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The Detention of the Two Michaels: A Story on China’s Human Rights Abuses

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By: Peter Xavier Rossetti Michael Korvig and Michael Spavor, known as the “two Michaels,” returned to Canada after spending over 1000 days detained in China. Their collective story is a harrowing example of China’s human rights violations and willingness to use people as a means for geopolitical gain. Now that they are home and present …

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Crisis in Myanmar

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By: Penelope Giesen Myanmar Continues its fight against oppression BackgroundOn February 1, 2021, there was a military coup in Myanmar, which a country in southeastern Asia, bordering India, China, Thailand, and Laos. This coup halted the nation’s first quasi-democracy that had previously held power since 2015, led by Aung Sung Suki. Aung Sung Suki is …

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