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China took over the Xinjiang region (formerly known as East Turkestan) in 1949 (BBC, 2014). After the takeover, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to promote the enrollment of students in public schools, while seemingly also embracing the use of regional languages other than Mandarin. Due to this initial embrace
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by Chetan SoniTo: The NYPD, the mayor’s office of New York, and the city council of NYC My name is Ingrid Chang, and I am a reporter with Raise the Voices, an advocacy journalism organization. I am writing to you today to discuss the case of David Felix, a mentally ill
by Meron KassaDetention Centers, Police Violence ICE Citizen’s Academy On July 13, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), announced its first ever Citizen’s Academy. It will take place in Chicago on September 15. Due to lack of information there were speculations about
by storiesUncategorized Portland and Your Own Hometown: What to Know and Do. Operation Legend: Trump announced in a recent speech that he would be sending a “surge” of federal law enforcement to Chicago and Albuquerque. Other cities are to come. Federal agents in unmarked cars Heightening protests is unmarked cars (mostly
by storiesChina, Human Rights, Uyghurs The Global Magnitsky Act: Background, Application, and Impact on the Uyghur Crisis Overview The Global Magnitsky Act (or the The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act) is a bipartisan Act passed in the United States that allows the US federal government to sanction officials from foreign
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The 27-page report, “The Civil War in Sudan: Actors, Impacts, and the Humanitarian Crisis,” documents the deepening humanitarian crisis resulting from Sudan’s civil conflict, compounded by a network of both domestic and international actors. With minimal accountability, powerful entities—such as the
Maria Kalesnikava is a Belarusian musician and political activist, who is a member of the Coordination Council Presidium which was formed in 2020 as a result of 2020 Belarusian post-election protests. Two actions have changed the life of Maria: the first one – to endorse the opposition candidate for the president
Written by Starlene Parris & Kasey Michaud Approximately 15% of all people living in state prisons experience a serious mental illness. What happens to these people? They are left to rot in prison, fighting against their own minds and a broken system they don’t fully understand. If you are
China, Human Rights, Uyghurs The Global Magnitsky Act: Background, Application, and Impact on the Uyghur Crisis Overview The Global Magnitsky Act (or the The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act) is a bipartisan Act passed in the United States that allows the US federal government to sanction officials from foreign
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China took over the Xinjiang region (formerly known as East Turkestan) in 1949 (BBC, 2014). After the takeover, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to promote the enrollment of students in public schools, while seemingly also embracing the use of regional languages other than Mandarin. Due to this initial embrace
by Anne McDonnellChina, Human Rights, Uyghurs The Trip of No Return Written by Askar M. Edited by Christopher Gross, T. Ganz, and the Uyghur Cases Team When Hesenjan Qari left Kazakhstan to visit his family in February 2017, his wife Gulshan had no reason to suspect that he would never come back.
by storiesUncategorized Open letter to the New York City Counsel on the killing on Deion Fludd To the New York City Council Members, I am a reporter with Raise the Voices, an advocacy journalism organization. We are writing and publishing a report on Deion Fludd, who was beaten by NYPD officers
by storiesNew York City Black Lives Matter Protests: To the New York City Council Members,I am a reporter with Raise the Voices, an advocacy journalism organization. We are writing and publishing a report on Deion Fludd, who was beaten by NYPD officers after being arrested for fare evasion in 2013,
by Chetan SoniTo: The NYPD, the mayor’s office of New York, and the city council of NYC My name is Ingrid Chang, and I am a reporter with Raise the Voices, an advocacy journalism organization. I am writing to you today to discuss the case of David Felix, a mentally ill
by Meron KassaDetention Centers, Police Violence ICE Citizen’s Academy On July 13, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), announced its first ever Citizen’s Academy. It will take place in Chicago on September 15. Due to lack of information there were speculations about
by storiesUncategorized Portland and Your Own Hometown: What to Know and Do. Operation Legend: Trump announced in a recent speech that he would be sending a “surge” of federal law enforcement to Chicago and Albuquerque. Other cities are to come. Federal agents in unmarked cars Heightening protests is unmarked cars (mostly
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