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On 6 June 2021, four members of a Muslim family were killed in London, Ontario. Madiha Salman, 44, her husband Salman Afzaal, 46, their 15-year-old daughter Yumna Afzaal, their 9-year-old son Fayez Afzaal, and Mr Afzaal’s 74-year-old mother were on an evening walk in their neighbourhood when … Read more →

A group of more than 170 organisations have signed an open letter, calling for an outright ban on the use of facial recognition and remote biometric recognition technologies globally. … Read more →

A recent study by German researcher, Adrian Zenz, has revealed that China’s birth control policies could reduce the Uyghur population in Xinjiang by a third over the next 20 years. In that time, China’s regional policies could lead to a cut between 2.6 and 4.5 million births. … Read more →

After a viral video on TikTok portrayed a group of refugees crossing the channel in a rubber dinghy, Priti Patel, the UK’s Home Secretary, has published a letter calling on social media companies to remove posts that “glamourise” migrant crossings. … Read more →

A study by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has found that the spread of famine-inducing invasive pest species is the latest humanitarian consequence of climate change. … Read more →

Today (4 June 2021) marks the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Crackdown and the first time since the 1989 massacre that there will be no formal commemoration of the event held in Chinese-speaking world. … Read more →