Spotlight on Winter Olympics in China: Daily Brief
New scrutiny for China's hosting of 2022 Winter Olympics; health of Russia's unjustly jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny deteriorates; regime in Syria steals property from citizens; crackdown against Chad's opposition; UN should ensure women’s full role in Afghanistan talks; freedom of speech further stifled in Belarus; and #Sofagate highlights Turkey’s treatment of women.
China's hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics is coming under new scrutiny. What can (sports) officials and athletes do to highlight Xi Jinping regime abuses against people in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, and advocate for change?
A lawyer for Russia's unjustly jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said that his health is deteriorating and that he's losing weight because of his hunger strike.
The regime in Syria is unlawfully confiscating the homes and lands of Syrians who fled Syrian-Russian military attacks in Idlib and Hama governorates.
Chad’s security forces have ruthlessly cracked down on protesters and the political opposition in the lead-up to the country’s presidential election, scheduled for Sunday.
Women should have full participation in Afghanistan peace talks between government officials, opposition leaders, and the Taliban under United Nations auspices, scheduled for April 16 in Istanbul.
Parliament in Belarus has moved forward eight bills that will, if adopted, further undermine freedom of speech and the work of independent journalists.
And Turkey's treatment of women's came into focus this week, thanks to a meeting between the top leadership of the European Union and the Turkish President, which resulted in a diplomatic faux-pas now dubbed #Sofagate.