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sarisataka

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101. Which genocide
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 05:28 PM
16 hrs ago
Following is a list of the current genocides, their location, the approximate year they began, and the death toll estimates.

-Tibet, 1953-present: 400,000-1.2 million+ Tibetans killed under the occupation of the People’s Republic of China.
It was the People’s Liberation Army of China which invaded in the 1950s and began the killings, deportations, cultural and religious suppression, and military occupation. The Chinese communist government has committed many acts of genocide, intentional famine, and ethnic cleansing over the last eight decades. Do not be fooled by their military’s name, the People’s Liberation Army, they are a communist country and use the military and the state to commit genocides and massacres.
-Sri Lanka, 1956-present: 154,000-253,818+ Tamils killed. The UN and US have been called complicit in this genocide, which had particularly violent years during their civil war which began in 1983.
-North Korean prison camps, 1959-present: Unknown thousands, perhaps millions, have passed through the vast network of prison and “reeducation” camps, with an unknown number of deaths.
Conditions are so deplorable that an estimated 40% of prisoners die of malnutrition/starvation, and unknown thousands die at the hands of the guards. As of 2019, an estimated 80,000-200,000 prisoners were imprisoned in the camp network.
-Papua New Guinea, 1962-present: 100,000-500,000 killed.
-Colombia, 1964-present: 220,000-800,000 killed and at least 7 million displaced.
-Hmong people in Southeast Asia, 1975-present: 100,000-300,000 Hmong and other minorities killed.
-Tigray, Ethiopia, 1990-present: 2-6 million people are “missing” and over 2 million are displaced.
A discrepancy of 4 million people is quite large, one might question the validity of estimates like this. There are many things preventing accurate death tolls and missing tolls, but most importantly is that the crisis is not over so proper investigations cannot be completed so information is often reported by the citizens. Most often, the people committing the genocide will underestimate the deaths or disappearances, and sometimes those suffering will inflate the numbers. Sometimes people have no birth records, often there are no death records, some people could escape and disappear themselves, and many are likely dead but there is no evidence, so they become part of the “missing” statistic.
-Afghanistan, 1996-present: An unknown amount of ethnic minorities, especially the Hazara people, killed in dozens of massacres, including the Mazar-i-Sharif massacre, when 2,000-20,000 people were killed.
In rural and impoverished areas such as in Afghanistan, people often cannot get birth certificates for their babies, thus making it harder to determine an accurate census and death toll for massacres. A study done in 2017 found that only 42% of Afghan children over age five had a birth certificate, and prior to the 21st century most adults would not have had one. Therefore, when the Taliban or ISIS/ISIL massacres a secluded village, killing undocumented people, and burning the evidence, those people did not have a birth record or a death record, and nobody was able to investigate. Victims are killed and buried in mass graves, drowned, or buried in wells, and these crimes are not often investigated by outside agencies.
-Democratic Republic of the Congo, early 2000s-present, an unknown number of deaths (they are not often counted) due to “artisanal mining” in slave-like conditions, and over 5.5 million people are displaced.
Some do not consider the crisis to be a genocide because it is forced labor, child labor, and human trafficking. And the history of slavery, generally, is not often thought of as a genocide, but slavery is in fact genocide. What is happening to the Congolese is a genocide if one only considers part of the definition from Article II of the Convention, “Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group,” and, “Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part,” regardless of mass killings or not.
-Darfur, Sudan, 2003-present: 98,000-500,000 killed and at least 10.7 million people are displaced.
-Libya, 2011-present: 15,000-30,000 killed in 2011 alone, hundreds more are killed each year, however there is strong media censorship in Libya.
-Mali, 2012-present; 10,800+ killed and over 5 million displaced.
-Syria, 2013-present; 116,000+ killed and over 11 million displaced.
--Yemen, 2014-present; 233,000+ killed and 4.5 million displaced.
-China, 2014-present; at least 2 million ethnic minorities (primarily the Uyghur ethnic group) have been detained in “re-education camps” with an unknown death toll.
-Burkina Faso, 2016-present; 1,850+ killed and at least 1 million displaced.
-Cameroon, 2016-present; 6,000+ killed and 600,000+ displaced.
-Myanmar, 2016-present; 25,000-43,000+ killed and over 1 million displaced.
-Ukraine, 2022-present; 10,000+ killed, over 12 million displaced, and between 900,000 and 1.6 million people forcibly deported to Russia, including unaccompanied abducted children.
The Former Soviet Union has a long history of forcibly displacing and relocating civilians, and those who support the Soviet brand of communism will deny this as well as the current genocide of Ukrainians. Forced deportations and removing children from families is part of the definition of genocide, as well.
-Gaza (occupied Palestine), 2023-present; 41,788+ killed, 21,000+ missing, and 2 million displaced.
Estimates of deaths rise up to 180,000+ based on historical data of genocides and a lack of data from the Gaza health ministry which collapsed a few months into the genocide.

Note: All of these death tolls are as of September 2024.


https://truthlytics.com/20-ongoing-genocides-you-should-know-about/

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It's either that or Collin's Trump stamp lame54 18 hrs ago #1
So if I am understanding sarisataka 18 hrs ago #8
Kicking Collins to the curb is acceptable... lame54 18 hrs ago #14
I have no disagreement with that sarisataka 18 hrs ago #16
I don't think the symbol is being defended Figarosmom 17 hrs ago #49
There are several posts below sarisataka 17 hrs ago #53
Who is defending a Nazi symbol, other than the far right? idahoblue 16 hrs ago #77
Read the replies sarisataka 16 hrs ago #79
I don't think it's being defended... buzzycrumbhunger 15 hrs ago #128
It is being defended sarisataka 15 hrs ago #131
They can still go with Janet Mills. LisaL 18 hrs ago #26
Although still on the ballot... lame54 17 hrs ago #27
She is on the ballot and people can vote for her if they wish. LisaL 17 hrs ago #32
Maine does have Ranked Choice Voting TVguyCards 17 hrs ago #62
Welcome to DU! KS Toronado 16 hrs ago #81
Thank you :) TVguyCards 16 hrs ago #85
Janet Mills polls behind susan collins. Graham polls ahead. BComplex 16 hrs ago #88
Kind of meaningless to consider polling LisaL 14 hrs ago #134
You don't have to sell your soul iemanja 16 hrs ago #96
Mills and Costello are still on the ballot obamanut2012 15 hrs ago #122
If we want to a purity test have Pete Hegseth take off his shirt Ritabert 18 hrs ago #2
Would anyone here defend Hegseth? LisaL 18 hrs ago #3
Just saying that the GOP has one standard for themselves and one for us. Ritabert 17 hrs ago #37
Here no. But Republicans and Faux News would. Ritabert 17 hrs ago #41
My bad opinion of Hegseth Mossfern 13 hrs ago #150
For real Jilly_in_VA 13 hrs ago #151
Is anyone defending his tattos sarisataka 18 hrs ago #10
Or that he got them when he was drunk? LisaL 18 hrs ago #11
As I tried pointing out- it is NOT (!!!) about any tattoo sarisataka 18 hrs ago #17
Yes ABC123Easy 18 hrs ago #20
I am agreeing with your points. LisaL 18 hrs ago #23
I didn't mean to seem in opposition sarisataka 17 hrs ago #28
Of course people here would not defend Hegesth if he got the exact same tattoo when drunk. LisaL 17 hrs ago #30
I haven't seen one post claiming it is not a Nazi symbol. nt LAS14 17 hrs ago #64
Hegseth is a Republican. Republicans do not have to defend their behavior. JustABozoOnThisBus 17 hrs ago #31
So the argument is, if you can't beat them, join them? LisaL 17 hrs ago #33
Only if the split in the Senate is close. JustABozoOnThisBus 17 hrs ago #35
I get the sentiment Mz Pip 17 hrs ago #48
The point being: when did he get the tattoo? Ritabert 17 hrs ago #42
Too late. He's already been called a Nazi on DU. AloeVera 16 hrs ago #91
I don't think anyone's called him a Nazi and I don't think he is EX500rider 15 hrs ago #116
... and so we advocate withholding support Mossfern 15 hrs ago #121
I didn't advocate anything I just think he has a lot of red flags in my opinion EX500rider 15 hrs ago #126
What does bringing up "red flags" mean then? Mossfern 15 hrs ago #127
And Collins doesn't????? That's the choice. marble falls 12 hrs ago #160
It's means I wish Maine had found someone with less baggage to run. EX500rider 10 hrs ago #167
The point is winning against actual fascists. Envirogal 16 hrs ago #108
The fact that Franken defenders still diminish what he did is wrong EdmondDantes_ 17 hrs ago #68
They are the party of white supremacy iemanja 16 hrs ago #98
Simple -misanthroptimist 18 hrs ago #4
The same can be said for the swastika sarisataka 18 hrs ago #12
No it wouldn't be the same... -misanthroptimist 17 hrs ago #39
What is the difference? sarisataka 17 hrs ago #43
Look, until this nonsense... -misanthroptimist 17 hrs ago #45
I recognized it immediately sarisataka 17 hrs ago #51
You can say anything you want -misanthroptimist 17 hrs ago #58
Incorrect sarisataka 17 hrs ago #60
If you are not making that assertion... -misanthroptimist 17 hrs ago #66
Stop opposing Nazism and historical revisionism? sarisataka 16 hrs ago #69
Very clearly illogical -misanthroptimist 16 hrs ago #73
The question was never about the tattoo sarisataka 16 hrs ago #76
Then, as I said, the tattoo is irrelevant. -misanthroptimist 16 hrs ago #87
Let me phrase this clearly- since it doesn't matter if I type slowly sarisataka 16 hrs ago #92
Stop dodging -misanthroptimist 16 hrs ago #104
You refuse to accept what I have stated sarisataka 16 hrs ago #109
Nonsense -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #137
I never heard of a totenkopf until this story, either. Americanme 14 hrs ago #140
Couldn't agree more -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #141
I'd be willing to bet a fairly large amount of money that the tattoo shop catalog where he bought it Jack Valentino 11 hrs ago #165
I would bet you are correct sarisataka 10 hrs ago #169
Speak and so it shall be so. Behind the Aegis 17 hrs ago #47
Because Fox News wants control of the senate. Initech 18 hrs ago #5
Care to share examples of the behavior in question? RockRaven 18 hrs ago #6
Post number 4 is one example sarisataka 18 hrs ago #13
Why is so little effort being spent promoting other D candidates in the upcoming primary? RandomNumbers 18 hrs ago #7
Why did Sanders endorse Fetterman? LisaL 18 hrs ago #9
True, but what about Warren? RandomNumbers 18 hrs ago #15
We actually had a very good democratic alternative to Fetterman in a primary. LisaL 18 hrs ago #21
Because Nazis killed Jews Danmel 18 hrs ago #18
They might for Platner MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #24
That would be interesting to see what would happen sarisataka 17 hrs ago #34
Poor Sarisataka ABC123Easy 18 hrs ago #19
I saw that but sarisataka 18 hrs ago #22
Good for you! ABC123Easy 18 hrs ago #25
I showed this thread to my children sarisataka 13 hrs ago #149
Weaponized ignorance -- excellent term. betsuni 10 hrs ago #168
It was an opinion piece not an article, an article implies facts questionseverything 17 hrs ago #29
Really? As one of the less hostile repliers from yesterday..... ABC123Easy 17 hrs ago #36
I saw so many swatikas in India, they must all be Nazi's too Shellback Squid 17 hrs ago #38
Does that make swastikas acceptable everywhere sarisataka 17 hrs ago #44
the German SS was only one of many meanings... mike_c 17 hrs ago #40
Will you say the same of other Nazi symbols sarisataka 17 hrs ago #46
As an art student, I saw many designs through history that included the swastika. calimary 15 hrs ago #118
K&R WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #50
I think we need to look at intent Bluestocking 17 hrs ago #52
The skull and crossed femurs has a long history TexLaProgressive 17 hrs ago #54
No one is trying to 'rehabilitate' the Nazis RetiredParatrooper 17 hrs ago #55
Who is that guy? nt LAS14 16 hrs ago #70
Since the photo of von Mackensen sarisataka 16 hrs ago #75
The rules of DU require that we support Platner if he's the nominee Kaleva 17 hrs ago #56
And at no point have I stated sarisataka 17 hrs ago #67
I haven't paid much attention to the debate about the tattoo Kaleva 11 hrs ago #161
Fair enough sarisataka 11 hrs ago #163
Same to you! Kaleva 11 hrs ago #164
At this moment, he is the PRESUMPTIVE nominee. Their primary niyad 13 hrs ago #155
True Kaleva 11 hrs ago #162
One needs only to look at other political figures to answer that. RandySF 17 hrs ago #57
No one is defending the symbol, including platner. pat_k 17 hrs ago #59
Post above your show that statement is false sarisataka 17 hrs ago #63
I see no one defending the symbol. pat_k 16 hrs ago #97
And I was never asking about any man sarisataka 16 hrs ago #103
I see no posts that say that. You have to give me verbatim quotes (in context) that you read that way. pat_k 16 hrs ago #114
Post 4 sarisataka 15 hrs ago #117
Who's defending it? Nt LAS14 17 hrs ago #61
Have you read the replies sarisataka 17 hrs ago #65
I searched for it and found it in #4, which you referenced... LAS14 16 hrs ago #72
There are many others in this thread sarisataka 16 hrs ago #78
I have never denied or diminished the connection. I have simply wondered... LAS14 15 hrs ago #119
I haven't said you have denied its meaning. sarisataka 15 hrs ago #132
OK. nt LAS14 13 hrs ago #152
Just sayin'... buzzycrumbhunger 14 hrs ago #133
Think about this. CivicGrief 16 hrs ago #71
That was not my question, as I clearly stated sarisataka 16 hrs ago #80
The question is not in a vacuum. It is in relation to Platner. CivicGrief 16 hrs ago #82
Never said that, never implied that sarisataka 16 hrs ago #86
Platner was a sexist choice Pris 16 hrs ago #113
The symbol or offensive tattoo can be fairly easily removed Grim Chieftain 16 hrs ago #74
Yes, exactly. WestMichRad 16 hrs ago #110
Yeah, it's gotten cringingly weird now Sympthsical 16 hrs ago #83
Come on folks TVguyCards 16 hrs ago #84
You get it /nt sarisataka 16 hrs ago #89
Enough! MineralMan 16 hrs ago #90
The tattoo behind all of this orangecrush 16 hrs ago #94
I will not stop opposing or rehabilitating Nazis, their legacy and symbols. sarisataka 16 hrs ago #95
Nobody has done that. MineralMan 16 hrs ago #99
They have, in this thread sarisataka 16 hrs ago #105
MM is right. AloeVera 13 hrs ago #153
I have not seen Platner called a Nazi but I have no reason to doubt it. I haven't followed every thread. sarisataka 13 hrs ago #156
Rec'd Mossfern 13 hrs ago #154
I'm more curious as to how someone can defend an ongoing genocide, and endless wars instead of a tattoo; which Uncle Joe 16 hrs ago #93
Which genocide sarisataka 16 hrs ago #101
Any genocide, but particularly ones that our government, and our tax dollars are supporting. n/t Uncle Joe 16 hrs ago #102
Are we allowed to condemn the perpetrators of all the genocides? CivicGrief 14 hrs ago #143
Probably not the ones defended here daily for nearly 2 years. AloeVera 12 hrs ago #157
Intellectual and moral integrity iemanja 16 hrs ago #100
+1 demmiblue 16 hrs ago #106
who is defending that symbol??? LymphocyteLover 16 hrs ago #107
Again- read the replies sarisataka 16 hrs ago #111
OK, but your OP mentioned it... so I wasn't sure what you were referring to LymphocyteLover 1 hr ago #172
Bullshit. This was not a "Nazi symbol" per se Bluetus 16 hrs ago #112
The particular symbol sarisataka 15 hrs ago #115
Be honest. When did you learn about this symbol? Bluetus 14 hrs ago #135
6th grade sarisataka 14 hrs ago #139
The totenkopf tattoo is a NAZI symbol LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #123
Nice. So if I have a T-shirt that has an arrow pointing upward, you will call me a Nazi? Bluetus 14 hrs ago #138
I have yet to see anyone defend the symbol Buzz cook 15 hrs ago #120
Read the thread sarisataka 15 hrs ago #130
This tattoo really bothers me LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #124
Would a Democratically-controlled US Senate bother you, if Platner Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #166
Post removed Post removed 15 hrs ago #125
Post removed Post removed 15 hrs ago #129
Before this I had now idea what a totenkopf was. Hassin Bin Sober 14 hrs ago #136
He had the tattoo covered many months ago. Collins is still voting to fund the GESTAPO struggle4progress 14 hrs ago #142
That there is the correct perspective -misanthroptimist 13 hrs ago #146
Why is so much effort being spent trying to destroy a Democrat on this forum? n/t luv2fly 13 hrs ago #144
I hesitate to guess -misanthroptimist 13 hrs ago #145
That would be against the SOP sarisataka 13 hrs ago #147
Graham Platner reminds me a lot of Adam Kokesh Polybius 13 hrs ago #148
Maybe its just an awkward tattoo just like Musk's hitler salute was a awkward gesture per the ADL? Eko 12 hrs ago #158
The only thing awkward about Musk's gesture sarisataka 10 hrs ago #170
I agree. Eko 10 hrs ago #171
Being offended is a choice. Intractable 12 hrs ago #159
Chanting the magic slogan Medicare for All trumps The Curse of the Totenkopf. betsuni 1 hr ago #173
It's not the tattoo, it's the attack from centrists against progressive candidates. Emile 1 hr ago #174
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