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Uyghur database used for NFTs changes licensing after outrage
The Xinjiang Victims Database containing images of thousands of incarcerated or oppressed Uyghurs has changed its creative commons licensing after a group of “famous artists” turned 100 database image...
Volkswagen says supply-chain problems are easing even as some Audi buyers face year-long wait times
Executives with German automobile maker Volkswagen said at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that supply-chain problems exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war are easing but they’...
United Nations On A Visit To Xinjiang, China
In May 2022, United Nations, including Michelle Bachelet, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, are to visit Xinjiang, China, to investigate the allegations of serious human rights violations. This...
U.S. Will Restrict Visas For Chinese Officials Involved In Uyghur Repression, Blinken Says
Topline The State Department will impose visa restrictions on Chinese government officials it believes are complicit in the repression of minority groups, dissidents and activists in China or in the U...
Hundreds Worldwide Protest China’s Human Rights Abuses As Beijing Winter Olympics Kick Off
Topline Hundreds of people in several countries on Friday protested against China’s repression of its Muslim Uyghur minority and Tibetans as the Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off amid diplomatic boyc...
There Is Only One Winner Of The Winter Olympics 2022
The Winter Olympics 2022 is surrounded by many controversies, and the artificial snow is the least of the concerns. The Chinese government stands accused of perpetrating genocide and crimes against hu...
Weaponizing Global Supply Chains Is Unlikely To Alter China’s Uyghur Human Rights Regime
Muslim Uyghur boys walking past a statue of Mao Zedong facing Renmin (People’s) Square in Kashgar, … [+] in northwest China’s Xinjiang Province. AFP via Getty Images Sovereigns’ impo...
Chamath Palihapitiya says ‘nobody cares’ about Uyghur genocide in China
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya. Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON – Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya triggered a backlash on social media after saying during a re...