In 2021, a news portal in India was under scanner for allegedly having ties to the Chinese government. Now, a New York Times investigation has unearthed a network of activists groups, nonprofit organisations, shell companies, and their close ties to Chinese propaganda.
A woman in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent died after she got trapped inside a lift of a residential building. Though her family had registered a missing complaint, the police could not locate her.
The 33-year-old woman allegedly possessed child pornography on a digital cloud account as well as a video of her performing a sex act with her dog. Stephanie Weir is behind bars on a $200,000 bond as she faces a slew of criminal charges.
During the demonstration, protesters voiced support for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, despite calls from the Kremlin to release Niger's democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. Demonstrators chanting slogans in favor of Russia and against France.
The report also mentions that several women have been suspended or expelled from universities, barred from taking exams and have been denied access to banking services and public transport. Hundreds of businesses have been forcibly closed for not enforcing compulsory veiling.