"I came to Ireland but still I was living with fear:" Irish Uyghur cultural association launched in the country's capital Dublin (feddit.de)
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Vietnam, Philippines sign deals on security in disputed South China Sea (www.aljazeera.com)
The South China Sea is at the centre of territorial tussles between China, the Philippines and other countries. China claims almost the entire sea as its sovereign territory, while the Philippines, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian nations claim various islands, islets, reefs and shoals around their coasts....
China: Religious Regulations Tighten for Uyghurs as New Laws Aim to ‘Sinicize’ Places of Worship, Practice in Largely Muslim Xinjiang (www.hrw.org)
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A newlywed from Oklahoma was Found Deceased Beneath Clothing in... (menzmag.com)
Trade unions can contribute to productivity and technological development, study says (techxplore.com)
The Swedish trade union IF Metall is demanding that a collective agreement be established with Tesla, but the electric car manufacturer is refusing to collaborate. As a result, well over a hundred Swedish Tesla workers have been on strike since late October, with trade unions from several Nordic countries have recently supported...
A Pediatrician’s Two Weeks Inside a Hospital in Gaza (www.newyorker.com)
China's attempts to lift confidence in economy fall flat (www.reuters.com)
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How China tries to outmaneuver the UN Human Rights Council by spreading confusion (www.nzz.ch)
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Taiwan begins extended one-year conscription in response to China threat (www.reuters.com)
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Canada dispatch: Judge rules government lacked authority to invoke Emergencies Act over Freedom Convoy, breached Charter rights (www.jurist.org)
Hong Kong: UN human rights experts call for immediate release of Jimmy Lai (news.un.org)
A group of independent UN human rights experts on Monday called on the authorities in Hong Kong to drop all charges against pro-democracy media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai and release him immediately.
China lobbies countries to praise its rights record ahead of UN review, say diplomats (www.rappler.com)
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Rights group calls for pressure of international community on Iranian regime to "halt imminent execution" of four ethnic Kurds (iranhumanrights.org)
In the midst of a surge in executions in Iran, four ethnic Kurds are on the brink of execution following 18 months of incognito detention since their arrest in July 2022....
Number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea more than triples in Jan.-Sept. 2023 period (m.koreatimes.co.kr)
After escaping the North, 139 North Koreans reached the South in the January-September 2023 period, sharply up from 42 from the same period 2022, according to Seoul’s unification ministry. In the third quarter, 40 defectors ― three men and 37 women ― came to the South....
China orders indebted local governments to halt some infrastructure projects: Report (www.channelnewsasia.com)
China has instructed heavily indebted local governments to delay or halt some state-funded infrastructure projects, three people with knowledge of the situation said, as Beijing struggles to contain debt risks even as it tries to stimulate the economy....
Romanian farmers, hauliers ramp up protests, block Ukraine border access (libranet.de)
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Hong Kong No Longer Has World’s Longest Life Expectancy (time.com)
China: No Letup in Xi Jinping’s Repressive Rule, Amid Economic Showdown, Mourning for Ex-Premier Shows Discontent - Beehaw (www.hrw.org)
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“If you eat every day within 10 minutes, then this meal turns into a rather complex process:" Kremlin critic Navalny tells Russian court of ‘freezing’ conditions inside his Arctic prison (edition.cnn.com)
Jailed Alexey Navalny told a Moscow court of “freezing” conditions inside his prison, as he appeared via video link to outline his case against the authorities at the Siberian penal colony in which he is being held....
More cases of China, Asian neighbours repressing critics across borders, Human Rights Watch says (www.eco-business.com)
There has been an alarming trend of Asian governments committing acts of transnational repression to silence their critics living on foreign soil, according to international non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch....
'The Coup, For Now, Is Over': Arévalo Sworn In as Guatemala's President (www.commondreams.org)
China says will ‘crush’ Taiwan independence efforts as vote looms (www.aljazeera.com)
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On campaign trail, threat from China hangs over Taiwan's elections - (video, 5 min) (www.france24.com)
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Despite Image Campaign: Human Rights Watch Accuses Saudia Arabia of Mass Killings, Death Sentences, Unfair Trials And Abusive Detention Practices (www.hrw.org)
“The Saudi government uses its Public Investment Fund to expand its influence and fund lavish sporting events in an attempt to obscure how it systematically violates human rights,” said Joey Shea, Saudi Arabia researcher at Human Rights Watch....
