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WHO Chief Refuses to Rule out COVID Lab Leak Theory
March 31, 2021
Despite the World Health Organizations (WHO) report findings of likely animal-to-human transmission, WHO chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the team didn’t investigate the labs extensively enough to rule out the lab leak theory and vowed to probe the possibility further.
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Russia: Proposal to Request Personal Data for Social Media Use
March 29, 2021
In reaction to concerns that U.S. social media is failing to comply with Russian laws, Russia’s communications regulator has drafted a law that requesting that social media and online messenger users hand over their passport data, addresses and other information to guarantee security.
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Freed Pro-Democracy Activists Back in Custody in Hong Kong
March 26, 2021
Eight Hong Kong democracy activists, jailed in China last year after being captured at sea, were released and immediately taken back into custody for their roles in pro-democracy protests once they arrived back in Hong Kong.
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Navalny's Allies Call for Major Protest Across Russia
March 24, 2021
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's allies called for a new massive protest across the country to demand his release from prison posting a statement on Navalny's website urging Russians to sign up for the protests.
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U.S. Sanctions 24 Chinese, Hong Kong Officials
March 24, 2021
In reaction to Hong Kong’s new electoral law that will reduce the proportion of those who are directly elected and just ahead of the first face-to-face meeting with China, The U.S. has sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials involved with the ongoing crackdown on political freedoms.
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