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“#Olympics sponsors quiet as US alleges China human rights abuse” Advertisers are keeping a low profile with less than two weeks to go before the Winter Olympics in Beijing amid criticism over China’s alleged human rights violations. For months, US officials, lawmakers from other Western countries and human rights activists have said China’s treatment of…
“#China warns foreign Olympic athletes that political statements during games ‘subject to’ punishment” China has warned foreign athletes they may face punishment for speech that is “against the Olympic spirit” following a similar warning from human rights activists who worry about public freedoms during the games. Yang Shu, deputy director general of international relations for the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOC), issued a…
“#Warriors’ Chamath Palihapitiya: Uyghur remarks lacked empathy” Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist who owns two percent of the Golden State Warriors, is walking back remarks he made over the weekend that “no one” cares about the genocide of the Uyghur Muslims in China and neither does he. “In re-listening to this week’s podcast, I recognize…
“#Intel deletes mention of Xinjiang after Chinese backlash” Intel has erased all mention of Xinjiang from a letter it sent to suppliers last month after the chipmaker came under fire from Chinese social media users for asking its partners not to source goods from the region over allegations of human rights abuses by Beijing. The…
“#US-backed Uighur exhibit opens in Geneva” GENEVA, Sept 16 – A US-backed Uighur photo exhibit of dozens of people who are missing or alleged to be held in Chinese-run camps in Xinjiang, China opened in Switzerland on Thursday amid high tensions over human rights between Beijing and Washington. The “Wall of the Disappeared” which also…
“#China’s monstrous Xi continues his crackdown” President Xi Jinping is continuing his pervasive crackdown on anyone and anything that stands in the way of the Chinese Communist Party — the more blood spilled, the better. Beijing this month will impose new laws on Hong Kong and Macau giving the state broader powers for asset seizure,…
“#Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?” HONOLULU — If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don’t have a fever. That’s just one of the ways public safety agencies are starting to use Spot, the best-known…
“#Rights group in Russia shuts down amid government crackdown” MOSCOW (AP) — A rights group in Russia announced Sunday that it was shutting down, citing fear of prosecution of its members and supporters after Russian authorities blocked its website for allegedly publishing content from an “undesirable” organization. The Team 29 association of lawyers and journalists…
“#Blinken’s obscene invitation to the United Nations” Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s invitation to UN “experts” to investigate “the scourge of racism, racial discrimination, and xenophobia” in the United States is an utter travesty. Bits of Blinken’s announcement were pure boilerplate, e.g.: “Great nations such as ours do not hide from our shortcomings; they acknowledge them openly and strive to…
“#Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic” LONDON — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s government extolled dictatorship. And Belarus hijacked a passenger plane to arrest a journalist. COVID-19 has absorbed the world’s…