China: Researcher explains how Uighurs are exploited in Xinjiang's forced labor regime where Western companies benefit from an opaque system (eurasianet.org)
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Forced labour is widespread and institutionalized across North Korea, maintained through violence and recrimination, the UN human rights office says (news.un.org)
In a report based on 183 interviews with victims and witnesses of forced labour who managed to escape DPRK and now live abroad, the UN human rights office OHCHR cited one person’s testimony that if a daily work quota was not met, workers would be beaten and have their food ration cut....
Global community needs to do more to end RSF atrocities in Sudan (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory ‘unlawful’, UN world court rules (news.un.org)
The Court was responding to a request for an advisory opinion by the General Assembly on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem....
Russia convicts US reporter of espionage after a trial widely seen as politically motivated (apnews.com)
Kenya’s biggest protest in recent history played out on a walkie-talkie app (restofworld.org)
The Social Cost of Carbon Credits (hakaimagazine.com)
Multinational companies funded a US $4.4-million carbon offset project. Senegalese locals did much of the work—and saw almost none of the money.
Planes grounded as mass worldwide IT outage hits airlines, media and banks (www.bbc.com)
Knesset votes 68-9 for resolution against Palestinian state (www.israeltoday.co.il)
Russian propagandist justifies missile strike on Ukraine’s main children’s hospital because Ukrainians 'are not people' (khpg.org)
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Philippines and Japan finalize bi-lateral security pact over China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait (www.lowyinstitute.org)
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Wall Street Journal fires Hong Kong reporter allegedly over her role as chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association advocating for press freedom (www.rappler.com)
The head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said she was fired by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Wednesday, July 17, after she refused demands from senior editors at the paper to sever ties with the organization and to not advocate for media freedoms....
German court sentences dual German-Russian citizen to six years and nine months in prison for selling electronics to Russian companies for military use in violation of sanctions (www.reuters.com)
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Rewards for tourists who litter pick in Copenhagen (www.bbc.com)
Tourists will be rewarded with free food and activities if they participate in environmentally friendly tasks while visiting Copenhagen, the city’s tourist board has announced....
Spanish PM Urges NATO Leaders to Eschew 'Double Standards' on Gaza and Ukraine (www.commondreams.org)
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European Parliament lawmakers call on EU to strip Hungary of voting rights over PM Viktor Orban's recent visits to Moscow and Beijing (www.reuters.com)
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Russian anger builds as Greece prepares a military deal with Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)
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Wendy's expands into Ireland and Romania amid European growth (www.investing.com)
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DDoSecrets Mirrors Wikileaks Data After Assange Plea Deal (www.404media.co)
Unable to earn enough at home, Syrian opposition fighters are travelling via Turkey to Africa to work as mercenaries, often under Russian command (www.bbc.com)
Since December 2023, more than 1,000 Syrian fighters have travelled to Niger via Turkey, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which monitors the conflict in Syria through a network of sources on the ground. They tend to sign up for six months, but some have now extended the contract to a year....
China, United Arab Emirates (UAE) hold joint air force drills in Xinjiang - where China has arbitrarily detained up to a million Muslims, according to rights groups (www.al-monitor.com)
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“I’m Bored, So I Shoot”: How Israeli Troops Are Authorized to Shoot Palestinians Virtually at Will (www.democracynow.org)
An interview with with reporter Oren Ziv of +972 Magazine, whose latest investigation details how Israeli forces in Gaza have been authorized to open fire on Palestinians virtually at will. Six soldiers who fought in Gaza describe a near-total absence of firing regulations, with soldiers shooting as they please, setting homes...
Thailand's economy: factory closures due to cheap Chinese imports with job losses jumping by 80% within one year (www.reuters.com)
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"Patriotic loyalty to the communist Party": China graduates 320 more monks and nuns to promote Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism (www.tibetanreview.net)
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In an article published last week, the British 'Economist' parrots China’s lie that Taiwan is a part of it, and in the process erases the history of the nation’s indigenous communities (www.taipeitimes.com)
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