Experts say profit-seeking private prisons in U.S. hotbeds for modern slavery

STORY: Experts say profit-seeking private prisons in U.S. hotbeds for modern slavery DATELINE: July 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.SOUDNBITE 1 (spanish): RAUL GUILLERMO BENITEZ, Researcher at Investigations Center about North America at the UNAM University in Mexico City 2.SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 3.SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 4.SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound STORYLINE: Experts from around the world have slammed the profit-seeking private prison system in the United States, saying that inmates in these prisons have fallen victim to modern slavery. The United States has less than 5% of the world's population. However, it has almost a quarter of the world's prisoners. Due to the financial burd

Washington uses human rights, democracy as political tools: Iraqi politician

STORY: Washington uses human rights, democracy as political tools: Iraqi politician DATELINE: July 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party in Iraq STORYLINE: An Iraqi politician has said the United States uses human rights and democracy as tools to achieve its political goals. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party in Iraq "All indications show that there is a decline (in various aspects in the United States) and that there are major problems and significant social class problems, so the United States wants to stop this decline, by creating: firstly, hotbeds of tension; secondly, pressure on global trade. The so-called 'Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act' is part of the efforts of the United States in this field, so it is necessary to view this law and other laws as part of the U.S.'s s

Japan, Britain agree on N. Korea, support Afghanistan

Japan, Britain agree on N. Korea, support Afghanistan

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (R) poses with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband for bilateral talks prior to a Group of Eight foreign minister meeting in Kyoto on June 26. Komura and Miliband agreed on the need to keep a close watch on North Korea's moves toward denuclearization and for a comprehensive approach to dealing with the hotbeds of terrorism along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Fears of 'graft' force closure of many golf courses in China

Fears of 'graft' force closure of many golf courses in China

This golf course in Chuzhou in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, shown in a photo taken on Feb. 25, 2015, is one of many closed as "hotbeds" of graft among government bureaucrats under the leadership of President Xi Jinping's administration. Construction of a resort villa (back) is left unfinished. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Many Chinese golf courses closed in crackdown on 'graft'

Many Chinese golf courses closed in crackdown on 'graft'

This golf course in Chuzhou in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, shown in a photo taken on Feb. 25, 2015, is one of many closed as "hotbeds" of graft among government bureaucrats under the leadership of President Xi Jinping's administration. Construction of a commercial building (back) remains unfinished. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo