Tag: Human rights
Reactions to US diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in China
Olympic statue in Beijing The Winter Olympics will take place in China from February 4th to 20th, 2022. (Photo: dpa) Washington, Beijing After the US announced a diplomatic boycott of…
USA announce diplomatic boycott of the Olympic Games in China
Olympic statue in Beijing The Winter Olympics will take place in China from February 4th to 20th, 2022. (Photo: dpa) Washington, Beijing The US has announced a diplomatic boycott of…
Companies shy away from taking steps
Indian textile factory The supply chain law aims to improve working conditions. (Photo: obs) Berlin It is an unusual dispute: members of the Alliance for Sustainable Textiles have publicly attacked…
Zhang Zhan faces starvation in Chinese custody
Zhang Zhan On hunger strike for months. (Photo: ddp / Newscom) Beijing On Monday, journalists’ associations across Germany called on the federal government to campaign for the release of Zhang…
The IOC gives a miserable picture in this case
IOC President Thomas Bach on video call with tennis player Peng Shuai A 30-minute phone call was enough for the IOC to claim Peng was fine. (Photo: via REUTERS) The…
Woman is in MuIlah jail: Briton on hunger strike against Iran AND Boris Johnson – Politics abroad
Richard Ratcliffe, husband of the British-Iranian dual nationalist Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was held in Iran, went on a hunger strike in London to protest. Although Iran is primarily responsible for…
Erdogan doesn’t want to expel Western diplomats
Recep Tayyip Erdogan The Turkish president is rowing backwards in a dispute with ten foreign embassies. (Photo: via REUTERS) Istanbul The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not want to…
After the ambassador dispute, the West is discussing how to deal with Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdogan The Turkish President emphasizes that his country does not need the EU. (Photo: AP) Istanbul Things could go better for the Turkish president: the economy is overheated,…
USA would defend Taiwan if attacked
US President Biden at CNN Town Hall event The US is not looking for a conflict with China, but Beijing must understand “that we will not take a step back,…
Turkey does not fit in with the EU: Better to break off accession negotiations
Erdogan Breaking off the accession negotiations to the EU could mean a new beginning – and motivate Erdogan to rethink his position. (Photo: Reuters) The European Commission’s Turkey Report is…
Coalition agreement needs a separate chapter for Russia
Russia’s President Putin President Vladimir Putin will want to use the dangerous power vacuum in the West for his own interests. (Photo: dpa) The closure of the Russian NATO mission…
Coalition agreement needs a separate chapter for Russia
Russia’s President Putin President Vladimir Putin will want to use the dangerous power vacuum in the West for his own interests. (Photo: dpa) The closure of the Russian NATO mission…
Nahid Taghavi: German-Iranian has been in mullah jail for a year – politics abroad
Exactly one year ago, the German-Iranian Nahid Taghavi (67) was arrested in front of her apartment in Tehran! Her arrest has been sharply criticized around the world. But the Iranian…
Microsoft hires career network in China
Linkedin headquarters in Mountain View Parent company Microsoft is withdrawing its career network from China. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The US technology group Microsoft is withdrawing from China with its LinkedIn…
Commitment to more climate protection – China no longer wants to build new coal-fired power plants abroad
new York In his speech at the UN general debate on climate change, China’s head of state Xi Jinping urged more efforts to reduce emissions. He announced: “China will step…
Algeria’s ex-president Bouteflika dies at the age of 84
Abdelaziz Bouteflika At the end of his political career there was a lot of criticism against the long-time ruler of Algeria. (Photo: Reuters) Algiers Algeria’s former head of state Abdelaziz…