Alsephina

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[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 10 points 7 months ago

Bro has never talked to anyone outside the anglosphere 😭

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It's literally the most watched television program on the planet lmao.

What about the limits on children under 18 from participating in religious activities?

Preventing child abuse and indoctrination is very cool and good actually. Wish I wasn't exposed to it as a kid.

The demolition of religious sites?

What? Xinjiang has some of the largest mosques in the world lol. And a pretty high ratio of mosques to Muslims (about as high as my own Muslim country's actually).

The requirement for religious leaders to register with the state?

Good. If the capitalist Russian Federation also continued to suppress the church and its leaders like the USSR did and China does, so much of the population would not have become so religious and reactionary.

What's with this obsession with relating Uyghur culture to religion? Sure, so long as it's only adults exposed to religions and it's consensual, fine, but Xinjiang's culture is much more than that, as are those of any region where religions are unfortunately still prevalent.

Religions are generally in decline in every place that's progressing economically, and Xinjiang is no exception. That's a good thing.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Pretty normal (and necessary) to have a national language lol. 96% of Tibetans can speak their local language since it's part of the curriculum, and Tibetan, Uyghur and other local cultures are highly promoted in Chinese media as mandated by the CPC.

promote social harmony

True and good.

cultural erasure [...] homogeneity

Do you watch Chunwan? It's the most watched media in China and its national television, where every year there are displays of traditional Uyghur culture in Xinjiang — dresses, dances, music, etc. Dilraba Dilmurat, the most popular celebrity in China, is of Uyghur descent and performs in those traditional garbs.

Here's one of her performances

Claiming China is "suppressing Uyghur/Tibet culture" or other bs like that is hilarious nonsense to anyone who knows even a little about the country lmfao. If you don't know about the country you're speaking about, you should ask questions and look into it instead of parroting imperial core narratives.

Didn’t think this would be a hot take

You're not on Reddit full of western liberals. Lemmy is a bit more lefty in comparison.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 20 points 7 months ago

Always the same map

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago

English is a second language to them clearly. Cut them some slack.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago

God if only USSR-China relations remained this good...

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 45 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Common China W

Now fund the PFLP like the USSR used to

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 17 points 7 months ago

The nazi party is extremist??

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Boycotting and direct action works. Protestors in Tamworth have managed to force an entire israeli arms factory to shut down through direct action.

In general, all successful working class movements have happened by organizing.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 34 points 7 months ago

The world is healing

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

They disagree with all of that so it checks out

 

After Israel killed seven aid workers in Gaza, the US says it has not found any incidents of Israel violating international humanitarian law in the past six months. An Al Jazeera probe concluded the World Central Kitchen vehicles were deliberately hit.

 

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow believes that any aggressive Israeli actions "are totally unacceptable and must be stopped." ⠀

In a statement, the Lebanese Resistance group Hezbollah said Zahedi was "one of the first to support, sacrifice, and persevere for many years to develop and advance the work of the resistance in Lebanon." ⠀

The Yemeni Foreign Ministry in the Sanaa government also condemned the Israeli aggression, affirming it as a blatant violation of norms and laws, and an aggression against the sovereignty of two brotherly countries. ⠀

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned the targeting of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Damascus, deeming it a flagrant violation of international law. ⠀

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry said it rejects the targeting of diplomatic facilities under any pretext, echoing similar condemnations from the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, and Pakistan ⠀

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parilla said Havan strongly condemns the Israeli attack on Iranian diplomatic missions in Damascus, describing the latest strike as a blatant violation of Syrian sovereignty and international law. ⠀

Venezuela also strongly condemned the Israeli aggression, expressing solidarity with the peoples and governments of Iran and Syria.

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Frankcom was one of four international aid workers that Palestinian officials say were killed along with their Palestinian driver on Monday in an Israeli air attack in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah.

Speaking at a news conference in Brisbane, Albanese said Frankcom’s death was “completely unacceptable” and “beyond any reasonable circumstances”. ⠀

Albanese also reiterated calls for a “sustainable ceasefire”.

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Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran's embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional adversaries, and Tehran said the strike killed seven military advisers including three senior commanders.

Reuters reporters at the site in the Mezzeh district of Damascus saw emergency workers clambering atop rubble of a destroyed building inside the diplomatic compound, adjacent to the main embassy building. Emergency vehicles were parked outside. An Iranian flag hung from a pole by the debris.

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Protesters even demanded an end to trade relations, particularly vegetable exports to Israel.

For the eighth consecutive night on Sunday, thousands of people demanded the severing of diplomatic relations with Israel.

The massive protests took place in the Rabieh suburb, in the city of Amman, where the embassy of the Zionist state is located.

Besides calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, protesters demanded the breaking of the Wadi Araba Peace Treaty signed between Jordan and Israel in 1994.

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The targeting of peacekeepers is “unacceptable”, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), a peacekeeping force that helps monitor the Israel-Lebanon border, said in a statement on Saturday, adding that it was still investigating the origin of the blast. ⠀

Two security sources told the Reuters news agency that the observers were wounded in an Israeli strike, but the Israeli military denied targeting the area.

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Biden administration dramatically softens the sanctions it imposed on the seven Israelis from the Israel Defense Forces and makes it clear that they will be able to use their bank accounts.

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while Russia and China have welcomed the departure of US military personnel from Niger, their specific goals are quite different. ⠀

Russia wants to develop a close military relationship with Niger and replace previous French and American forces with those from the Africa Corps ⠀

“Niger appears open to that arrangement,” Shinn said. ⠀

China’s interest is in protecting its oil investment in Niger.

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Russia has started supplying oil directly to North Korea in defiance of UN sanctions ⠀

“For the past seven years, Pyongyang has had to pay a high premium for the oil products it needs, as it relied on a complex and expensive network of criminal brokers and mid-sea ship-to-ship transfers,” said Go.

“But now, it appears it has secured a steady supply of oil either at a heavy discount or as direct payment for the munitions it is supplying to Moscow,” he added. “That is going to free up resources for North Korea’s armed forces and its nuclear weapons programme.”

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the site’s new owners, listed as Griffin Newco Ltd, told Palestine Action that they will have nothing to do with the previous owners, Elbit, and have discontinued any arms manufacturing. ⠀

Elbit directly cited the increased expenditure on security they’d been forced to make, and higher supply chain costs they faced. ⠀

The first action at the site, in November 2020, saw activists smash into the building covered in blood-red paint. Between March and July 2021, roof-top occupations put the site out of action three times. Despite increased security, another roof-top occupation in July saw the site closed.

In February 2022, activists decommissioned the site for weeks—closed off after an occupation that saw over £250,000 of damage.

After this, Elbit erected a security perimeter around the site. One month later, six people were arrested after occupying the roof and smashing through, preventing the production of parts for Israel’s military machine.

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