LOS ANGELES - A recent independent financial audit of the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed “an increasing trend of cases of misconduct, especially relating to fraud, harassment, non-compliance to professional standards and sexual misconduct.” In light of the audit, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest provider of HIV/AIDS care globally, reiterates … [Read more...] about WHO Chief Must Leave After Scathing Audit, Says AHF
Palestinian Authority security officers attacking journalists
Palestinian Authority security officers attacking journalists and breaking their cameras in Ramallah. https://t.co/otdbu8gGDr— Khaled Abu Toameh (@KhaledAbuToameh) June 27, 2021 Ramallah - Palestinian security officers attack 4 female journalists during a protest against the death of Nizar Banat. One journalist was hit in the face with a tear gas canister. … [Read more...] about Palestinian Authority security officers attacking journalists
Xi Jinping shows no sign of picking a successor
Xi Jinping shows no sign of picking a successor. That risks throwing Chinese politics into turmoil https://t.co/xKKzfThmZ7— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 26, 2021 … [Read more...] about Xi Jinping shows no sign of picking a successor
China’s increasingly totalitarian system is not sustainable
China’s increasingly totalitarian system is *not* sustainable. Instead of building democratic institutions and the rule of law the Chinese Communist Party has morphed into a lawless and predatory state. Future disruptions are part of the price tag of the present political system. https://t.co/q5g9V1eUKu— Andreas Fulda (@AMFChina) June 26, 2021 … [Read more...] about China’s increasingly totalitarian system is not sustainable
It is a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world
Statement by President Joe Biden on Hong Kong’s Apple Daily It is a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world. Intensifying repression by Beijing has reached such a level that Apple Daily, a much-needed bastion of independent journalism in Hong Kong, has now ceased publishing. Through arrests, threats, and forcing through a National Security Law that … [Read more...] about It is a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world