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Paul Rusesabagina, inspiration for "Hotel Rwanda", arrives in US after release from prison

Outspoken Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda," has arrived in the United States after being freed from prison, the White House said Wednesday.

France 24

Ukraine Soviet-era famine recognised as ‘genocide’ by French MPs

The 1930s starvation of millions in Ukraine under Soviet leader Stalin is considered an act of genocide by Ukrainians.

Al Jazeera

Freed 'Hotel Rwanda' hero Rusesabagina leaves Kigali, reaches Qatar

Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film "Hotel Rwanda" about the 1994 genocide, has arrived in Qatar after being released from prison in Rwanda last week, Rwanda's government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Sinclair to Provide Facilities for Recording Holocaust Survivors

Sinclair will provide production facilities at its stations nationwide for the USC Shoah Foundation to record testimony from genocide survivors

TV Tech

How the TikTok hearing went bad

Sure, TikTok is problematic — but social media delivers a withering verdict on GOP’s racist scare-mongering

Salon

Rwanda says Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame to be freed

Rwanda’s government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial

The Independent UK

‘Like a war zone’: Congress hears of China’s abuses in Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’

Pair tell of witnessing or experiencing torture and brainwashing, as Republicans and Democrats vow to document ‘genocide’

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U.S. House panel on China highlights abuse of Uyghurs in second hearing

A new U.S. congressional committee on China held its second hearing on Thursday, highlighting what Washington says is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang region.

Reuters

Russia accuses UK of triggering 'genocide' over depleted uranium tank shells for Ukraine

Russian officials have accused the UK of 'genocide' because of the supply of depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine. The UK said the shells are a 'standard component and has nothing to do with nuclear weapons or capabilities'

Daily Mirror

Woman who saw 6 brothers slaughtered in Iraq demands justice for ISIS genocide victims

The catastrophic decision to invade and occupy Iraq in 2003 led to the world’s most feared terrorist group, ISIS, emerging out of al-Qaeda and committing genocide against Nobel laureate Nadia and her people, the Yazidis

Daily Mirror

Commentary: Ukraine wants Russia prosecuted for war crimes. Why is the US stalling in its support?

Should the U.S. do everything it can to help hold Russia accountable for its atrocity crimes in Ukraine? As Russian bombs and soldiers wreak havoc on the country, you would think so. The New York Times, however, recently reported that the Pentagon is blocking U.S. efforts to hand over important…

Los Angeles Times

New Holocaust memorial garden to open at Gedling Country Park

The new £45,000 memorial garden will commemorate the millions of people who lost their lives in the Holocaust and other genocide atrocities

Nottingham Post

Saudi Arabia, UAE, US, UK Support ‘Justice’ in Sudan

The Quad for Sudan, which comprises Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK, and the US, has welcomed the Transitional Justice Conference, which kicked off in Sudan on Thursday, and said that it is a “vital gateway” for restoring a civilian-led transitional government in the North African country. The Conference was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Are Russian transfers of Ukrainian children to re-education and adoption facilities a form of genocide?

Throughout Russia’s war against Ukraine, there have been countless reports of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. Now, there are also allegations of genocide involving the forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.

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Legendary broadcaster and author Fergal Keane leaving RTE after three decades of service

The 62-year-old is well known for working as war reporter in Southern Africa covering apartheid and a major genocide in Rwanda in the 1990s

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Editorial: Blinken must open the Nazi files: State Department has to heed demand of Reps. Nadler, Meeks and Goldman

On Wednesday, Secretary of State Tony Blinken was in Ethiopia stressing, “the importance of accountability for the atrocities perpetrated by all parties” during fighting in the country’s north that may have constituted war crimes or genocide.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: No Evidence on Genocide in Ukraine

UN investigators said Thursday they "have not found that there has been a genocide within Ukraine.” Presenting their first report, the high-level team of investigators said they had determined that Russian authorities had committed "a wide range of war crimes" since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 --…

Irish Mirror

Veteran broadcaster and author Fergal Keane to leave RTE after three decades

The legendary broadcaster spent time as a war reporter in Southern Africa covering apartheid and a major genocide

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Gianni Infantino re-elected FIFA president and cites Rwanda's recovery of genocide

Gianni Infantino gave a speech at the opening of the FIFA electoral congress in Kigali in which he bizarrely compared his situation to the plight of the Rwandan people

The Independent UK

Casualties mount in battle for Bakhmut – as ICC ‘prepares first arrest warrants’ over Russia’s invasion

The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court opened an investigation into possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Ukraine a year ago

The Conversation

The Banyamulenge: how a minority ethnic group in the DRC became the target of rebels – and its own government

The Banyamulenge are a minority ethnic group in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In December 2022, the UN adviser on the prevention of genocide raised concerns about attacks against the community based on “ethnicity or perceived allegiance with neighbouring countries”. The Banyamulenge have long been viewed as…

The Conversation

Reporting Ukraine 90 years ago: the Welsh journalist who uncovered Stalin's genocide

Ninety years ago, a young Welsh investigative journalist uncovered the Soviet Union’s genocide in Ukraine, Stalin’s attempt to stamp down on rising nationalism. The Holomodor, as it became known, was responsible for the deaths of some 4 million Ukrainians through deliberate starvation.

The Guardian - UK

All Your Children, Scattered by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse review – invisible scars of Rwandan survivors

This searing debut novel lyrically follows the after-effects of the 1994 genocide through three generations

France 24

Illegal gold mining: A disaster for the Yanomami people of Brazil's Amazon rainforest

Thousands of illegal gold miners are accused of destroying the lives of the indigenous Yanomami people, who have lived for centuries in the Amazon rainforest on the border between Venezuela and Brazil. Miners have flooded into the area, poisoning rivers, attacking people and even raping women and girls. Under Brazil's…

The Conversation

Can mass atrocities be prevented? This course attempts to answer the question

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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