Tibetan Rights Groups condemn Thermo Fisher Scientific for supplying DNA kits to CCP



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Tibetan rights groups Free Tibet Organisation, Students for Free Tibet (SFT) and International Tibet Network (ITN) have launched a week of global action against Thermo Fisher Scientific for supplying DNA kits to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Phayul reported.

They condemned the US-based company for selling DNA kits and their continuous technical assistance to the Chinese police in Tibet.

The campaign condemned the company for keeping profit before people by selling DNA kits and their continuous technical assistance to the Chinese police forces in Tibet. The campaign #HandsOffTibetansDNA has called on Thermo Fisher Scientific's CEO Marc Casper and the company's Vice President and CEO of Thermo Fisher, Sandy Pound to immediately stop the supply of DNA kits to China, as per the Phayul report.

Free Tibet Organisation, Tibetan Community in Britain went to Thermo Fisher UK headquarters to speak with its employees to raise awareness about the company's "unethical profiteering" over the Tibetan's illegal mass DNA, as per the news report. The London-based rights group also visited the Chinese embassy and university science campuses to raise awareness regarding their campaign.

Many Tibetan student activists and campaigners continue their protest on the streets to educate the employees about the company's participation in mass DNA collection using their DNA kits supplied to the Chinese authorities in Tibet, according to Phayul. Youth activists around the world on their social media handles posted pictures of their hands imprinted with the hashtag HandOffTibetanDNA to show their support for the campaign.

"Tibet is already under complete lockdown, a total police state and one of the most repressed places in the world. The news about Thermo Fisher didn't come as a surprise to us as Tibet activists; further repression should be alarming to the global community," Phayul quoted Tenzin Yangzom as saying.

   

Bus fell from flyover in India killing 5 people



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A passenger bus fell off a flyover after losing control in the Indian state of Odisha. Five people were killed and about 40 were injured. Among the dead are four men and one woman.

On Monday (April 15), the Indian media Hindustan Times reported this information.

According to the report, the accident took place near Barbati in Jajpur district on the way from Puri to Kolkata at around 9 pm on Monday (April 15). The bus fell down when the driver lost control while climbing a flyover on National Highway-16.

In the initial investigation, the police found out that there were about 50 passengers in the bus. On receiving the information, a team of police and fire brigade reached the Barbati Bridge and started the rescue operation. The injured were sent to the local Dharamshala Hospital in 10 ambulances. The seriously injured have been sent to SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack.



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Iran has summoned the Ambassadors of the three countries



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Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned UK, German and French ambassadors. The director general of the country's Western Europe department summoned them.

Sunday (April 14) in a report of the Iranian news agency IRNA.

According to reports, the Director General of Iran's Western Europe Department informed British Ambassador Simon Shercliffe, German Ambassador Hans-Udo Muzel and French Ambassador Nicolas Roche on Sunday about the attack on Israel's military base in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations.

The Director-General strongly condemned the attack on the Iranian consulate compound in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and criticized the three countries' "duplicitous behavior".

He also said that Iran is always ready against any force to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity and national interests.

The ambassadors of the UK, Germany and France said that they will soon deliver this message to the capital of their country.

It should be noted that on April 1, 13 people were killed in an Israeli attack on the premises of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria. In response to this, Iran attacked Israel with more than 300 drones and missiles on Saturday.

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Drone-missiles are being prepared for attack on Israel any time



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Several US officials claimed that Iran has prepared more than 100 cruise ships to attack Israel last week.

On Saturday (April 13), CNN, another US news outlet, reported that US officials have noticed an increase in military activity in Iran. Iranian troops are moving drones and cruise missiles from one place to another. They fear that through these activities, Tehran is preparing a direct attack on Israel from Iran. US officials see indications that Iran may be preparing to attack Israel with missiles and drone strikes.

Earlier, the officials said that Iran has prepared a large number of missiles for a possible attack. These drones can be used to attack Israel. In their opinion, these weapons may be prepared to prevent the US and Israel from daring to launch an attack on Iran.

Note that Israel attacked the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1. 13 people were killed in that attack. Several military officers lost their lives in the attack on the consulate. Among them was a senior Quds Force commander. He looked after the operations of the forces in Syria and Lebanon. Iran announced retaliation. 

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Iran seizes Israel's ship, tensions are high



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Naval commanders of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have seized an Israeli container ship from the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest and most important sea routes.

Indian media NDTV reported this information on Saturday (April 13) about several media.

According to NDTV report, in a video published by Iran's state news agency "Irnar" on Saturday, it can be seen that the naval commanders of the country's Revolutionary Guard conducted an operation on the ship. The ship named MSC ARIES was seized by Revolutionary Guard troops.

Earlier, the UK military said an unidentified group had taken control of a ship in the Strait of Hormuz near the UAE port of Fujairah.

Meanwhile, Israel's military spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a statement that after this incident, the situation between Israel and Iran will reach a more dire state.

According to Iranian media, the ship belongs to Zodiac Maritime Shipping Company. The company is owned by Israeli tycoon Yaal Ofer. The media also reported that the vessel was a Portuguese flag carrier.

The vessel is now being towed to Iranian waters after being seized in the Strait of Hormuz.

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