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'Private rebellion': Hong Kong's anglophone poets gain recognition abroad
'Private rebellion': Hong Kong's anglophone poets gain recognition abroad
by  AFP

As a teenager stuck in Hong Kong's pressure-cooker school system, Eric Yip found his escape in writing poetry -- never dreaming that one day his work would go on to win a top prize halfway across the world. - Queer poetry in spotlight - Anglophone poets who spoke to AFP agreed their output was hardly mainstream, but said writing from the margins allowed them to challenge Hong Kong's norms.

Amnesty urges probe into 'horrific' ethnic massacre in Ethiopia
Amnesty urges probe into 'horrific' ethnic massacre in Ethiopia
by  AFP

Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into a massacre of more than 400 Amhara civilians in Ethiopia's Oromia region last month, citing eyewitnesses who blamed a local rebel group for the killings. Ethiopian authorities have blamed the OLA for a number of massacres targeting Amharas, the country's second largest ethnic group after the Oromo.

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