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Recent Examples of ethnic cleansing
Unlike genocide, ethnic cleansing is not recognized as a specific crime under international law.
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Human rights groups have already condemned the proposal as ethnic cleansing.
—Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Taking territory by force and expelling the residents are war crimes—aggression is a crime, ethnic cleansing is a crime, and attacks on civilians are crimes.
—Carine Harb, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
But some critics, including a former defense minister, have accused Israel of carrying out ethnic cleansing in Gaza’s far north, near the Israeli border.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Human rights groups have already condemned the proposal as ethnic cleansing.
—Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
Taking territory by force and expelling the residents are war crimes—aggression is a crime, ethnic cleansing is a crime, and attacks on civilians are crimes.
—Carine Harb, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
But some critics, including a former defense minister, have accused Israel of carrying out ethnic cleansing in Gaza’s far north, near the Israeli border.
—Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnic cleansing
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Parts of the county are now under evacuation warnings near the areas ravaged by the wildfires due to mudslides or debris flow.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Authorities urged people to monitor emergency updates, prepare to evacuate by collecting important documents and medicine, and asked that anyone under evacuation orders promptly flee their home.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Reading Terminal Market, for instance, is located in downtown Philadelphia, near hotels, transportation arteries and a five-minute walk to City Hall.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Sources may generally include offshore petroleum production, discharges during marine transportation and naturally occurring seepage from the ocean floor, the Florida DEP said.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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In Austria, migration was a prominent topic leading up to last year’s election, which resulted in the far-right Freedom Party securing its first national election victorysince World War II.—
Stephanie Lichtenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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From the beginning, the Paddington movies have linked their fictional bear, the creation of children’s book author Michael Bond, to themes of migration and sanctuary.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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According to data verified by the Washington Office for Latin America, a think-tank, the intention to migrate among Venezuelans increased by over 70% following Maduro’s controversial election in July, suggesting a new emigration wave might be just around the corner.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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As long as sanctions remain in place, economic development and employment will remain stunted, decreasing the chances of success for Syria’s new government and increasing the likelihood of violent disorder, foreign intervention, and additional emigration.—
Steven Simon,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Ethnic cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnic%20cleansing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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