As the world watches China‘s crackdown on the coronavirus, many are also wondering about the state of human rights in the country. One manifestation of this is the recent trend of protestors holding blank sheets of paper, which has become a powerful symbol of disobedience. Some now refer to
This week in Israel and Palestine, a young Druze man’s body was stolen from a West Bank hospital by Palestinian militants. Citing other sources, The Times of Israel reports, “A large-scale international diplomatic effort took place” to get his body back to his family. A concerted effort between Israel and
On 14 November 2022 the supreme leader of Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, ordered the full implementation of Sharia law in the country. The effects of this have been instant, and on 23 November three women and eleven men were publicly flogged in the Logar province for “moral crimes” which include adultery,
On Saturday night, protests swept around China’s cities and college campuses, showing growing discontent with the country’s strict COVID rules. The COVID regulations have restricted millions of people into their homes who are now angry at the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its leader, Xi Jinping. The wider protests resulted
