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(China/Tibet) In China, Chinese Now Tops Tibetan (HRW)

Sophie Richardson writes for HRW: The Chinese government has long issued laws and statements declaring its respect for minority languages, including regulations requiring all...

(Electric Cars/Aluminium Supply Chains) Interview: Aluminum Is the Future for Electric Cars (HRW)

Jim Wormington, Amy Braunschweiger write for HRW: Sales of electric cars are surging – with sales predicted to rise from 2 million in 2018...

(Weapons) It’s Time for the U.S. to Stop Selling Weapons to Human Rights Abusers (HRW)

Elisa Epstein writes for HRW: The Biden administration notified Congress in June of a proposed sale of more than $2.5 billion in arms to...

(USA) Biden Border Expulsions Continue to Harm Asylum Seekers (HRW)

Ariana Sawyer writes for HRW: “The officials didn’t let me tell them anything. They just sent me back.”. That’s what “Dolores,” an asylum seeker in Mexico,...

(Hong Kong) Hong Kong: Drop Charges Against Vigil Organizer (HRW)

HRW writes: The Hong Kong government should immediately drop all charges against Chow Hang-tung, the organizer of the annual Victoria Park Vigil that commemorates the 1989...

(Colombia) At least 70 arrested in latest round of Colombia protests (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: At least 70 people have been arrested in the latest round of anti-government protests in Colombia, according to police. Authorities announced on...

(India) Smog tower to help India’s capital breathe, but experts sceptical (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: A new attempt at purifying New Delhi’s notoriously polluted air will see 40 giant fans push out filtered air in the...

(Afghanistan) Taliban seek to cut off Afghan population centres: Top US general (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Taliban fighters have gained “strategic momentum” in Afghanistan and now control about half the countryside as they drive to cut off...

South Africa – Jobless, hungry, fed-up: Why South Africans rioted (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: As many as 75 percent of young South Africans are unemployed. In any other country that would be cause for a...

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