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UN Report: +1 million Uyghurs have been imprisoned or held in detention or re-education centres by the Beijing authorities

China is home to 1.4 billion people. About 25 million live in Xinjiang, half of them ethnic minorities. Of these, more than 1 million have been imprisoned or held in detention or re-education centres, subjected to forced labour or forced to accept restrictive living and housing conditions. I witnessed their protest in front of the White House because they cannot protest in Tiananmen Square or anywhere else in China.

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We interact economically, politically with China, but on the basis of a set of clear, shared values and principles. IPAC meeting starts tomorrow

It is a crucial moment for the future. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it has become increasingly clear that authoritarian tendencies of state players of global importance must be countered. That we must not accept exceptions when it comes to human rights, environmental protection, labor standards and the elimination of forced labor, the protection of property, respect for the socio-cultural identity of all communities.

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We give our vote of no confidence on energy: Minister Virgil Popescu must go home

Yesterday, Mr Virgil Popescu was telling us on Digi 24 TV that the population cannot suffer because of the price of gas, because the price has been capped. An acquaintance told me the other day that his company was paying about 15% of the cost of gas for the production of sanitary equipment. That was a year ago.

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The Energy EO will generate chain bankruptcies in the energy sector, without lowering prices

The energy GEO issued by the Ciucă government will generate chain bankruptcies in the energy sector, without leading to lower prices or reducing the production deficit. The 98% tax on the price difference between buying and selling energy ignores the fact that energy supply companies are already financing more than 10 billion in working capital, most of which comes from loans in the banking system.

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A first step towards improving the status of women in Romania: sexual and reproductive health and protection against abuse

On every map related to reproductive rights and the status of women, Romania is marked with 🔴red or 🟠orange. Ioana is a 20-year-old girl from Romania. She gave birth to her first child when she was 15. In her community, it's common to hear of teenage parents having two or three children, maybe more. Parents so young they wouldn't be allowed to legally consume alcohol in other countries of the world.

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Four years after August 10, 2018, we have only one direction: to change Romania for the better

August 10, 2018 was an "election" day, perhaps more than a normal election days. August 10, 2018 showed what Romania's population wants. The overwhelming number of Romanians who participated in the protest in Victory Square then, as well as their relatives and loved ones who learned about the PSD's repression of a peaceful movement by the gendarmerie, changed many people's view of politics.

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