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Concerns Rise as Muslim Crackdown Broadens

12th December 2018

Authorities in Xinjiang have detained an estimated one million or more Turkic Muslims in “re-education” camps and turned the region into a frontline laboratory for draconian surveillance methods that have since expanded to Muslims in Gansu. Now, Gansu authorities are...

Former Canadian Diplomat Detained as Meng Wanzhou Case Proceeds

11th December 2018

Michael Kovrig, a Canadian citizen and formal vice consul in the Beijing embassy, has reportedly been detained in China while working for the International Crisis Group. From Thomson Reuters: “International Crisis Group is aware of reports that its North East...

Symposium: Heieck Asks the Right Questions

11th December 2018

11 Dec Symposium: Heieck Asks the Right Questions 11.12.18 | John Heieck is asking the right questions in his new book, A Duty to Prevent Genocide: Due Diligence Obligations Among the P5. Namely, how does one reconcile hard law legal...

Minitrue: Unified Line on Veteran Protest Charges

11th December 2018

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. All websites: on the case of ten people (veterans) in...