Ethnic groups in Asia

Angry Miao releases its next-generation product in the CYBERBOARD series - "CYBERBOARD Le Smoking"

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

ZHUHAI, China, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Angry Miao officially released its next-generation product in the CYBERBOARD series - "CYBERBOARD Le Smoking" on May 27, 2021.

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  • ZHUHAI, China, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Angry Miao officially released its next-generation product in the CYBERBOARD series - "CYBERBOARD Le Smoking" on May 27, 2021.
  • Once again, Angry Miao presents a truly unique keyboard that breaks through the limitations of current manufacturing technology.
  • CYBERBOARD R2 is inspired by the classic Saint Laurent Le Smoking suit, symbolizing the independent spirit of women.
  • In addition to the CYBERBOARD Le Smoking, Angry Miao is also launching the all-new Angry Miao 021C keycap set, Time Machine artisan keycap, The Chimney Cat artisan keycap (AFS) and a cyan-colored CYBERCOIN.

Nathan VanderKlippe, Sarah Cox Win Press Freedom Award

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Monday, May 3, 2021

b'OTTAWA, ON, May 3, 2021 /CNW/ -Nathan VanderKlippe, The Globe and Mail\'sChina correspondent, and Sarah Cox, investigative reporter with The Narwhal, have been declared co-winners of the 2021 Press Freedom Award by the Ottawa-based advocacy group World Press Freedom Canada.\nRisking detention, deportation or even imprisonment, VanderKlippe reported on forced labour camps where thousands of Uyghurs, a Muslim minority ethnic group, are being held.

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  • b'OTTAWA, ON, May 3, 2021 /CNW/ -Nathan VanderKlippe, The Globe and Mail\'sChina correspondent, and Sarah Cox, investigative reporter with The Narwhal, have been declared co-winners of the 2021 Press Freedom Award by the Ottawa-based advocacy group World Press Freedom Canada.\nRisking detention, deportation or even imprisonment, VanderKlippe reported on forced labour camps where thousands of Uyghurs, a Muslim minority ethnic group, are being held.
  • VanderKlippe evaded attempts to physically bar him from the area, and his photos and reporting helped document China\'s controversial practices in Xinjiang.\nFor years Cox has doggedly covered the controversial Site C power dam on the Peace River in northeast B.C.
  • She was the original recipient of the World Press Freedom award in 1999 and hasn\'t stopped since.
  • The advocacy group works with the patronage of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the sustaining sponsorship of the Canadian Bankers\'Association.\n'

ROMA Boots Marks 11th Birthday Celebration With a Further Commitment to Philanthropy and Sustainability

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

For years I struggled with being known as the CEO of ROMA Boots.

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  • For years I struggled with being known as the CEO of ROMA Boots.
  • But as I\'ve grown and understood that a business like ROMA Boots must be able to sustain our non-profit ROMA Foundation through the donation of boots.
  • To learn more about ROMA Boots and how you can make a difference in a child\'s life, visitromaboots.com or romafoundation.com.\nAbout ROMA Boots: Founded in 2010 by Samuel Bistrian, the company name ROMA means love.
  • Following a "buy one, give one model" similar TOMS footwear, ROMA does the same with boots.

CGTN: Beyond the Mountains: Life in Xinjiang

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Saturday, April 17, 2021

"\nTerrorist attacks that have plagued the region for almost three decades left people in and outside the region in shock and panic.

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  • "\nTerrorist attacks that have plagued the region for almost three decades left people in and outside the region in shock and panic.
  • Xinjiang, home to over 12 million Uygurs, has experienced a larger share of the stigma and distortion.
  • Foreign reporting on Xinjiang has predominantly centered around allegations of so-called "human rights abuses by the Chinese government.
  • "My kid was so good that it made me cry," he said.\nIn south Xinjiang, such a change in mentality is much harder.

CGTN: Beyond the Mountains: Life in Xinjiang

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Saturday, April 17, 2021

"\nTerrorist attacks that have plagued the region for almost three decades left people in and outside the region in shock and panic.

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  • "\nTerrorist attacks that have plagued the region for almost three decades left people in and outside the region in shock and panic.
  • Xinjiang, home to over 12 million Uygurs, has experienced a larger share of the stigma and distortion.
  • Foreign reporting on Xinjiang has predominantly centered around allegations of so-called "human rights abuses by the Chinese government.
  • "My kid was so good that it made me cry," he said.\nIn south Xinjiang, such a change in mentality is much harder.

Council reaffirms commitment to combat discrimination against Roma

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Saturday, March 13, 2021

Today the Council adopted a recommendation on Roma equality, inclusion and participation, stepping up the member states' commitment to effectively fight discrimination against Roma people and to promote their inclusion in the key areas of education, employment, health and housing.

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  • Today the Council adopted a recommendation on Roma equality, inclusion and participation, stepping up the member states' commitment to effectively fight discrimination against Roma people and to promote their inclusion in the key areas of education, employment, health and housing.
  • The Recommendation also reflects the needs of specific groups and the diversity of the Roma population.
  • It replaces the December 2013 Council recommendation on effective Roma integration measures and has an expanded scope, including measures to:

    The recommendation highlights the importance of the equal participation of Roma in society and of their role in policy-making.

  • It also seeks to improve target setting, data collection, monitoring and reporting and to make mainstream policies more sensitive to Roma equality and inclusion.

CGTN:Targeted Poverty Alleviation - The Chinese Path to Fighting Poverty

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

In November 2013, during an inspection tour of central China's Hunan, Chinese President Xi Jinping first raised the concept of "targeted poverty alleviation."

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  • In November 2013, during an inspection tour of central China's Hunan, Chinese President Xi Jinping first raised the concept of "targeted poverty alleviation."
  • The first step of the targeted poverty alleviation campaign is to locate poverty through accurate identification, which means specifying survey data by matching it with individuals and households.
  • "We have never encountered such rigorous measures," said Zhang Shibin, former director of the poverty alleviation office of Yunnan Province's Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County. "
  • The targeted poverty alleviation campaign has perfectly embodied China's practical and down-to-earth approach in battling poverty, opening up a path that accommodates the country's realities while reflecting unique Chinese characteristics.

Regions and Cities push for more ambition to combat Anti-Gypsyism in Europe

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Friday, February 5, 2021

During their February plenary session, the members

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  • During their February plenary session, the members
    of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
    discussed the European Commission's renewed

    Roma Strategic framework for equality,
    inclusion and participation
    .

  • Therelevant opinion, drafted by Jcint Horvth
    (HU/PES), calls for future legislation to allow for
    more local political participation of Romani
    people.
  • It also urges the Commission to closely
    monitor progress at Member State level, enforce the
    application of existing legislation and swiftly
    complement it where necessary.
  • Furthermore, Romani
    communities risk to be particularly exposed to the
    devastating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Since the beginning of the year, many communities have
    been scapegoated for spreading the virus exacerbating
    existing segregation problems.
  • The Roma strategic framework is part of the
    Commission's broader action plan to fight systemic
    racism and build "A Union of Equality".
  • They also emphasised that local and
    regional authorities should play a key role in the
    establishment of national strategic frameworks.

FRC Commends State Department Genocide Designation for China's Atrocities Against Uyghur Muslims and Other Minority Groups

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced the determination that the "People's Republic of China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, China, targeting Uyghur Muslims and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups."

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today announced the determination that the "People's Republic of China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, China, targeting Uyghur Muslims and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups."
  • Family Research Council President Tony Perkins commented:
    "I commend Secretary Pompeo for declaring atrocities against Uyghur Muslims and others as genocide.
  • Reports show that these minorities are being sent to concentration camps to endure not only forced labor, but also forced abortions and sterilization.
  • The goal is clear: Chinese officials want to reduce the Uyghur population in China by whatever means necessary.

Scholars at Risk Recognizes Imprisoned Uyghur Scholar Rahile Dawut and Releases New Report on Global Academic Freedom

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

Both debuted at the group's virtual global conference , an event that has drawn 2,126 viewsfrom around the world, to date.

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  • Both debuted at the group's virtual global conference , an event that has drawn 2,126 viewsfrom around the world, to date.
  • The Courage to Think award went to anthropologist Dr. Rahile Dawut, currently believed to be imprisoned in China.
  • In December 2017, Dr. Dawut, an expert in Uyghur culture studies, disappeared while she was traveling from her base in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regionto Beijing.
  • As a global network, Scholars at Risk calls on everyone who believes in freedom to help seek the release of imprisoned scholars, host threatened scholars at higher education institutions, share Free to Think 2020 to give voice to students and scholars who demand academic freedom, and support its collective efforts by contributing in any way you can.