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  • After the occupation of the strategic Beaufort Castle, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims he has "instructed the Israeli military to expand the manoeuvre in Lebanon."
  • According to Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health, 3,412 people have died and 10,269 more have been injured as a result of Israel's military intervention.
  • After an Iranian missile attack was intercepted over Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base on Wednesday, a number of American soldiers and civilian contractors were returned to duty after suffering minor injuries.
  • British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper stated on Sunday that the Israeli military's increased operations in Lebanon must halt since they have killed and displaced civilians, damaged infrastructure, and reduced diplomatic space.
  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani became the first mayor of a city in decades to abstain from the annual Israel Day Parade by skipping it on Sunday.

Tag: Uyghurs in China

August 31, 2021

Uyghur Woman, Family Harassed by Authorities...

A Uyghur woman who met with a U.S. official in December to discuss the imprisonment of her sister by authorities in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region has been pressured to stop speaking out about her siblings, while her relatives have been subjected to frequent questioning by police in their hometown

August 24, 2021

Uyghur Diaspora Holds First Ballot For...

The Uyghur diaspora has held its first democratic election, selecting delegates to attend the 7th World Uyghur Congress (WUC) General Assembly in November, where the exile group will choose a new president and other key committee members

August 21, 2021

Interview: ‘I Think Silence Is Complicity,’...

Ella Morgan is a graduate student in international relations at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom who uses Twitter and Instagram to raise awareness of violations of Uyghur human rights and to chastise the Chinese government for its abuses committed against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

August 11, 2021

Interview: Researcher Spells Out Concerns About...

Yves Moreau is a professor and bioinformatician at the University of Leuven in Belgium whose research focuses on AI algorithms and software platforms for the integration of complex data in clinical genomics and drug discovery. His LinkedIn profile says he is “engaged in a reflection on how information technology and artificial intelligence are transforming our world and on how to make sure this transformation is beneficial for all.”

August 10, 2021

Uyghur Linguistics Professor Serving 15-Year Sentence...

A German-educated Uyghur researcher and professor of linguistics has been detained since 2018 in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is serving a 15-year sentence on unknown charges, RFA confirmed last week

August 4, 2021

Scholar’s Turn From ‘Two-Faced’ Uyghur to...

Gulnar Obul, who once criticized insensitive Chinese policies in Xinjiang, now praises them in staged events In 2018, a noted Uyghur professor of literature and culture was arrested and fired from her university job for publishing pointed criticism of China’s policies towards Muslim residents of Xinjiang. This year, she is part of an official propaganda …

July 31, 2021

Police in China’s XUAR Question Uyghurs...

Police in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region took in for questioning more than 170 Uyghurs who attended prayer services without permission from authorities during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holy days, a senior police officer said

July 17, 2021

Interview: ‘We Are Gravely Concerned About...

Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel, is a vice-chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan and independent federal government body

July 14, 2021

Noted Uyghur Folklore Professor Serving Prison...

An internationally recognized expert in Uyghur folklore and ethnographer who disappeared in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) more than three years ago has been confirmed as being imprisoned by authorities, according to her former co-workers at Xinjiang University

July 8, 2021

Uyghurs Around The World Mark Anniversary...

Uyghur groups around the world have held demonstrations commemorating a violent crackdown on Uyghurs by Chinese authorities 12 years ago in the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)

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