedouin society is undergoing a historic change, still has further to go

The change that the Bedouin community has undergone in the past 70 years is essentially jumping 500 years into the future.

 AZ-ZIADANE: "The  authorities want to  throw us all in small  towns, and decide  who gets to live where"

California's controversial 'Ethnic Studies' bill passes vote

The Californian State Legislature passed a bill that introduces ethnic studies into its high schools after amending its model curriculum following claims of antisemitism.

Students at Roosevelt High School, Broward County.

Saying Ashkenazim are elitist won’t change status of Mizrahim - opinion

The truth is that in the past, and perhaps even today, many Ashkenazim also viewed the Mizrahim as a collective – an inferior collective.

 A SECURITY GAURD prepares to remove MK Galit Distal Atbaryan from the Knesset earlier this month.

Miri Regev using ethnicity for political career is dangerous - editorial

Regev came under harsh attack from her Likud colleagues, especially those who also see themselves as future leaders of Israel’s largest political party.

TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev resorted to making threats that took advantage of the power she wields from her position in the government. This is a criminal offense, and it needs to be stopped.