A respected science journal has withdrawn a study that collected DNA samples from Tibetans and Uyghurs without informed consent. It comes against the backdrop of China’s increasing crackdown on ethnic minorities in Tibet and the northwestern region of Xinjiang, using tactics such as cultural and religious suppression, mass internment, forced labor, and the separation of…
Research Paper Taken Down for Sourcing Non-Consensual DNA Samples From Tibetans and Uyghurs
January 23, 2022
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Australia Urged to Press Vietnam to Stop ‘Abysmal’ Human Rights Breach
December 7, 2021
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Australia has been urged to use its close ties with Vietnam to demand the communist regime in the country end its “abysmal” human rights infringements at the 17th Australia-Vietnam human rights dialogue Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. The organisation also urged the Australian government to press Vietnam to release all political prisoners and…
Rights Group: Taliban Kill, Abduct Dozens of Ex-Officers
KABUL—Taliban fighters have summarily killed or forcibly “disappeared” more than 100 former police and intelligence officers since taking power in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday. The group pointed to continuing retaliation against the armed forces of the ousted government despite an announced amnesty. Taliban forces have hunted down former officers using…
Australian Government Voices Concern Over Chinese Tennis Player Peng Shuai
November 24, 2021
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The Australian government has joined the increasing number of organisations concerned over the safety of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai and has asked Beijing to be accountable on the issue. Peng, the former world No. 1 in women’s doubles, disappeared from the public view after she alleged Zhang Gaoli, the former Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
China Exerts Influence in US Through TikTok and WeChat, Expert Says
November 18, 2021
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The communist regime in China is using two popular Chinese apps—WeChat and TikTok—to exert influence over Americans and the Chinese diaspora, a China expert told U.S. lawmakers on Nov. 17. “It’s essential to remember that all Chinese tech companies are subject to the control of the Chinese Communist Party [CCP],” said Wang Yaqiu, a senior…
Human Rights Watch Says Families of Flight 752 Victims Harassed, Intimidated by Iran
OTTAWA—A human rights group says in a new report that Iran has harassed families of passengers killed aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Human Rights Watch says from last fall until January it spoke with 31 family members of victims and “people with direct knowledge” of how Iranian authorities treated relatives. In all, 176 people…
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