Month: July 2020
Manila court upholds Ressa cyber libel conviction, cites new 15-year prescription
‘We live in constant fear’: the exile and occupation of Afrin’s Yezidis ~ Via rudaw.net
27th July, 2020 https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/27072020
New report identifies 27 countries heading for COVID-19-driven food crises ~ UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization
Sudan to send more troops to Darfur after deadly attacks ~ Via BBC News
27th July, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53549310
Spain: Court Hears Testimony on Whether Assange Was Spied On ~ Via The New York Times
Quote from Kristinn Hrafnsson: 27.7.20 Westminster Magistrates’ Court Assange Hearing – Press Release
27th July, 2020 https://dontextraditeassange.com/press-release/quote-from-kristinn-hrafnsson-27-7-20-westminster-magistrates-court-assange-hearing Westminster Magistrates’ Court Monday 27th July 2020 Quote from WikiLeaks Editor-in-Cheif Kristinn Hrafnsson regarding the US prosecution’s new superseding indictment against Julian Assange. “What the US is doing is truly unprecedented. A new indictment is being introduced halfway into extradition proceedings, which have been a year in the making’ said … More Quote from Kristinn Hrafnsson: 27.7.20 Westminster Magistrates’ Court Assange Hearing – Press Release
Remote Tribes and Indigenous Communities Face Genocide in Brazil ~ Via The BylineTimes
#HoldTheLine Coalition calls for criminal tax charge to be dropped as Maria Ressa returns to court ~ Via cpj.org
Inside China’s ‘thought transformation’ camps – BBC News
The BBC has been given rare access to the vast system of highly secure facilities thought to be holding more than a million Muslims in China’s western region of Xinjiang. Authorities there insist they are just training schools. But the BBC’s visit uncovers important evidence about the nature of the system and the conditions for … More Inside China’s ‘thought transformation’ camps – BBC News







