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Romanian farmers, hauliers ramp up protests, block Ukraine border access (libranet.de)

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Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone (www.bbc.com)

"The impossible choice for my family in Gaza: stay and be killed together, or move and risk dying apart." (www.theguardian.com)

“The UK and US governments claim they are upholding international law by attacking the Houthis in Yemen. But they are not doing enough to uphold international law in Gaza,” writes Ghada Ageel, a third-generation Palestinian refugee who is currently visiting professor at the department of political science at the University...

"The impossible choice for my family in Gaza: stay and be killed together, or move and risk dying apart" (www.theguardian.com)

“The UK and US governments claim they are upholding international law by attacking the Houthis in Yemen. But they are not doing enough to uphold international law in Gaza,” writes Ghada Ageel, a third-generation Palestinian refugee who is currently visiting professor at the department of political science at the University...

China in "damage control mode" over faltering economy, analysts say (www.newsweek.com)

Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/7986685...

Israel Bombed an Al Jazeera Cameraman — and Blocked Evacuation Efforts as He Bled to Death (theintercept.com)

A new, in-depth timeline of efforts to help Samer Abu Daqqa reveals that Israel was repeatedly pressed to allow for his rescue, but kept emergency crews at bay for hours.

China, new series of forced televised confessions highlights CCP’s increased crackdown over vast swathes of society under the guise of “anti-corruption” work, rights group says (safeguarddefenders.com)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11137234...

China's population drops for second year, with record low birth rate (www.reuters.com)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11127623...

‘I will pretend not to be me’: Russia cracks down on LGBTQ+ community (www.theguardian.com)

Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/7946681...

Hong Kong No Longer Has World’s Longest Life Expectancy (time.com)

Germans protest nationwide after far-right meeting on deportation plan (www.reuters.com)

Some wealthier Chinese say they can't afford marriage as economy slows (www.reuters.com)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11100201...

Iran says it has launched attacks on what it calls militant bases in Pakistan (apnews.com)

What it was like inside the last living room caucus (ghostarchive.org)

ghostarchive.org/…/15iowa-caucuses-living-room-01…Sharon McNutt spent much of Caucus Day on Monday baking fresh cherry-chip cookies, cleaning bathroom sinks and taking her coffee pot out of storage....

CEOs fear climate change and AI threats could doom their companies in 10 years, survey shows (www.abc.net.au)

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to additional prison term (www.bbc.com)

Narges Mohammadi has campaigned for human rights in Iran for decades. She has been in and out of jail for two decades because of her activism. She has been arrested 13 times and sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison....

China: No Letup in Xi Jinping’s Repressive Rule, Amid Economic Showdown, Mourning for Ex-Premier Shows Discontent - Beehaw (www.hrw.org)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11086495...

“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....

‘It’s difficult to survive’: China’s LGBTQ+ advocates face jail and forced confession (www.theguardian.com)

In recent years, China’s LGBTQ+ community has been swept up in the Chinese Communist party’s broader crackdown on civil society and freedom of expression. In May 2023, a well known LGBTQ+ advocacy group in Beijing announced it was closing due to “unavoidable” circumstances. Last February, two university students filed a...

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....