[Link] Man Sentenced to Death for Setting His TikToker Ex-Wife on Fire During a Livestream

Read: 15/10/2021 www.vice.com

The case infuriated Chinese women after media reports suggested that Lhamo had been suffering from Tang’s frequent beatings since the two married a few years ago. Her older sister said Lhamo called the police at least twice, but officers refused to interfere because it was a “family matter.

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[Link] Mass Resignations at Scientific Journal Over Ethically Fraught China Genetics Papers

Read: 7/8/2021 theintercept.com

Eight members of the editorial board of a scientific journal have resigned after it published a slew of controversial papers that critics fear could be used for DNA profiling and persecution of ethnic minorities in China.

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