Mary Poppins actress Glynis Johns dies aged 100 (www.bbc.com)
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China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Many Are Saying No. (archive.ph)
Lawyers for Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai appealed to the United Nations expert on torture over the treatment of a witness they believe was tortured before giving incriminating evidence (1ft.io)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10781442...
South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is engaging in "genocidal acts" in Gaza (www.bbc.com)
‘Ramen noodles budget’: EU moves to end exploitation of unpaid internships (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli public figures accuse judiciary of ignoring incitement to genocide in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
"For the first time that we can remember, the explicit calls to commit atrocious crimes, as stated, against millions of civilians have turned into a legitimate and regular part of Israeli discourse,” they write. “Today, calls of these types are an everyday matter in Israel.”...
Human rights group urges Western democracies to suspend bilateral extradition agreements with China over Beijing's "abusive warrants, bounties and groundless charges" (safeguarddefenders.com)
In December, the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) issued arrest warrants and 1 million HKD bounties on the heads of five Hong Kong democracy activists and human rights defenders....
Israeli strike in Lebanon kills senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri (www.reuters.com)
He was the founding commander of Hamas’s military wing.
Today 4 years ago, Dr. Li Wenliang warned of a suspected SARS patient in a Wuhan WeChat group. Soon later, he was arrested for “making false comments on the Internet about unconfirmed SARS outbreak.” (harakahdaily.net)
Dr. Wenliang’s message went viral, becoming the earliest warning of what we now know today as Covid-19. He returned to work, but contracted Covid from a patient, and died on February 7, 2020....
Turkey detains 33 people suspected of spying on behalf of Israel (apnews.com)
How humans have changed the Earth’s surface in 2023 (www.bbc.com)
Japan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport (www.cnn.com)
A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after it was in collision with another aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts....
China and forced labor, UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniability (businessdailymedia.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10731283
The Nigerian teens clueless on computers but aiming to reboot (www.bbc.com)
China's Xi says reunification with Taiwan is 'inevitable' in New Year's address (www.france24.com)
Lee Jae-myung: South Korea opposition leader stabbed in Busan (www.bbc.com)
North Korea ramps up preparations for war with US (www.newsweek.com)
Strong quake prompts tsunami warning for Japan's western coast (www.japantimes.co.jp)
A year after China ended its harsh COVID policies, it’s struggling to rebound (www.opb.org)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10706886
Taiwan considers joining international criminal court to deter potential China invasion (www.theguardian.com)
Russia bans anti-war candidate from challenging Putin (www.bbc.com)
Venice to ban large tourist groups and loudspeakers (www.bbc.com)
‘Why are they forgetting about us?’: Sudan watches allies turn from war to aid Ukraine and Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
China: Pro-Colonisation Influencers In Xinjiang --- [video documentary, 13 min] (www.arte.tv)
The Xinjiang region in China is the historical homeland of the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority. Open data reveals how Chinese influencers are convincing people from across the country to colonise this province....
Many hostages released by Hamas still being treated for trauma (www.theguardian.com)
Head of psychiatry at Tel Aviv medical centre says hostages have undergone worst abuse she has witnessed
