She collates complaints posted to her Facebook page Cheerlung -- or “Cheer Uncle,” a nickname for embattled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha -- Thailand, which has over 220,000 followers, and takes them to the newly formed Cybercrime Investigation Bureau of the Royal Thai Police for investigation, the first step toward a formal charge. … [Read more...] about Thai Royalists Say ‘Faith’ in Monarchy Winning as Protests Quiet
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‘Criminal State’ China Intensifying Human Rights Abuses, Say British MPs
“We must take action to make sure that UK businesses are not part of the supply chains that lead to the gates of the internment camps in Xinjiang, and to make sure that the products of the human rights violations that take place in those camps don't end up on the shelves of supermarkets that we shop in here at home week in, week out.” … [Read more...] about ‘Criminal State’ China Intensifying Human Rights Abuses, Say British MPs
China Dismisses Criticism About Mass Detentions at UN
China is defending its mass internment of Muslim ethnic minorities, saying it is preventing terrorism by helping them improve job skills, by teaching them the Mandarin language and encouraging them to accept modern science.A senior Chinese official made that argument in a report released Tuesday, the latest action in a broad campaign to defend its internment of Uighurs, Kazakhs and other minorities in the face of growing criticism.The report, published by China's official Xinhua News Agency, said the… … [Read more...] about China Dismisses Criticism About Mass Detentions at UN
17 Killed In ‘Islamic State Attack’ on Tajik Border Post
The State Committee for National Security said that at 3 a.m. local time, the 20 attackers struck the post on the border with Uzbekistan, located 60 kilometers southwest of Dushanbe in the Rudaki district. The attackers were said to have come from neighboring Afghanistan. … [Read more...] about 17 Killed In ‘Islamic State Attack’ on Tajik Border Post
Key Islamic State Affiliate Appears to Back New Leader
While there has been a sense in the intelligence community that most of the IS affiliates eventually will fall in line behind Qurashi, some affiliates may be trying to feel out the terror group's core leadership to see if financial and logistical support will continue. … [Read more...] about Key Islamic State Affiliate Appears to Back New Leader
