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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