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NGOs Call on North Korean Leader to end Human Rights Abuses
Five days before a much-anticipated summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea, 52 nongovernmental organizations and coalitions sent a letter to the North’s ruler Kim Jong Un on Thursday, calling on him to undertake reforms to end serious rights abuses in the repressive, autocratic nation. ...
China Aims for Near-Total Surveillance, Including in People’s Homes
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Tibetan Nuns Undergo Forced ‘Political Training’ at Shugsep Nunnery Near Lhasa
Tibetan nuns living near Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa have been forced to declare their loyalty to Beijing and the ruling Chinese Communist Party in a political campaign conducted by their nunnery’s management committee and state-controlled “women’s cooperatives,” state media said this week. ...