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China censors rare, nationwide protests
China censors rare, nationwide protests
by  AFP

China's censors were working Monday to extinguish signs of rare, social media-driven protests that flared across major cities over the weekend calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns.

Uyghur man's agony after five relatives died in Urumqi fire
Uyghur man's agony after five relatives died in Urumqi fire
by  AFP

When a deadly fire broke out in China's northwest Xinjiang region, triggering a wave of public anger over the country's zero-Covid policy, Abdulhafiz Maimaitimin initially could not believe that it claimed five of his relatives' lives. Much of Xinjiang has been locked down for three months, as the remote region battles an uptick in Covid cases that have also surged nationwide.

'It's not over': Iranian Kurds in Iraq in Tehran's crosshairs
'It's not over': Iranian Kurds in Iraq in Tehran's crosshairs
by  AFP

The roof is caved in, a wall has exploded and broken glass litters the floor at a base of the exiled Kurdish-Iranian opposition in mountainous northern Iraq. As Iranians have vented their anger at the regime, Tehran has blamed outside forces, and exiled Kurdish groups on whose bases it has rained down missiles and so-called suicide drones.

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