human rights

First Social Credit System in Europe: Rewards for Exemplary Citizens?

May 21, 2022 Armin Auctor

A building flying the Italian and EU flags.

Italy is all set to become the first European country to implement a social credit system that is government-sponsored. (Image: Ryzhov Sergey via Dreamstime)

China’s Digital Surveillance State Exposed in Data Leak

April 12, 2022January 28, 2022 Jack Roberts

An image of a woman's eye seen under a digital data stream.

Thanks to database exposure, the scale of mass surveillance tech deployed by the Chinese government has been unveiled. (Image: Flynt via Dreamstime)

Once Again Tech Giant Apple Is Appeasing China

May 9, 2022September 3, 2021 Max Lu

An Asian man talks on his cellphone just outside the Apple store in New York City.

Apple is restraining its users from engraving words related to subjects like democracy, politics, religion, and human rights on its devices. (Image: Nsbeer via Dreamstime)

Vic Mays’s Heartfelt Debut Single Release ‘They Left No Name’

May 10, 2022August 23, 2021 Jessica Kneipp

Vic May's dreamlike debut single is called 'They Left No Name.' (Image: Screenshot via Richard Symonds)

Defectors Describe Why North Korea is Hell on Earth

May 16, 2022July 27, 2021 Rory Karsten

If you commit a political crime in communist North Korea, such as watching a foreign film, you won’t be the only one who gets severely punished. (Image: Mirko Kuzmanovic via Dreamstime)

Little Global Respect for Ruling Chinese Communist Party, Pew Report Finds

May 21, 2022July 4, 2021 Rory Karsten

An undated photo of a Chinese police officer in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. (Image: via Dariusz Kopestynski via Dreamstime)

Proposed SpaceX Base Threatens Lands and Livelihoods in Papua

May 28, 2022May 21, 2021 Troy Oakes

Islanders and their boats in Papua New Guinea.

Elon Musk's proposed SpaceX base in Biak, Papua, could have a negative impact on local livelihoods and the environment. (Image: Freesally via Pixabay)

Will the 2021 Police Bill Drastically Dilute the Human Rights Act as We Know It?

May 29, 2022May 13, 2021 Helen London

Will the new UK Police Bill strike at the heart of this ancient democracy? (Image: William Perry via Dreamstime)

Top US and China Diplomats to Meet in Anchorage, Alaska

June 7, 2022March 18, 2021 David Clapp

On March 18 a high-stakes diplomatic showdown between the U.S. and China takes place in Alaska. (Image: Andrew Parfenov via Dreamstime)

Biden Raises Taiwan and Human Rights Concerns With Xi During Phone Call

June 15, 2022February 13, 2021 David Clapp

The Biden administration has cast the U.S.-China relationship as the 'biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century.' (Image: Palinchak via Dreamstime)

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