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'No to the Russian law!’ - Georgia protesters demand a ‘European future’ (www.aljazeera.com)

Crowds of protesters have been braving tear gas and water canons after more than two weeks of protest against the Georgian government’s draft law targeting civil society....

A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine' (apnews.com)

Cindy McCain, the American director of the U.N. World Food Program, became the most prominent international official so far to declare that trapped civilians in the most cut-off part of Gaza had gone over the brink into famine....

French President reaffirms possibility of sending troops to Ukraine (www.france24.com)

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China's Xi Jinping in Paris: “It’s a slap in the face that Emmanuel Macron is giving us,” say the Uighurs of France (westobserver.com)

The French president Emmanuel Macron’s decision to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to France has sparked anger among the Uyghur community in France. The Uyghur people consider Xi Jinping to be responsible for the genocide and persecution of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang, China. Many Western countries, including...

UN declined offers to assist Uyghur asylum seekers detained in Thailand because they feared "China would get angry and reduce cooperation or donations to the agency" (www.thenewhumanitarian.org)

The UN’s refugee agency rebuffed requests from the Thai government to assist 48 Uyghur asylum seekers from China who have been detained in life-threatening conditions in Thailand for more than 10 years, according to internal UNHCR documents seen by The New Humanitarian....

Video of Chinese Manager Beating African Workers Sparks Racism Debate (www.ndtv.com)

Here is the video (Twitter link, 26 sec)...

“The cruelty is the point” of campus protest crackdowns (redphoenixnews.com)

Rights group urges French President Macron to address "Chinese government’s grave abuses" during Xi Jinping’s visit next week (www.hrw.org)

French President Emmanuel Macron should lay out consequences for the Chinese government’s crimes against humanity and deepening repression during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Paris, Human Rights Watch said today. Xi’s visit on May 6-7, 2024, will mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between France and the...

US labor official calls on companies to exit China's Xinjiang over forced labor concerns (www.reuters.com)

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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says Ukraine can use UK weapons for strikes inside Russia (www.euractiv.com)

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Gaza’s new terror: Booby-trapped cans of food for the unwary --- UPDATE: please see comment in the thread (news.un.org)

A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured and sustained limb amputations after opening a booby-trapped can of food found while looking for his belongings in his house that had been shelled by Israeli forces in Khan Younis,” the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said, citing the Strip’s authorities....

Iran security forces sexually assaulted and killed teenager, leaked document says (www.bbc.com)

The 16-year-old Nika Shakarami vanished from an anti-regime protest in 2022. Her body was found nine days later. The government claimed she killed herself....

China continues to export its digital authoritarianism playbook across the Indo-Pacific, a new report reveals (www.article19.org)

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Israeli Minister Reportedly Asks Military To Kill Palestinians Instead Of Arresting Them To Manage Overcrowding In Prisons (www.huffpost.com)

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Married at 10, abused and forced to flee without her children: an Afghan woman on life under the Taliban (www.theguardian.com)

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Freedom to Write index says China accounting for a third of the world's jailed writers (pen.org)

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Taiwan warn its citizens against travelling to China amid fears new 'state secret law' could be used to punish regular business activities (www.aljazeera.com)

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Congress threatens International Criminal Court over Israeli arrest warrants (www.axios.com)

China: Minorities accounting for 1% of total population make up 34% of prison inmates (uhrp.org)

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First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China protests over lab ‘eviction’ as Chinese government attempts to avoid scrutiny over handling of outbreak (www.theguardian.com)

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Estonia and Lithuania blame Russia for GPS jamming after signal interference prevented two Finnair planes from landing (www.dw.com)

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Iran intensifies violent crackdown on women: "Morality police" are increasing patrols, and women who refuse to wear headscarves are reporting more violent harassment and arrests (www.dw.com)

Under a new campaign called “nour” or “light,” endorsed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian “morality police” are out in force on so-called “guidance patrols” looking for women who refuse to wear the hijab, or headscarf....

Belarusian authorities are preparing children for war with the EU (texty.org.ua)

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Philippines accuses China of damaging its vessel at hotly contested shoal in South China Sea (www.reuters.com)

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"We’ve Become Addicted to Explosions”: The Israeli Military Unit Responsible for Demolishing Homes Across Gaza (www.bellingcat.com)

Twenty days after more than 1,100 people were killed in a Hamas attack on October 7, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched its ground offensive in Gaza with the stated aim of destroying Hamas and bringing hostages home. As of April 12, more than 33,000 people have been killed in Gaza according to UN OCHA reports. In response...