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本章节经过更正，删除有关受迫害信仰团体法轮功经营的《大纪元时报》于2024年关闭香港分社的文字。 《大纪元时报》并未关闭香港分社，而是因"印刷厂租约到期无法续约"和"香港各种因素"而于2024年9月暂停印刷及发行日报。该报于2024年11月部分恢复印刷日报。
November 14, 2024: This version of the dispatch includes the correct number of civilians killed in northern Israel and the Occupied Golan Heights.
- 10/8/2024: This piece has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of Ahiad Ben Yitzchak's name.
The news release was corrected to clarify that the reasons for Fu Cha's arrest should be attributed to Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council.
April 17, 2024: This report was adjusted to clarify that the human rights organization, Haqel: In Defense of Human Right, petitioned the Israeli High Court to instruct the army to protect five Palestinian communities from displacement threats and allow displaced families from Khirbet Zanuta to return, where the Israeli state attorney, in a February 20 response, claimed that no forced displacement had occurred in Khirbet Zanuta.
An earlier version of this press release stated this visit is President Xi Jinping’s first visit to the United States since 2015. Xi made a visit to former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2017.
7/18/2023: This news release has been adjusted to reflect the most updated list of countries that allow male guardians to ban women's travel abroad.
2/2/2023: This press release has been edited after publication to update casualty figures.
We have edited the online version of this news release for clarity to indicate that suspended sentences or prison terms in relation to the 2020 vigil specifically range between 4 and 14 months.
Clarification: The quote attributed to UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Gillian Triggs in a November 2020 UNHCR news release was an appeal to all states, and should not be construed as an appeal to any particular country.