The top UN Human Rights official, Volker Turk, has expressed concern over China’s so‑called “ethnic unity” law, saying it could restrict freedom of religion and cultural expression.
#EthnicUnityLaw #China
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viewer an opportunity to look at such a huge human tragedy as World War II from different perspectives.
https://ww2abc.com/
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Some photos have an author and a description which can be used to tell when and by whom they were taken, while others can only be guessed. But this huge amount of documentary evidence gives the
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sides of the front by professional and amateur photographers, military and civilian. This site brings together photographs taken on different sides of the front by professional and amateur photographers, military and civilian.
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Arthur Bondar private collection of unknown WWII photographs.
The archive is a collection of previously unknown visual materials from World War II found around the world.
This site brings together photographs taken on different
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Apart from the sovereignty issue, that's about 22% of annual US production of Tomahawks flying past there.
This isn't a sustainable campaign.
Those videos of the gents who slashed through the NEH, wielding only a vaporous understanding of a questionable Executive Order?
Thanks to @historians.org, @modernlanguage.bsky.social, and @acls1919.bsky.social for bringing the lawsuit that produced this material in discovery.
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China’s unrelenting repression highlighted on 67th #Tibet uprising anniversary
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The PRC denies Tibetans their right to religious freedom. USCIRF’s 2026 report details the abuses the people of #Tibet face under Chinese rule.
Read more: savetibet.org/uscirf-decri...
Today marks the 67th anniversary of the #Tibetan National Uprising.
As demonstrators peacefully march around the world, take a moment to learn about the history and future of #Tibet advocacy: savetibet.org/ict-issues-c...
#OTD in 1945, above Great Britain. A familiar sight for tail gunners. (In this case, a B-17.) #WW2 #HISTORY
ARCH41270: Archaeological Field Methods students digging at CEAMC
Investigating an experimental iron production site (charcoal pit, smelting furnace, slag and debris) and the final stages of a Bronze Age wooden figures experiment (see below video for that project)
@experimentarchaeol.bsky.social
The mother of a teenage boy who died when a cabin cruiser belonging to Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Shadow V, was blown up by the IRA on 27 August 1979, has said she could not even speak to her family after his death
A federal judge ruled that Kari Lake has unlawfully served as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America, and nullified many actions she has taken in the role, including mass layoffs of staff.
It's been nearly one year since Trump issued an order to dismantle USAGM and Kari Lake placed employees on leave and fired contractors.
Today, a judge found she's been running the agency illegally and found her decisions, including a RIF, null and void.
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Incredible catch here.
Fox used footage from December 17, 2025, where Trump was not dressed in garish campaign swag.
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A pair of Sliotars found within 100 metres of each other on the shoreline. One had been lost to the sea recently while the other has been bobbing about for a bit longer. Sliotars are the balls used in the the Irish game of Hurling which has been played here for almost a thousand years.
⚡️Update: Russian mass attack on Ukraine kills 7 in Kharkiv, including children.
Russian troops struck a five-story building in the city of Kharkiv with a ballistic missile overnight on March 7, killing seven people, including two children, and injuring at least 15, local authorities reported.
The US is facing daily assaults on democracy, former President Barack Obama has warned, as he lauded Jesse Jackson for fighting abuses of power at a memorial service for the longtime civil rights activist.
Reporter: Looks like Russia is now helping Iran target and attack Americans.
Trump: That's a minor issue compared to what we're doing here. What a stupid question to ask right now. We're talking about something else.
Top U.S. military commanders have reportedly told their troops that Trump's War on Iran will "cause Armageddon and mark Jesus' return to earth."
It's yet another example of the dangerous relationship Trump has cultivated with Christian nationalists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XsORP-VuRI
All of our living presidents who still have a sense of decency gathered to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Respect recognizes respect.
Enjoyed introducing the landmark 1964 Peter Watkins film Culloden and taking Q&A with my colleague Prof Andrew Mackillop for Scot Lit Film Club last night. Thanks to Dr Corey Gibson for the invite.
The things you find when clearing your office. A shot taken in 2001 when Ian Knight and I attended a ceremony at the old Zulu capital of oNdini to procure some Muthi (drugs) during the filming of the Secrets of the Dead episode on iSandlwana. A life time ago and a world away.
An ancient aspen tree is growing moss at the stem.
Fallen trees are covered with moss on the forest floor.
Old-growth boreal forests have so much more life in them compared to monoculture plantations. Ancient trees decay for ages on the forest floor, providing habitat for plants and animals. Vitality everywhere you look.
Sporstwashing is when a bad actor uses sports to distract from its negative, or outright appalling actions.
Israel being allowed to compete in the UEFA Nations League is a textbook example.
The FAI, RTÉ and the govt must make a stand and boycott Ireland's fixtures against Israel later this year.
How #Erdoğan is attacking democracy in #Türkiye and why the West must respond
#Kurds #Syria #TurkeyWarCrimes #TurkeyInvasion #TurkeyOccupation #BoycottTurkey #Dictatorship #Surveillance #Censorship
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