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28 European countries have raised concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet in their joint statement at the ongoing 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 20 March 2025. The joint statement was read by honourable Miroslaw Broilo, Permanent Representative of Poland to the UN Office in Geneva.

The joint statement was issued by 28 European Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

Honourable Miroslaw Broilo, in his oral statement noted, “We are concerned about the situation in China, in particular in Tibet and Xinjiang (East Turkistan) and the treatment of Human Rights defenders, lawyers and Journalists. China must refrain from Transnational Repression.”

In their written submission, the 28 European countries have reiterated their concerns about “the very serious human rights situation in China” and have urged China to “abide by its obligations under national law, including its own Constitution, and international law, to respect, protect and fulfil the rule of law and human rights for all.”

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A study examining 969 cases of individuals arrested, prosecuted, and tried for "disturbing social order" (DSO) crimes between 2008 and 2022, alongside nearly 200 cases of "endangering state security" (ESS) crimes, reveals a significant increase in the duration from initial detention to the issuing of sentencing.

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DSO crimes are the most common charges against human rights defenders, and include the now infamous picking quarrels and provoking troubles (article 293) and gathering a crowd to disrupt Public Order (article 290).

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ESS crimes, considered the most severe charges against rights defenders, include the well-known subversion of state power, inciting splittism, and colluding with foreign forces charges.

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An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel, officials of the militant group said, as residents reported an escalation in Israel's renewed military campaign

China is pulling ahead in the growing tech war with the US, despite an American ban on exporting tech manufacturing products that have traditionally given them the edge. As competition heats up, the stakes for global technological dominance have never been higher, writes 1News US Correspondent Logan Church.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip on Friday and blew up the only specialized cancer hospital in the war-torn territory, as Israeli leaders vowed to capture more land until Hamas releases its remaining hostages.

The hospital was located in the Netzarim Corridor, which splits Gaza in two and was controlled by Israeli troops for most of the 17-month-long war. Israel moved to retake the corridor this week shortly after breaking the ceasefire with Hamas. The truce delivered relative calm to Gaza since late January and facilitated the release of more than two dozen hostages.

Kazakhstan is making significant strides in wildlife conservation, actively restoring populations of Przewalski’s horse, the Turanian tiger, and the snow leopard. These efforts mark a major step toward reintroducing species that were once native to the region but had either disappeared or faced severe population declines.

Diplomatic circles in Brussels said: "The inclusion of China in the "coalition of the willing" could potentially strengthen Russia's agreement to the presence of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine." In any case, the issue is "sensitive."

Hezbollah, the main armed group active in Lebanon, said it had not carried out the attack, and that it remained committed to the ceasefire that ended 14 months of conflict in Lebanon.

This is the worst violence since the fragile ceasefire, brokered by the US and France, came into effect, ending more than a year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

The Yemeni Houthi group reported on Saturday that it had targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with a hypersonic missile for the third time in 48 hours.

In a statement, the Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said: "In support of the oppressed Palestinian people and their brave resistance, our missile forces successfully targeted Ben Gurion Airport in occupied Jaffa with a hypersonic Palestine 2 missile."

Iceland’s minister for children and education has resigned after admitting she had a child with a teenager more than three and a half decades ago, according to Icelandic media.

Almost every residential area is plagued by overflowing bins. Rats and other vermin are taking over the streets, and fly-tippers are exploiting the strike by dumping rubbish in open spaces.

More than a million people have been affected. Some say they are being held to ransom over the fate of a small number of refuse collectors, while others accuse the bankrupt city council of snatching money from essential workers due to its own financial mismanagement.

Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a statement Friday committing the Zionist regime to annex parts of Gaza if Hamas refuses to release the remaining hostages under its control. Israel continued its all-out onslaught on the enclave for a fifth straight day, with a brutal blockade on all aid launched at the beginning of March still in force.

The Israeli air force says it struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon in response to cross-border rocket fire in the most significant flare-up of tensions since a ceasefire brought uneasy calm to the region.

"What the U.S. is doing is wrong. I'm embarrassed about how the United States of America is treating Canada," said Thomas, who came to the news conference to show her support.

The AP documented 59 incidents in which European governments, prosecutors, intelligence services or other Western officials blamed Russia, groups linked to Russia or its ally Belarus for cyberattacks, spreading propaganda, plotting killings or committing acts of vandalism, arson, sabotage or espionage since the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion.