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Rights group calls for pressure of international community on Iranian regime to "halt imminent execution" of four ethnic Kurds (iranhumanrights.org)

In the midst of a surge in executions in Iran, four ethnic Kurds are on the brink of execution following 18 months of incognito detention since their arrest in July 2022....

Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone (www.bbc.com)

Romanian farmers, hauliers ramp up protests, block Ukraine border access (libranet.de)

reuters.com/world/europe/roman…

Israel Bombed an Al Jazeera Cameraman — and Blocked Evacuation Efforts as He Bled to Death (theintercept.com)

A new, in-depth timeline of efforts to help Samer Abu Daqqa reveals that Israel was repeatedly pressed to allow for his rescue, but kept emergency crews at bay for hours.

China, new series of forced televised confessions highlights CCP’s increased crackdown over vast swathes of society under the guise of “anti-corruption” work, rights group says (safeguarddefenders.com)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11137234...

China's population drops for second year, with record low birth rate (www.reuters.com)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11127623...

Germans protest nationwide after far-right meeting on deportation plan (www.reuters.com)

Some wealthier Chinese say they can't afford marriage as economy slows (www.reuters.com)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11100201...

‘It’s difficult to survive’: China’s LGBTQ+ advocates face jail and forced confession (www.theguardian.com)

In recent years, China’s LGBTQ+ community has been swept up in the Chinese Communist party’s broader crackdown on civil society and freedom of expression. In May 2023, a well known LGBTQ+ advocacy group in Beijing announced it was closing due to “unavoidable” circumstances. Last February, two university students filed a...

CEOs fear climate change and AI threats could doom their companies in 10 years, survey shows (www.abc.net.au)

What it was like inside the last living room caucus (ghostarchive.org)

ghostarchive.org/…/15iowa-caucuses-living-room-01…Sharon McNutt spent much of Caucus Day on Monday baking fresh cherry-chip cookies, cleaning bathroom sinks and taking her coffee pot out of storage....

Iran says it has launched attacks on what it calls militant bases in Pakistan (apnews.com)

“If you eat every day within 10 minutes, then this meal turns into a rather complex process:" Kremlin critic Navalny tells Russian court of ‘freezing’ conditions inside his Arctic prison (edition.cnn.com)

Jailed Alexey Navalny told a Moscow court of “freezing” conditions inside his prison, as he appeared via video link to outline his case against the authorities at the Siberian penal colony in which he is being held....

China: No Letup in Xi Jinping’s Repressive Rule, Amid Economic Showdown, Mourning for Ex-Premier Shows Discontent - Beehaw (www.hrw.org)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11086495...

Norway to pay Sámi reindeer herders millions for violating their human rights (grist.org)

'The Coup, For Now, Is Over': Arévalo Sworn In as Guatemala's President (www.commondreams.org)

Taiwan’s vote is a crack in the new axis of autocracy - (Opinion) (www.afr.com)

Unpaywalled link: web.archive.org/…/taiwan-s-vote-is-a-crack-in-the…...

Biden "running out" of patience with Bibi as Gaza war hits 100 days (www.axios.com)

As I have repeatedly said… Just because Biden has repeated the US company line of unequivocal support for Israel, etc etc (Because even among democrats it’s political suicide to say anything else). That doesn’t mean that he hasn’t been trying the entire time to get Israel to stop the bullshit. This is more or less a...

Nauru cuts ties with Taiwan as China accused of bribery (www.telegraph.co.uk)

'Return to the right track' - Taiwan tells China to 'face reality' and respect election results (www.france24.com)

Voters spurned Beijing’s repeated calls not to vote for Lai, delivering a comfortable victory for a man China’s ruling Communist Party sees as a dangerous separatist....

‘She cries all the time’: Gaza children grapple with a mental health crisis (scroll.in)

The harsh winter, lack of adequate medical care, shortage of water and poor sanitation have exposed newborns and children in Gaza to infections in refugee camps....

Iceland erupts again (1-14-24) (livefromiceland.is)

Iceland erupted again this morning at 7:57am Grindavik Time. The eruption was captured in real time. It again is a northwest linear fissure and is located west of Hagafell and a bit south of the prior eruption site in December....

Taiwan election, China urges US, UK and Japan not to interfere in ‘China’s internal affairs’ after they congratulate Lai Ching-te for election win as Beijing hoped to see Taiwan’s ruling party ousted (www.theguardian.com)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11038232...

Namibia rejects Germany’s Support of the Genocidal Intent of the Racist Israeli State against Innocent Civilians in Gaza (nitter.unixfox.eu)

cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/7496184...

Iran, 33-year old women received 74 lashes for “not wearing the hijab" (www.niacouncil.org)

Roya Heshmati likened her punishment to a medieval torture chamber. She revealed her quiet act of rebellion during the actual lashing, where she whispered a song symbolic of women’s struggle for freedom....