Saudi-led war could lead to historic famine, World Food Program warns
The World Food Program tells CNN’s Nima Elbagir that 12 million people could be facing famine in Yemen as a result of a
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Human Rights
Detention, Beating of Guangdong Rights Attorney Shows ‘Lack of Restraint’ by Police
Police in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong illegally detained and beat a human rights lawyer, a U.S.-based rights group has said on
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Thousands of Chinese Army Veterans March Over Police Beatings
Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong have sealed off a city after thousands of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) veterans converged there over a weekend of protests and clashes over police beatings of their former comrades-in-arms, local activists and residents told RFA on Monday.
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Myanmar Police Arrest Three Journalists | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
Political observers and media watchdogs have decried the arrests as the latest attack on press freedom in the Southeast Asian nation.
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Protesting Veterans Face Off With Police in Shandong | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
Thousands of Chinese army veterans were protesting police beatings of their fellow veterans.
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Ten Ngos Write To Xi Jinping: “Religious Persecution Should Cease”
An appeal to the Chinese President notes that the situation of religious liberty in China is worse than ever.
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism
Communism has wrecked national economies, enslaved whole peoples, and killed more than a hundred million men and women. What’s not to like?
In this lecture, renowned scholar and bestselling author Paul Kengor will highlight points from his recent book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism, exposing the blood-drenched history—and dangerously pervasive influence—of the world’s worst ideology.
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Spain Accepts Migrants Stranded at Sea After Italy Denies Them Entry
Spain says it will allow a rescue ship carrying more than 600 migrants picked up in the Mediterranean to dock in the eastern port of Valencia, after Italy’s new prime minister, who also leads the right-wing League party, ordered Italy’s ports to refuse entry to the rescue ship.
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China: Officials Impose Home Visits on Muslim Families
Chinese officials, since early 2018, have imposed regular “home stays” on families in the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang. These visits are part of the government’s increasingly invasive “Strike Hard” campaign in the region, …
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【Lecture by Rosita Šorytė】Religious Persecution, Refugees, and Right of Asylum
Religious Persecution and the Human Rights of Refugees
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