Oppression
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Turkey: Student Protesters at Risk of Prosecution
(Istanbul) – Turkish authorities have placed hundreds of student protesters under possible criminal investigation, Human Rights Watch said today. HRW…
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Responding to the Myanmar Coup
External actors should cooperate to prevent a violent crackdown and adopt tailored measures that target coup leaders, without penalising the…
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Myanmar coup: Gunfire heard and troops seen on streets
Western embassies in Myanmar urged the military not to use violence as troops were reported on the streets of the…
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Fears over China’s Muslim forced labor loom over EU solar power
Nearly every solar power panel sold in the European Union has its origins in China’s oppressed Xinjiang region. Aitor Hernández-Morales,…
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It’s not just about the rise in anti-Semitism: why we need real stories for better Holocaust education in Australia
This is the first year the International Holocaust Remembrance Day will be marked nationally in Australia. Jan Lanicek The Conversation…
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Gibraltar could yet face no-deal Brexit, chief minister warns
LONDON — Gibraltar could yet face the effects of a Brexit no-deal despite the agreement between Spain and the U.K.…
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Australia’s Baha’i community pleads for help as arbitrary arrests and home raids escalate in Iran
Growing up in Iran as a child of the Baha’i faith, Mr Moradi was often beaten at school. Tracey Shelton…
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George Bizos & his Odyssey to Freedom – Online Symposium (6)
With: Dr. Jennifer Webb, Melbourne, Australia – Mr. George Ph Georgiou, S. Africa / W. Australia – Dr. Luli Callinicos,…
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Online Symposium: George Bizos & his Odyssey to Freedom
This symposium is free and open to the public. Details: 1) The Online Symposium can be accessed via Zoom /…
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Xinjiang: Large numbers of new detention camps uncovered in report
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute says there are 380 suspected facilities in the Xinjiang region – some 40% more than…
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George Bizos, Anti-Apartheid Lawyer Who Defended Mandela, Dies at 92
George Bizos, who fled the Nazi occupation of his native Greece at age 13 to become one of South Africa’s…
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Human rights advocate George Bizos has died
Renowned human rights advocate George Bizos has died aged 92. He died late this afternoon. The Citizen Bizos celebrated his…
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Iranian artists jailed for defying government restrictions on women singing and dancing
Mr Rajabian creates classical compositions using local Iranian instruments, but his latest project contains something largely forbidden in Iran: the…
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US seizes items thought to be made from hair of Muslims in Chinese labor camps
US federal authorities have seized a shipment of products made from human hair believed to have been taken from Muslims…
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China imposes forced abortion, sterilisation on Uyghurs, investigation shows
While individual women have spoken out before about forced birth control, the practice is far more widespread and systematic than…
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The Story Behind TIME’s ‘America Must Change’ Cover
The resulting 40-by-30-in. acrylic painting, of a little girl faced with both the injustice of today and America’s historical role…
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