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China faces backlash over arrest of activist in Tibet for Dalai Lama photo

Chinese authorities arrested activist Zhang Yi in Tibet on July 28. He faces charges of inciting separatism after displaying a Dalai Lama photo. Amnesty International criticizes Beijing for suppressing peaceful expression and religious freedom. The organization calls for Zhang's immediate and unconditional release. They also urge access to family and…

The Economic Times

Kim Jong Un ‘executes schoolchildren for watching Squid Game’

The harshest punishments are typically imposed on poorer citizens, while wealthy individuals can often avoid executions by bribing officials

Evening Standard

North Korea Publicly Executes Citizens Caught Watching ‘Squid Game’

A new report featuring testimonies from North Korean defectors reveals that the country executes those caught consuming South Korean media, including K-Dramas and BTS songs.

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Hong Kong Court Hears Appeals By Jailed Democracy Campaigners

A Hong Kong court began hearing appeals on Monday from 12 democracy campaigners who were jailed for subversion last year during the city's largest national security trial.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Court To Hear Appeals By Jailed Democracy Campaigners

A Hong Kong court will hear appeals starting on Monday from 13 democracy campaigners who were jailed for subversion last year during the city's largest national security trial.

International Business Times

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of two journalists

The convictions of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom

The Independent UK

The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks review – a wild journey

A train journey takes an ever more phantasmagorical turn in this vivid eco-fable with a dash of romance

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A moment that changed me: I walked into the party, shy and anxious. I walked out a whole new woman

When I boarded the train at Beijing I felt timid, a cautious traveller. But a chaotic and vodka-soaked party set me off on a very different path

The Guardian - UK

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison

Supporters say a a Chinese journalist who promoted women's rights as part of the country's nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of undermining state security

The Independent UK

Chinese #MeToo activist jailed for five years for subversion

Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin was detained in 2021 with labour activist Wang Jianbing who was jailed for 42 months.

Al Jazeera

'Hong Kong 47' trial: What's left of the pro-democracy movement?

Fourteen prominent pro-democracy activists have been found guilty in a landmark subversion trial in Hong Kong. They were among the 47 opposition figures arrested under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law and charged with trying to overthrow the government by organising an unofficial primary for the 2020 legislative election. While Beijing…

France 24

Hong Kong Security Law Arrests 'Stifle Freedom Of Expression': EU Spokesperson

The arrests of six people under Hong Kong's new national security law for posting online messages "seem to confirm" the European Union's concerns about the legislation, an EU spokesperson said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Hong Kong moves to ban protest song mistaken for national anthem

Government cites ‘national security’ as it moves to ban popular Glory to Hong Kong song, from 2019 protests.

Al Jazeera

‘It’s very political’: the almost impossible job of being a marine planner

From the Galápagos to Bermuda, ocean planners often find themselves caught between two worlds – choosing between fisheries and fish

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The Independent UK

China values UN relationship despite human rights criticism

As world leaders gather in New York next week for the annual U.N. General Assembly, China is also focusing on another U.N.-related meeting in Geneva

Edinburgh Live

Mum's Tesco fury as staff refuse crying five-year-old daughter use of toilet

Needing to use the loo, little Mia was looking for the conveniences when mum Sarah said a worker "bluntly" told her daughter the toilets were for staff only and not customers.

Manchester Evening News

Mum says five-year-old was refused toilet at Tesco Express despite crying in pain

Five-year-old Mia ended up having an accident after she was turned away from the petrol station

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