Chinese government intensifies extrajudicial mechanisms to rapidly expand web of relentless – and often illegal - policing operations around the globe, rights group claims (safeguarddefenders.com)
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"If I disobey, my family will suffer": China continues to persecute families of dissidents, rights group says (www.nchrd.org)
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U.S.: Lawmakers accuse national media network of "whitewashing genocide” against the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang region (chinamediaproject.org)
In its home market, the Discovery Channel has earned a reputation for never letting reality get in the way of a good story. Once home to respected wildlife documentaries and science specials, the network is better known these days for such colorful titles as Naked and Afraid, Deadliest Catch, American Chopper, and, of course,...
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'Aadujeevitham': A Malayalam-language film that depicts the plight of impoverished Indians seeking jobs in the Middle East has been drawing throngs to cinemas (www.bbc.com)
Aadujeevitham (Goat Life), adapted from the bestselling 2008 Malayalam book, stars Prithviraj Sukumaran as Najeeb, an Indian immigrant in Saudi Arabia who is kidnapped and forced into slave-like labour as a goat herder in the desert. The story is inspired by the real-life ordeal of a man with the same name, who was abducted in...
One of Malaysia's largest media groups announced partnership with a Chinese media outlet directly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Is it turning a blind eye to the political motives behind? (chinamediaproject.org)
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Israel requests to convene the Security Council, in the face of "a flagrant violation" of "sovereignty, of international law" "a concrete threat to the peace and security of the entire region." (mbin.grits.dev)
Blasts heard above Israel after Iran launches drone attack – live (www.theguardian.com)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have said any threat from the United States and Israel will be met with Tehran’s reciprocal response, Iranian state TV reported....
Ties with US and Japan will ‘change dynamic’ in South China Sea, Philippines president says after critics of China’s ‘dangerous and aggressive behaviour’ in the region (www.theguardian.com)
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Donald Trump thought Ukraine ‘must be part of Russia’ during his U.S. presidency, book says (www.theguardian.com)
As president, Donald Trump “made it very clear” that he thought Ukraine “must be part of Russia”, his former adviser Fiona Hill says in a new book about US national security under threat from Russia and China....
US says China is boosting Russia's war machine as President Biden pressures Republicans to approve funding for providing weapons to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
China is backing Russia’s war effort in Ukraine by helping Moscow in its biggest military buildup since the Soviet era, providing drone and missile technology, satellite imagery and machine tools, senior U.S. officials said on Friday....
A crumbling rail system in Ethiopia reveals failed promise of China’s Billions in African infrastructure (martinplaut.com)
Today it sits as a daily reminder of the broken promises of China-funded infrastructure investments that swept Africa in recent years. Frequent breakdowns, inadequate maintenance funding and operational constraints mean barely one-third of its 41 trains are operational, ferrying 55,000 passengers a day, a fraction of initial...
OJ Simpson, ex-NFL star who was acquitted of murder, dies aged 76 (www.theguardian.com)
Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders staffer in latest blow to media freedoms (abcnews.go.com)
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China prevents exposure of human rights violations in Tibet and Xinjiang in foreign media (greekcitytimes.com)
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Legal pressures mount on Germany to cut aid to Israel (www.dw.com)
Last week, Berlin-based lawyers filed an “urgent appeal” on behalf of Palestinians against the German government in a German court, according to a statement by the European Legal Support Center, a nonprofit aligned with the Palestinian solidarity movement....
Tallinn to demolish illegally constructed building (news.err.ee)
China faces more scrutiny from the West over its aggressive export practices — overcapacity and huge subsidies. (www.dw.com)
Chinese firms can often undercut their Western counterparts for many reasons, including cheaper labor and economies of scale. But they also benefit from very generous state incentives, which help to make foreign rivals uncompetitive....
US President Joe Biden has said that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (www.bbc.com)
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Chinese purchases of Russian crude are helping to oil Russia’s war machine, researcher says (theconversation.com)
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Delay ‘not credible any longer’: Recognition of state of Palestine by Ireland and some EU states expected in coming weeks (www.irishtimes.com)
It is understood that Ireland and some other EU states will announce formal recognition of Palestine once a peace initiative – expected in the coming weeks – is under way. Sources were reluctant to put a date on this but said it would be “sooner rather than later”, and was a matter of weeks rather than months....
New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity (www.vaticannews.va)
This transphobic, anti-gender theory, anti-abortion doctrine of theirs has me completely done with them....
European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction (www.bbc.com)
The Microchip Pipeline: Hong Kong’s Hidden Role in Ukrainian Deaths (dominotheory.com)
Putin has had to rely on a clique of enablers across the globe, especially since his botched lightning attack on Kyiv at the start of the war bogged him down into a protracted conflict....
'An alarming attempt to muzzle an independent press': Philippine media groups condemn China’s claim of ‘manipulated’ coverage of maritime tension (globalvoices.org)
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