Regions – Page 3366 – Prologue Journal

A Poet Captures the Terror of Life in an Authoritarian State

New York Times A memoir by Tahir Hamut Izgil, a Uyghur intellectual who escaped China, explores the corrosive effect of repression and surveillance on his community. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/books/uyghur-memoir-tahir-izgil.html

New Voices Dominate Booker Prize Nominations

New York Times Four of the 13 books that will compete for the prestigious literary award are debuts, in a longlist that the judges said was “defined by its freshness.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/books/booker-prize-longlist.html

Hamas urges dialogue as deadly fighting rock Palestinian camp in Lebanon

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas resistance group urged dialogue among rival factions as deadly fighting rages at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/01/708114/Hamas-calls-for-dialogue-as-deadly-fighting-rages-at-Palestinian-refugee-camp-in-Lebanon

Aung San Suu Kyi Receives Partial Pardon in Myanmar

New York Times The civilian leader, who was ousted in a coup in 2021, has been serving a 33-year prison sentence. Five of the 19 convictions against her have now been overturned, state television said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-pardon-myanmar.html

Typhoon Khanun Threatens Japan and China on Heels of Doksuri

New York Times Typhoon Khanun was barreling through the Pacific days after an earlier tropical cyclone, Doksuri, brought death and destruction to the region. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/asia/typhoon-khanun-japan-china-doksuri.html

Myanmar junta postpones election it promised to hold after seizing power in 2021 coup

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Myanmar’s military had pledged to hold elections by this month after overthrowing the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. But the generals now say there’s too much violence. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3229580/myanmar-junta-postpones-election-it-promised-hold-after-seizing-power-2021-coup?utm_source=rss_feed

Man in Japan pays US$14,000 to turn himself into a lifelike dog

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. ‘Toco’ enlisted a company that makes costumes for television to make him a fur suit resembling a rough collie. He now creates YouTube videos wearing it and frolicking around on all fours. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3229574/man-japan-pays-us14000-turn-himself-lifelike-dog?utm_source=rss_feed

Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians

New York Times A new law underscores how Vladimir V. Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on L.G.B.T. life, portraying it as a consequence of deviant Western values. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/europe/russia-transgender-ban.html

Tuesday Briefing

New York Times The details of Ukraine’s drone strikes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/briefing/ukraine-strikes-trump-myanmar.html

Japan’s missing hikers spotlight lacklustre efforts at locating foreigners

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Questions have been raised about the seriousness of Japanese authorities in resolving foreign disappearances amid a swathe of missing traveller cases across Japan. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3229497/japans-missing-hikers-spotlight-lacklustre-efforts-locating-foreigners?utm_source=rss_feed