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US condemns China’s reported life sentence of acclaimed Uyghur scholar

By Simone McCarthy (CNN) — The United States has condemned China’s reported sentencing of prominent Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut to life in prison, calling for the immediate release of the scholar known for documenting folklore and traditions of the Muslim minority in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region. The statement, released by the US State Department Friday,

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Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants following deadly Ankara blast

By Gul Tuysuz, Heather Law and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Turkey’s military carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Sunday, just hours after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing in the capital in the latest attack of its nearly four-decade long insurgency. In a statement,

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One year on from stadium disaster that killed 135, these families are still seeking answers

By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — One year on from the Kanjuruhan football stadium disaster that killed more than 130 people in Indonesia, families of the victims are calling on authorities to reopen investigations and declare the incident “a serious human rights violation.” Video footage aired by CNN affiliate CNN Indonesia showed emotional scenes as

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An Australian community built on racial segregation looks to the future, with or without a Voice

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Cherbourg, Australia (CNN) — Built on the land of the Wakka Wakka people, Cherbourg’s modern motto of “many tribes, one community” reflects the varied origins of its 1,700 residents, descendants of people once forced to live there under laws of segregation. Between 1905 and 1971, more than 2,600 Aboriginal and Torres

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