The G7 is deeply concerned about China’s decision to change Hong Kong’s electoral system. The G7 foreign ministers said in a joint statement that the decision would erode democratic content in Beijing. The G7, which includes the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan, called on the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to “restore confidence in …
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31 countries rarely criticize human rights abuses in Egypt | Now
At a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, 31 countries expressed rare criticism of human rights abuses in Egypt. For the first time since 2014, several European countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands, have signed a joint statement. In Egypt, under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, human rights abuses and restrictions on …
Read More »EU wants to impose sanctions on China to treat Uyghurs | Now
EU wants to punish China for violating human rights of Uyghur Muslim minorities in Xinjiang The Wall Street Journal Thursday from Brussels. This is the first time the EU has imposed sanctions on communist rule since a bloody uprising in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989. The ambassadors said the EU would like to put four officials and a so-called company …
Read More »US Olympic Committee finds nothing to ignore Beijing 2022: ‘useless in 1980’ | Now
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOBC) has not seen anything from next year’s winter sports boycott in Beijing. According to the USOBC, human rights abuses in China must be handled differently. Many human rights organizations have recently called for a boycott of the Winter Games in China because of the situation in the Xinjiang region. The Uyghur people are …
Read More »The Fortnight maker is also suing Google in Australia
Epic Games, the company behind the popular computer game Fortnight, has opened a new front in the legal battle against Google. The video game maker has also filed a lawsuit in Australia alleging that it distorted the competition within Google’s App Store. The case follows similar lawsuits filed by epic games against Google and Apple in the United States, the …
Read More »Prosecutor says American woman murdered by teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn will not be brought to justice in US
But Sacholas continues to refuse to return to the UK, and his lawyer, Amy Jeffries, says his US client will not be prosecuted for a similar incident. Sakolas admits he was driving on the wrong side of the road when he hit the ton in August 2019. But Jeffrey said it was not enough for a test in the United …
Read More »Campaign Blog: Coffee Cup Against ‘Full Life’ ” Chatter ’50 Plus For T66 Possible Breaking Point
Number 3 on the 50-plus list, Ellen Vergolan, tells NOS that she is “exactly” following the 50-plus election plan, contrary to what her party leader, Den Hahn, claims. Who said this morning NOS Radio 1 News The refrigerator must comply with the plan, otherwise resign. The two disagree on what to do with the pension. The 50-plus election plan says …
Read More »The US think tank has accused China of “genocide” against Uyghurs in Xinjiang
However, this is not the equivalent of a massacre during the Holocaust in 1994 or in Rwanda. What China is doing, however, appears to be destroying the identity and culture of Uyghurs and other minorities. Sometimes very old city centers like mosques, tombs and sometimes Kashmir are demolished and rebuilt in a modern style. Children are taken away from their …
Read More »Spain fears termination of relations with Morocco
March 8, 2021 – 2:00 pm – World © Morocco’s suspension of relations with Germany appears to be a warning to Spain that the kingdom is at odds over the issue, especially Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara. As a result of “deep misunderstandings” over the question of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara, Morocco recently severed its relationship with Germany. Many …
Read More »The European Union and the United States have suspended fines on milk and meat
The European Union and the United States have agreed to suspend all export fines for four months in the long-running Airbus and Boeing subsidy dispute. During that time, the new US President Joe Biden wants to make new trade agreements with the European Union. Biden visits Brussels. Stopping import duties would make many European food and meat products cheaper in …
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