Month: May 2022

“Xi Stresses China’s Human Rights Progress, Warns Certain Countries not to Lecture Others, Politicize Human rights Issues in Video Meeting with Bachelet” —by Global Times Staff

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Michelle Bachelet Photo: Courtesy of Embassy of Chile in Beijing
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“China, Russia Jets Flew Nearby as Quad Met: Japan Defense Minister” — by Al Alarabiya News

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J-11B fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force fly in formation during a training session for the upcoming parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, on the outskirts of Beijing, July 2, 2015. (File photo: Reuters)
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“Israel Won’t Open Criminal Probe into Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh” — by Yumna Patel for Mondoweiss

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According to Haaretz, the army has now decided against opening a formal probe into Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, under the pretext that “there is no suspicion of a criminal act.” (MOURNERS CARRY THE BODY OF AL JAZEERA REPORTER SHIREEN ABU AKLEH, WHO WAS KILLED BY ISRAELI ARMY GUNFIRE DURING AN ISRAELI RAID, DURING HER FUNERAL IN WEST BANK CITY OF JENIN ON MAY 11, 2022. (PHOTO: SHADI JARAR’AH/APA IMAGES))
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“DHS ‘Disinformation’ Board Put on ‘Pause’ After Backlash” — by Dave DeCamp for AntiWar Dot Com

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Washington, DC – April 28 : Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a House Committee on the Judiciary Hearing titled Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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“California ‘Poverty Penalty’ Fee Disproportionately Impacts Poor and Non-White Residents, Report Finds” — by Bob Eglko for/of The San Francisco Chronicle

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A California Highway Patrol officer stops a motorist for speeding along Interstate 405 on April 23, 2020, in Westminster, Calif. California charges a fee of up to $300 to people who miss deadlines for paying traffic tickets and other fines, though the fees often go uncollected, a new report found.
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“The Biden Administration says it Wants Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing Investigated, but it’s Hard to Take that Seriously” — by Michael Arria for Mondoweiss

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STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON NED PRICE SPEAKING TO REPORTERS ON FEBRUARY 2, 2021. (PHOTO: AP) The Biden administration says it wants an investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s death, but it stonewalls independent investigations of Israel at every turn.
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“PATRICK LAWRENCE: A Nation of ‘Geophobes’” — by Patrick Lawrence A Special for Consortium News

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Amid rampant Russophobia and Sinophobia, America’s penchant for Cold-War “national character analysis” will — if left unchecked — lead the U.S. into deepest trouble. Sailors unfurling U.S. flag the size of an American football field for opening day ceremonies for the San Diego Padres football team, June 2015. (Joe Kane / Navy Visual News Service)
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