Roger Waters Denounces White Helmets as ‘Fake Organization’

Max Blumenthal / Grayzone Project Apr 19, 2018 The former Pink Floyd front man says the Syrian volunteer search-and-rescue group "exists only to create propaganda for jihadists and terrorists." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Obama Has Tough Love for China

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2009 President Obama's remarks at a Shanghai town hall meeting Monday were unlikely to please either the power brokers in Beijing or the hawks on the home front Obama said China and the US were not adversaries, but he also spoke of "universal rights," which (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Inspiration

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Meet the Uighurs

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2009 On Tuesday's "Democracy Now!" broadcast, Amy Goodman interviews Nury Turkel, an Uighur-American attorney and co-founder of the Uighur Human Rights Project. Get to know the Uighurs and their struggle in China. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tense Times in Western China

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2009 Monday brought more news of unrest in China's Xinjiang region following Sunday's bloodshed in Urumqi -- this time in the city of Kashgar, where police reportedly broke up about 200 people assembling near the Id Kah mosque in the city's center. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Bloody Crackdown in China

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2009 It is now estimated that at least 156 people have been killed, more than 800 injured and some 700 arrested as the Chinese government cracks down on protesters who are demanding justification for the death of two Uighur workers in restive Xinjiang province. Here is some video footage of the protests taking place. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Than 150 Dead in China Protests

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2009 Chinese state media are reporting more than 150 people dead and more than 800 injured in what the China Daily describes as a riot on the part of Uighur "outlaws." Those figures and the nature of the protests are fiercely disputed by Uighur groups abroad, which say police fired on peaceful demonstrators. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )