Afghan girls accuse Taliban of sexual assault after arrests for ‘bad hijab’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Reports surface days before UN summit on Afghanistan that will exclude Afghan women and debate on women’s rights...
Chiquita to Pay for Paramilitary Terror in Colombia ( countervortex.org )
Czech PM blames failed arson attempt on Russia ( www.bbc.com )
The Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, has said a failed arson attack that took place in Prague last week was "very likely" organised and financed by Russia....
Canada expresses concern about human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, groups urge U.N. human rights chief to take more action over "documented abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims" ( www.reuters.com )
Canada's ambassador to Beijing visited the region of Xinjiang last week and expressed concerns about human rights violations directly to local leaders, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday....
Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028 ( www.reuters.com )
Gaza aid pier removed, satellite images show | REUTERS ( yt.artemislena.eu )
China's government launched additional "local communication centers" to increase propaganda efforts worldwide ( chinamediaproject.org )
The addition of external propaganda bases in Zhejiang and Tianjin over the past two weeks brings the total number at the provincial level to 23. These International Communication Centers (ICCs), also being launched at the city level, are meant to remake China’s approach to delivering its message externally....
Israel’s War On Gaza Is the Deadliest Conflict On Record for Journalists ( theintercept.com )
Israel’s New Air War in the West Bank: Nearly Half of the Dead are Children ( theintercept.com )
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Australian police accused of 'unnecessary force' against demonstrators who were protesting against China during Chinese premier's visit to parliament ( www.sbs.com.au )
- One protester has claimed the Australian Federal Police used "brutalising" force in Canberra, as China's premier met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and dignitaries at Parliament House....
Israel added to UN ‘List of Shame’ for abuses against children in war, joining Palestinian Armed Groups, Russia, Sudanese Forces ( www.hrw.org )
For the first time, the United Nations secretary-general added the Israeli armed forces to the “list of shame” of warring parties committing grave violations against children in armed conflict. Although long overdue, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ action was fully justified....
Taliban assault on women’s rights continues in Afghanistan, UN says ( news.un.org )
On Thursday, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Liz Throssell revealed that in its latest act of disempowerment, de facto authorities have told women civil servants prohibited from working that despite qualifications or experience, their salaries will now be cut to the lowest level....
Israel vows to press on in Gaza after UN Security Council approves ceasefire proposal ( www.cnn.com )
"Becoming a totalitarian state" where judges are being compromised by an “impossible political environment created by China”: UK judge on why he quit Hong Kong court ( www.bbc.com )
Lord Sumption’s comments on Monday came as a third senior foreign judge in the past week resigned from the Court of Final Appeal....
A cartoon cat has been vexing China’s censors – now he says they are on his tail ( www.bbc.com )
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China: After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive ( apnews.com )
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German Chancellor Scholz to Putin: we will defend 'every square inch' of NATO territory ( www.reuters.com )
NATO's recent move to strengthen its eastern border is aimed at deterring Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, adding that it should be clear to Moscow that the alliance will be ready to defend itself if necessary....
75-hour weeks, obscure audits, and blatant “whataboutism”: Factory employees refute fast-fashion company Shein’s promises to make improvements ( www.publiceye.ch )
Two years after our pioneering investigation into Shein’s southern Chinese manufacturing plants, a follow-up investigation highlights what the online fashion giant’s sustainability rhetoric is worth. Illegal working hours and piecework wages remain a typical feature of the everyday lives of the workers interviewed. Hence the...
Italy: lawyers file complaints of Uyghur forced labour over tomato paste exported from China's Xinjiang region ( www.tomatonews.com )
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Released Gaza Hospital Director Says He Was Tortured in Israeli Detention ( truthout.org )
US, Europe Warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah to Ease Strikes on Israel and Back off from Wider Mideast War ( english.aawsat.com )
US, European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months. Iran and Israel traded threats Saturday of what Iran said would be an "obliterating" war over...
China: New guidelines are an unacceptable escalation in attack on Taiwan’s freedom of expression, rights group says ( www.article19.org )
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South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China ( www.scmp.com )
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China’s Spate of Violence Prompts Outburst of Economic Anxiety on Social Media ( www.bnnbloomberg.ca )
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Chinese Government Rejects Key Human Rights Recommendations in Latest UN Review ( safeguarddefenders.com )
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