VAST MAJORITY OF JAPANESE BACK FEMALE EMPEROR

A recent Kyodo News survey has revealed that as many as 81.9% of Japanese people support the concept of Japan having reigning empresses, otherwise known as female emperors, with 13.5% against.

NORTH KOREA'S "PARADISE ON EARTH" CAMPAIGN

North Korea’s “Paradise on Earth” campaign enticed nearly 100,000 ethnic Koreans to move from Japan to North Korea following the second world war.

US HOUSE APPROVES HONG KONG BILLS

The US House of Representatives has passed a number of bills in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters.

HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN TIBET

Ever since the CCP incorporated Tibet into the PRC in 1950, there have been concerns over human rights abuses in the region. Whilst Beijing initially promised Tibet relative autonomy from China, they later compelled Tibet to take part in Mao’s Great Leap Forward economic plan, resulting in the deaths of at least hundreds of thousands of Tibetans. 

HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN XINJIANG

In recent years, China has made attempt to suppress Xinjiang’s majority Muslim population. They started by instituting a host of measures, such as banning “abnormal” long beards, the wearing of veils in public spaces, and giving children names such as “Muhammed” or “Fatimah," with the intention of “countering extremism and terrorism." In attempts to achieve the same goal, China has also detained more than a million Uyghur Muslims in “re-education” camps.

PROTESTORS IN LONDON STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH HONG KONG PROTEST MOVEMENT

Thousands rallied in over 40 cities around the world over the weekend in opposition to totalitarianism, and in solidarity with protesters in Hong Kong who also took to the streets en masse. Events were held in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Taiwan, and other places. Photographer Darcy Miller captured the rally in London.

HONG KONG SOLIDARITY OF THE STREETS OF LONDON

StandwithHK, a Hong Kong solidarity organization, drove a digivan broadcasting live protest footage from Hong Kong through Central London. StandwithHK wrote on Facebook that the event aimed to “bring [the] current situation in Hong Kong to light and call for global solidarity with Hongkongers in our call for universal suffrage and democracy, and our fight against police brutality.”

CARRIE LAM FAILS TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAME OF RESISTANCE

Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam formally withdrew the controversial extradition bill last Wednesday, explaining in a five-minute television address that it was done “in order to fully allay public concerns.”

THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS SKIP THEIR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TO JOIN PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS

On Monday, as many as 9,000 high school and university students skipped their first day of the new school term to participate in pro-democracy demonstrations. Crowds of students gathered outside the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) donned helmets, masks, and goggles, chanting “reclaim Hong Kong!” and waving banners reading...