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Blinken labels China's Uyghur treatment 'genocide' in US report
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/04/2024
» United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken highlighted Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region as victims of "genocide and crimes against humanity" while launching the State Department's annual human rights report on Monday, days before he is expected to meet senior officials in Beijing.
Elite US universities feel heat over alleged anti-Semitism
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, prestigious US universities have come under fire, accused of not doing enough to combat anti-Semitism.
Pakistan to open holding centres ahead of Afghan deportations
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN) - Pakistani authorities on Wednesday were set to open a series of centres across the country to begin processing hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans ahead of mass deportations.
Thousands of Afghans flee Pakistan as deadline looms
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» PESHAWAR, Pakistan - More than 10,000 Afghans living in Pakistan rushed to the borders on Tuesday, just hours before a deadline for 1.7 million people to leave Pakistan voluntarily or face arrest and deportation.
Thousands of Afghans flee Pakistan as deadline looms
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» PESHAWAR, Pakistan - More than 10,000 Afghan migrants rushed to the border on Tuesday, the last day of a deadline for 1.7 million Afghans to leave Pakistan voluntarily or face arrest and deportation.
Vietnam court jails climate activist for tax evasion: lawyer
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» HANOI - A Vietnamese court on Thursday jailed a leading climate activist for tax evasion, the latest environmentalist put behind bars by the communist government.
Hong Kong activists in UK decry ‘harassment’
Published on 22/08/2023
» LONDON: A heightened fear for their safety, increased worry for their families, and a desperate search for international support — this is what dominates everyday life for two activists in Britain who are among Hong Kong’s most wanted.
The ship sank. Or did it? Titanic misinformation swirls
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - The Titanic inspired a tear-jerking blockbuster and expeditions to its watery gravesite -- including a fatal one this week -- but viral TikTok videos peddle a stunning conspiracy theory: the ship never sank.
Electroshock ‘used on gay UK soldiers’
Published on 27/05/2023
» Gay British soldiers were subjected to electric shock treatment in an effort to “cure” them of homosexuality, according to a damning investigation into historic homophobia in the UK armed forces.
China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» SHANGHAI: China said Tuesday it was expelling Canada's consul in Shanghai, in a tit-for-tat move after Ottawa announced it was sending home a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a lawmaker.