The army bombs a Baptist school; there are 4 wounded

Other news of the day: Uyghurs disappointment at German Prime Minister Scholz’s few words regarding the human rights situation during his visit to Beijing. Radical Hindu leader assassinated in Amritsar, the Sikh city. The interim leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has died in London. Iranian insurance companies put themselves at the disposal of the Russians: they have “40 years of experience in the economics of sanctions”

MYANMAR

Four people were injured in a Myanmar army shelling of a baptist bible school in northern Shan state, torn apart by conflict between the army and armed ethnic groups. The attack focused on a Kachin community in the city of Kutkai. According to local sources, when the bombardment took place, there was no fighting in the area.

CHINA

Dolkun Isa, president of the World Uyghur Congress, expressed his disappointment by the fact that the German prime minister, Olaf Scholz, only briefly touched on the subject of human rights during his visit to Beijing. Furthermore, he said, the delegation that accompanied him was only made up of representatives of the business world and lacked human rights experts. It is extremely disappointing to claim that the genocide of the Uyghurs is due to a different understanding of human rights,” Isa said.

NORTH KOREA-SOUTH KOREA

South Korea sent dozens of stealth fighters and other warplanes on Friday after detecting by radar more than 180 North Korean planes in various South Korean locations. Pyongyang’s planes, including fighters and bombers, were seen flying over inland areas and off the western and eastern coasts. North Korea is vigorously protesting against the joint air maneuvers currently being carried out by South Korea and the United States, called Vigilant Storm.

INDIA

A radical Hindu leader, Sudhir Suri, was shot dead in Amritsar, home to the famous Golden Temple, one of the holiest places in Sikhism. A local merchant was arrested in connection with the murder. Sikhs had accused Suri for her pejorative comments about their faith and his community. According to police, the radical Hindu was outside a local temple to protest against the alleged desecration of Hindu deities.

EGYPT

The interim leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Ibrahim Munir, died at the age of 85 at his home in London, where he lived in exile. Munir had taken office two years ago. The Brotherhood’s General Guide, Mohammed Badie, is among thousands of people detained since the summer of 2013, when General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ousted then-president Mohamed Morsi, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

IRAN-RUSSIA

Iranian insurance companies have created a consortium to work with the Russian market, targeting mainly energy targets, cargo ships and commercial transport vehicles. Russian oil and gas shipments, as well as planes and satellites, will be secured, based on “40 years of experience in the economics of sanctions.”

RUSSIA

According to website calculations Političeskij Tsirk, 1% of Russians own almost 60% of the national wealth. This percentage includes 83 billionaires with a total wealth of 320 billion rubles. 70% of Russians have only 7% of assets, and many live below the poverty line – including the mobilized, who have to buy their own equipment to go to Ukraine to die.