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China maintains blanket denials of atrocities committed in Xinjiang, including accusations of the arbitrary detention of an estimated 1 million Uighur minorities, forced sterilization, suppression of cultural and religious traditions and sites, and intense surveillance. However, an accidental report shines light on China’s abuses. (Photo by Preston Rhea) Photo used under CC BY

Chinese labor schemes aim to slash Uighur population

Chinese labor programs in Xinjiang are designed in part to reduce the population density of the Uighur ethnic minority group, according to a study accidentally published online. The report was taken down in mid-2020, but an archival copy remains lingering.

Guardian

Indian farmers mark 100th day of protests

Thousands of Indian farmers blocked a massive expressway on the edges of New Delhi to mark the 100th day of protests against agricultural laws that they say will devastate their income.

Associated Press

The women leading India’s farmers’ protests

TIME

Tigray atrocities intensify as UN calls for ceasefire

U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock warned that “a campaign of destruction” is taking place in Ethiopia’s Tigray province, saying at least 4.5 million people need assistance and demanding that Eritrean forces accused of committing atrocities leave Ethiopia.

CBS News

Colombia welcomes Venezuelan refugees

Colombian President has won praise with his recent announcement that Colombia would welcome Venezuelan refugees with open arms — providing protected status, work permits and legal residency for up to 10 years.

NPR

US gives hope to previously denied asylum seekers

Associated Press

Homeless Americans fear vaccine conspiracies

Many cities across the US have begun to vaccinate the homeless housed within their shelter systems, but few municipalities have ventured into the streets where the matter is shadowed by mistrust and limited resources.

NBCNews.com

COVAX offers hope of vaccine equality with roll out across Africa

CNN

Swiss plan free coronavirus tests for population

Reuters

US Senate passed $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill

Forbes

HUMAN RIGHTS

Wall erected in Mexico keeps women out

The Mexican president has claimed that a metallic barrier to wall off the presidential palace ahead of a planned women’s march is intended to avoid provocation and protect historic buildings from vandalism.

Guardian

Investigation prompted for Philippine activists

Human rights groups called on the Philippine government to investigate what they said was the use of “lethal force” during police raids that left at least nine activists dead.

U.S. News & World Report

Civilian deaths in conflict decrease amid COVID

The number of civilian deaths in conflicts worldwide plummeted amid the pandemic. Last year, an average of 10 civilians a day were killed by explosive weapons, compared with 18 in 2019, according to new analysis.

Guardian

DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE

How African journalists report on Africa

African media outlets perpetuated negative stories about Africa. At the same time, foreign-based media take a huge chunk of Africa’s media landscape, according to a report by an NGO that wants to promote local content.

Deutsche Welle

Hundreds protest lese majeste law in Bangkok

Hundreds of protesters marched in the Thai capital of Bangkok on Saturday to draw attention to a draconian royal defamation law and the plight of their detained leaders.

Deutsche Welle

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Dutch use hi-tech drones to protect crops

Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew up his crops.

Associated Press

Japanese theater offers new experience

Japanese dance company Moonlight Mobile Theater has come up with a novel way of bringing people back to their avant-garde performances while maintaining social distancing protocols.

Reuters

Czech capital, Labor Ministry face cyber attacks

Reuters

GLOBAL HEALTH

Dalai Lama gets jabbed, urges others to do so

The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, left his home to receive his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and promote vaccination against the coronavirus, in what was his first public appearance in over a year.

NPR

Mozambique conflict sparks mental health crisis

The insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province is causing a mental health crisis, with a quarter of the region’s population now displaced. People are struggling with untreated trauma after witnessing extreme violence.

Guardian

WHO urges for vaccine patents to get waived

The head of WHO called for patent rights to be waived until the end of the coronavirus pandemic so that vaccine supplies can be dramatically increased, saying these “unprecedented times” warrant the move.

ABC News

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GOOD NEWS

Pope holds first-ever papal Mass in Baghdad

During his visit to Iraq, Pope Francis delivered a Mass in the St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic cathedral in central Baghdad. The Mass was the first time that the 84-year-old pontiff had presided over a liturgy in the Eastern Rite.

Deutsche Welle

Opera singer serenaded throughout pandemic

A Brooklyn opera singer has performed over 150 concerts on his stoop. Every week, Peter Kendall Clark serenades his neighbors gathered to listen to some much-needed live entertainment.

Inside Edition

Cat helps kids feel confident wearing glasses

A cat named Truffles is helping children by modeling glasses and eyepatches at A Child’s Eyes in Pennsylvania and on social media.

Today

How Canada Post is encouraging folks to reach out and write with free postcards

NPR

NONPROFIT & PHILANTHROPY

LGBTQ people in need get free, safe space

Ceyenne Doroshow founded Gays and Lesbians Living in a Transgender Society, or G.L.I.T.S., in 2015 to help trans and sex-worker communities with issues like housing and health care.

TIME

Artist paints portraits of first responders

Artist, Jayashree Krishnan, has painted more than 150 portraits of first responders across the globe since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to show appreciation and give encouragement to first responders.

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

The Himalayan hazards nobody is monitoring

Retreating glaciers in the Himalayas are not only dangerously filling up glacial lakes but they are also causing other hazards that are not being monitored, scientists have warned.

Yahoo! News

Wildfire smoke more harmful than car pollution

Researchers with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography say that tiny particles released in wildfire smoke are up to 10 times more harmful to humans than particles released from other sources, such as car exhaust.

NPR

Avocado boom may be to blame for bee deaths in Columbia

Al Jazeera

Great Lakes ice cover getting more precarious

Coverage varies significantly from year-to-year, and from lake-to-lake. But overall trends show that ice extent is declining and less reliable across the five Great Lakes – Erie, Ontario, Superior, Michigan and Huron.

The Independent

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Google launches program for Black founders

Google has unveiled a $2 million funding scheme for Black startup founders in Europe, in an attempt to combat the dire lack of representation across the technology sector.

MSN

US credit card borrowing falls to low levels

Borrowing by Americans fell in January for the first time in five months, as the use of credit cards fell to the lowest level in four years, offsetting gains in auto loans and student loans, the Federal Reserve has reported.

ABC News

Photo of the Day

The Olympic Torch Relay was first performed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and has taken place before every Olympic Games since. The torch and torch bearer shown here is from the Greek portion of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay with a lighting ceremony in Patras, Greece. (Photo by Dim vas Niko) Photo used under CC BY

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