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...Police and other local authorities declined to talk about Mutallip, but his death marked the beginning of troubled times for a town that has become a locus of the problems plaguing the Chinese administration of Xinjiang. While repression in neighboring Tibet has generated global headlines recently after weeks of violent protests, activist groups and rights advocates have long accused Beijing of carrying out a similar campaign of discrimination and human-rights abuse in Xinjiang. Whether or not that is true, what may be worrying to Beijing is that its policies could well engender the same sort of eruption of frustration...
...cilema,” is directed by Uday Salah. The movie documents the Iraqi film industry as seen through the eyes of two young filmmakers. Even though the Iraqi film industry lacks the money for elaborate movie sets in order to make feature films, the continuing violent conflict provides a wealth of material for filmmakers to utilize. “You just need to turn on the camera and start rolling,” Al-Damluji says. “[These movies] have varying levels of production, but all of them are fascinating in that they open a window into...
...also worth remembering that the vast majority of violent crimes - some estimates say 95% - are committed by people who are not technically mentally ill. So Virginia Tech was not typical, in this regard, and sharing mental health data is not a comprehensive solution...
...good news is that there hasn't been a coup d'etat in Haiti in the wake of violent protests over increased food prices. However Saturday's vote by 16 of the country's 27 lawmakers to oust Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis means that the country is in the middle of a severe leadership crisis - and that Haiti's Head of State, President Rene Preval, is now politically impotent, bereft of his chief executive...
...told TIME: "I can tell you that one of our Military Transition Teams operating in Najaf was sent out to get an update on the situation and I know the Government of Najaf called us confirming that Riyadh al-Nouri was killed." But Conway was not aware of any violent reaction...