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  Human Rights Watch's Fessy on Ituri massacre: 'The Congolese government and UN peacekeepers need to do more to stop the killings'

  A June 12 massacre in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, carried out by Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) militia has left 46 civilians dead, including 23 children, in a displaced people's camp.

  By Federal Newswire Report

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  Richardson: Chinese authorities 'literally taking blood' to surveil minorities

  Two new reports detail how the Chinese government is using forced DNA collections to monitor its citizens, especially dissenters and ethnic minorities, according to a report in Popular Science.

  By Bob Pepalis

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  Human Rights Watch's McNeill: 'There's a lot of concern about foreign interference in the university sector'

  A Human Rights Watch researcher shared the fears of Chinese pro-democracy students in Australia of being harassed and intimidated, and of Australian academics who focus on China of being recorded and doxed by nationalistic Chinese students.

  By Bob Pepalis

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  Human Rights Watch: Arrest of 90-year-old cardinal 'has to be a shocking new low for Hong Kong’s police'

  The arrest of a 90-year-old bishop and several other pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong is drawing criticism from Human Rights Watch. The advocates could potentially face life in prison and are currently barred from leaving Hong Kong.

  By David Hutton

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