Culture
Sunday 25 July 2021
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![Vladimir Putin]()
Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
“In general, the division into indigenous, first-class, second-class categories of people and so on – this, for sure, completely smacks of… the theory and practice of Nazi Germany. ... [T]o speak of Russians as a non-indigenous people is not just incorrect, it is ridiculous and stupid.”
Read more...A proposed Ukraine law would grant official status for three indigenous minority groups in Ukraine. -
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Global Times
Chinese Communist Party newspaper
“US actor and WWE star John Cena on Tuesday apologized on Chinese social media after having falsely indicated that the island of Taiwan is a country in a promotional video for his latest film Fast & Furious 9 to the island's audience.”
Read more...China claims Taiwan, and few countries have official diplomatic relations with the island. Still, Taiwan, has its own government, military, and laws. -
![Liu Xin and Chen Qingqing]()
Liu Xin and Chen Qingqing
Co-lead the Global Times China desk
“This is the first time that the Xinjiang regional government held such a reception for Eid al-Fitr … [showing] the region's sincerity and openness amid outside slander, as Xinjiang has nothing to hide.”
Read more...China’s campaign to deflect rights abuse accusations comes as Western states, rights groups demand U.N. access to Xinjiang. -
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Fariz Mehdawi
Palestine ambassador to China
“You know, the average of mosques, if you have to calculate it all, it’s something like 2,000 inhabitants for one mosque. This ratio we don’t have it in our country. It’s not available anywhere.”
Read more...According to reputable estimates, about 65% of Xinjiang’s mosques have been damaged or destroyed. -
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Vladimir Putin
president of Russia
“We in Russia must not allow, will not allow any aggressive, disrespectful demonstration of one's ethnicity towards the representatives of any nationality, nor will we allow any foreign conflicts of this kind ... ”
Read more...As with race elsewhere, ethnicity in Russia has been the basis for discrimination, law enforcement profiling and violence against minorities. -
![Teodosie Petrescu]()
Teodosie Petrescu
archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tomis, Romania
“There is no way he could have swallowed a 100 ml of water from the gesture I saw. He died from choking on mother’s milk. His parents overfed him.”
Read more...After being submerged in baptismal water three times, an infant boy turned blue. Paramedics could not save him; he died at a hospital with 100 ml of water in his lungs. -
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Various Social Media Accounts
“I saw someone post this and I couldn't believe it. McDonald’s Azerbaijan's official account promoting the military taking of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
Read more...This is a verified McDonald’s Instagram account that posted pro-military pictures about Nagorno-Karabakh. The posts are now removed. -
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Ramzan Kadyrov
Head of Chechnya
“This is not the first time when France attempts to blame all its problems on the Chechens. I assure you all, Chechens have nothing to do with it.”
Read more...Seizing on the killing of a French teacher by a Chechen youth, Kadyrov ignores gross human rights violations under his rule. -
![Sameera Khan]()
Sameera Khan
Social media celebrity
“Which Hollywood [expletive] thought it would be a good idea to cast an Israeli actress as Cleopatra (a very bland looking one) instead of a stunning Arab actress like Nadine Njeim? And shame on you, Gal Gadot. Your country steals Arab land & you’re stealing their movie roles...”
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![Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei]()
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei
Iran’s supreme leader
“The cardinal and unforgivable sin of a French magazine in insulting the holy face of the Prophet once again revealed the hatred and hostility of the political and cultural institutions of the Western world against Islam and the Muslim community.”
Read more...The French magazine has aimed its cartoon satire at other faiths as well, and past Western leaders have scolded it for going too far. -
![Jeon Kwang-Hun]()
Jeon Kwang-Hun
pastor at Sarang Jeil Church
“Our church took every preventive measure, but the (Moon) administration spread the coronavirus to prevent me from attending this rally.”
Read more...There is no evidence to suggest the Moon administration had a hand in spreading the virus among churchgoers – if anything, it has tried to contain the sickness. -
![Multiple Japanese mainstream media, including Asahi Shimbun, Japan Times, Tokyo Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun]()
Multiple Japanese mainstream media, including Asahi Shimbun, Japan Times, Tokyo Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun
"The male figure in a South Korean statue dedicated to WWII “comfort women” is Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe."
Read more...The male figure represents “anyone who feels bad about what the comfort women went through,” not Abe.
