Venice to ban large tourist groups and loudspeakers (www.bbc.com)
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....
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....
Ukraine war: Missile and drone attacks launched against Russia (www.bbc.com)
Israel-Palestine, number of children killed in the West Bank reaches 'unprecedented levels', UN says (www.unicef.org)
“As the world watches on in horror at the situation in the Gaza Strip, children in the West Bank are experiencing a nightmare of their own. Living with a near-constant feeling of fear and grief is, sadly, all too common for children affected. Many children report that fear has become a part of their daily life, with many...
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)
Hong Kong activist convicted under security law flees to UK (www.afr.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10660247...
Poland says Russian missile entered airspace then went into Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
China cracks down on negativity over economy in bid to boost confidence (www.theguardian.com)
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force (www.theguardian.com)
Poland reports airspace incursion as Russia launches huge strike on Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force (www.theguardian.com)
China cracks down on negativity over economy in bid to boost confidence amid record high youth unemployment and struggling property sector (www.theguardian.com)
This month the Weibo account Weibo Finance, which has more than 1.5 million followers, issued an instruction against posting any comments “that bad-mouth the economy”. The post appears to have since been deleted. Bloomberg reported that several other finance influencers had been told by Weibo to “avoid crossing red...
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
The Great China Unwind: Foreign Investors Pull $29B Out Of Chinese Equity Markets In 2023 despite the People’s Bank's efforts at making China an attractive opportunity for foreign investment (markets.businessinsider.com)
Nearly 90% of the foreign investment inflows into Chinese equity markets in 2023 has been withdrawn as sentiment crumbles and investors losing confidence in major Chinese institutions....
North Korea ramps up preparations for war with US (www.newsweek.com)
‘I can’t sing any more’: The survivors of China’s prison camps in Xinjiang – in pictures (www.theguardian.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10619587...
Polish government puts public media into liquidation amid dispute with president (notesfrompoland.com)
China warns ‘military fans’ they could face prison of up to seven years for posting photos online (edition.cnn.com)
Historic ruling in Ecuador returns ownership of ancestral land to the Siekopai people (english.elpais.com)
Credit to the newsletter Future Crunch...
One man’s mission to end the Uyghur genocide in China: a physician, who helped set up a campaign to protest against the persecution of the Uyghurs, says that Jews had “a duty to join the protest” (www.thejc.com)
Sheldon Stone, 68, became involved in Stop Uyghur Genocide after coming across a testimony from a survivor of a Uyghur concentration camp in China....
Navalny Found in Arctic Prison After 3-Week Disappearance (www.themoscowtimes.com)
‘Why are they forgetting about us?’: Sudan watches allies turn from war to aid Ukraine and Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
China's Uyghur Drama: Wiping Out An Entire Ethnic Minority --- [documentary in French with English subtitles, 105 min] (www.arte.tv)
Tortured in huge internment camps, forced labour and mass sterilisations: The Chinese state’s attack on the Uyghur people, an ethnic minority in western China, is akin to genocide, with an estimated one million people arbitrarily detained. An in-depth look at how Beijing has committed grave human rights offences over decades....
