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Xinjiang debunks accusations of 'birth-control' measures on Uygurs

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:28
The population of the Uygur ethnic group in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has increased from 10.17 million to 12.71 million during the period from 2010 to 2018, showing a higher growth rate than other ethnic minorities in the data of the entire region, a Xinjiang regional government spokesperson told a press conference on Saturday, in refuting German "scholar" Adrian Zenz's accusations of
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Pentagon lists 11 Chinese firms in accusation of militarization

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:28
US named another 11 Chinese firms, including construction giant China Communications Construction Company, as being owned or controlled by the Chinese military, the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday.
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Belarusian President Threatens to Cut European Transit Routes if Sanctions Imposed

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:27
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday threatened to cut European transit routes through Belarusian territory if sanctions are imposed on his country.
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A Political Crisis Has Gripped Belarus. Is An Economic Crisis Next?

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:27
As political protests sweep across Belarus following a presidential election that the opposition has called rigged, citizens aren't only lining up in the streets to show solidarity with opponents of the country's strongman leader.
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Belarus Revokes Accreditation Of At Least 17 Journalists Covering Postelection Turmoil

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:27
Belarusian authorities stripped accreditations from at least 17 journalists from major foreign news organizations who have been covering the country's turmoil following the disputed presidential election. Two Moscow-based reporters with the Associated Press were also deported.
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Kim Tok Hun Inspects Recovery from Typhoon Damage in South Hwanghae Province

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:27
Kim Tok Hun, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and premier of the DPRK, inspected South Hwanghae Province where the work for recovery from typhoon damage is underway.
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Pak Pong Ju Inspects Recovery from Typhoon Damage in South Hwanghae Province

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:27
Pak Pong Ju, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and vice-chairman of the C.C., WPK, made field survey of the recovery from typhoon damage in South Hwanghae Province.
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Officials of WPK Central Committee Engage in Recovery of Typhoon-Damaged Farmland and Crops

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:27
Officials of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea engaged in the campaign with agricultural workers to recover from damage done to cropland and crops in the typhoon-stricken areas in South Hwanghae Province.
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US charges three over collecting monetary aid for war-torn Yemen

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:26
The US Justice Department has charged three people in connection with a campaign to collect monetary assistance for the oppressed Yemenis, who are suffering under the years-long Saudi war and blockade.
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Iran Accuses Pompeo Of Living In An 'Imaginary World'

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:26
In a series of tweets, the Islamic Republic foreign ministry officials have dismissed the U.S. Secretary of State's Mike Pompeo's remarks about returning the international sanctions on Iran.
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Iran Security Forces Disperse Gathering To Mark 32nd Anniversary Of Mass Executions

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:26
Friday August 28 marked the 32nd anniversary of the mass execution of political prisoners in Iran.
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Iran Proposes Bill For Tighter Online Censorship, 'Military Control' Of Internet

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:25
A group of 40 Iranian lawmakers has submitted a controversial draft bill to the parliament that could result in harsher online censorship by giving control of the country's Internet gateways to the armed forces, including the notorious Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
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CBI: US lawsuit to seize Iran's assets in Germany doomed to failure

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:25
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) dismissed a lawsuit filed in the United States to force a European financial provider to transfer Iranian assets to the US.
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US walks alone in Iran sanctions, EU goes other way

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:25
The European Union remains committed to implementing the Iran nuclear deal as a matter of respecting international agreements and of the bloc's shared international security, EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Spokesperson Peter Stano said.
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EU remains committed to Iran nuclear deal as key security element: Spokesperson

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:25
A spokesman for the European Union says the bloc remains committed to implementing a landmark nuclear deal Iran signed with major world powers in 2015 in order to observe international agreements and respect EU's shared international security.
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Two Turkish Soldiers Die in Clash With PKK Members, Defence Ministry Says

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:24
Two Turkish soldiers were fatally wounded during an operation against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Ankara considers a terrorist group, in the eastern Agri province near the border with Iran on Saturday, the Defence Ministry said.
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UAE revokes law boycotting Israel, allows first direct flight

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:24
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially canceled a law that boycotted Israel and prevented trade as well as financial agreements with Tel Aviv after signing a deal to normalize relations.
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Tripoli Power Struggle Prompts Egypt Visit by UN Special Libya Envoy

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:24
A week of protests in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and an apparent power struggle inside the National Unity Government that controls the west of the country have both the U.N. and regional power brokers Egypt and Turkey jockeying to resume stalled political talks inside the country.
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Russia's Khabarovsk Holds 50th Protest In Defense Of Arrested Ex-Governor

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:23
Locals in the Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk have held their 50th protest against the July arrest of the region's popular former governor, Sergei Furgal.
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Russia Fires Outspoken Chief Of Anti-Doping Agency

Globalsecurity.org - Sun, 30/08/2020 - 02:23
The outspoken chief of Russia's Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has been fired, a move that the World Anti-Doping Agency said only reinforced its ongoing concerns about the agency.
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