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The Canadian who fought for Uighur rights in China has been “forgotten” in a Chinese prison. Wayne Marston, NDP critic for human rights has said that anyone who speaks against the regime in China is subject to anti-terrorism laws. [Toronto Star]
Wikileaks says it is releasing two million ’embarrassing’ emails from Syrian officials. These emails are to be released over the next two months and are allegedly embarrassing for not only Syrian officials, but also officials from other nations. [BBC]