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- The Protests That Shook Iran's Clerical Systemon March 15, 2023
The anti-regime protests that began in Iran six months ago represent the biggest challenge to the clerical regime in decades. More than 500 people have reportedly been killed in the state’s brutal crackdown. Here, we profile six of those who were killed, name more than 300 demonstrators whose deaths we have independently verified, and explain why these protests are unique.
- Eye on China, Hun Sen tightens his military controlon March 23, 2023
As Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s plan to hand power to his eldest son gathers pace, the long-ruling premier is consolidating his control over a fractious defense ministry that some observers believe was running parallel but separate diplomatic channels to China. Tea Banh, the defense minister since the 1980s, is believed to have been the
- Time for China to spend more and save lesson March 23, 2023
The atmospherics surrounding the recent National People’s Congress all came down to one question: when exactly will China become the world’s biggest economy? Communist Party leader Xi Jinping didn’t offer a specific answer. But it’s clear that the new reform team Xi has assembled is accelerating the timeline by prioritizing consumption over investment. There’s not a
- Biden visit to strengthen Canada’s Pacific-nation credentials on March 23, 2023
US President Joe Biden arrives in Ottawa on Thursday for an inordinately delayed visit. Conventionally, Canada has generally been the first country to host foreign visits of newly elected American presidents. However, both Donald Trump and Biden have deviated from that norm, of course for very different reasons. Unlike Biden, who last visited Ottawa as
- China’s social credit system bigger than Big Brotheron March 23, 2023
China’s social credit system is widely viewed in the West as a digital surveillance system to categorize and guide people through reward and punishment. This perception continues despite efforts by scholars to build a morally normalized, rather than ideologically charged, framework to understand the system. The social credit system should be understood as method —
- 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Tajikistan's Novobodon March 23, 2023
Navobod [Tajikistan], March 23 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 on the Richter scale struck 51 km north-north west of Novobod, Tajikistan on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Navobod is a town in Tajikistan. The earthquake occurred at 01:37:44 (UTC05:30) and hit Novobod, Tajikistan on Thursday, at a depth of 5.6 km, the USGS informed. The earthquake's epicentre was 39.452N and 69.953E, re
- Pashtun activist at UN exposes Pakistan's ties with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistanon March 23, 2023
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): A Pashtun political activist during the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, exposed Pakistan for its close ties with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In his intervention, Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi said, "We would like to turn the council's attention towards a deteriorating security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Pakistan having grave implications for the basic
- PoK, Gilgit Baltistan witness rise in human rights abuses, activists inform UNon March 22, 2023
Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan have informed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) about the serious human rights abuses in the region. While giving an intervention during the 52nd Session of the Council, Nasir Aziz Khan, the central spokesperson of the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) said, "Our organization would like to
- 4 killed, 80 injured in Afghanistan earthquakeon March 22, 2023
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): At least four people have been killed and about 80 others were injured in an earthquake that rocked northeast Afghanistan on Tuesday night, TOLO News reported quoting officials. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said that the earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck 40 kms south southeast of Jurm district of Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The earthquake also rattled Panjshir, Takhar, Kund
