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In this round-up, you’ll find stories about critical regional elections in Malaysia, the expansion of forced labor in China, and much much more. If you find Asia Undercovered useful, please help me spread the word by sharing this issue with your friends, family, and colleagues. You can forward this
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This week’s issue is late due to me being sick because of the massive haze/fires events ravaging California. It reminds me of the 2015 Indonesia fires, a undercovered story, which I covered. Subscribers, expect two issues next week! Undercovered this week Firstly, a touching piece by Palden Soman
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Undercovered this week The war on religion in China continues. We know what’s happened to Uyghur mosques and shrines. Now, more evidence that Buddhism is under threat too, as Bitter Winter reports on the drive to destroy publications by a 92 year old monk – mainly because he is renowned
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Informing the uninformed: Uyghur Genocide As many of you know, Asia Undercovered has regularly highlighted stories about the human rights crisis in Xinjiang. But many remain mostly uninformed, partly due to western media not giving enough prominence to the story. Here’s a great thread of informative pieces that you
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We at Asia Undercovered try to steer clear of over-covered news like Trump’s latest tweets, but here’s a trending topic that we feel deserves more attention: #BlackLivesMatter. Over the past few months, a renewed BLM movement has spread around the world, including in Asia, where protesters are not
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Floods are ravaging Asia In the past month, unusually heavy, persistent rains have caused flood disasters in several Asian countries. Japan, China, Indonesia, Nepal and India have all experienced historical flooding, and widespread loss of life. The timing is not a coincidence – there’s strong evidence that climate change is
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