Daily News: Abuse of child athletes in Japan, UK intelligence raised a concern on Russian interference, A hostage siege ends after Ukraine president endorsed the movie “Earthlings”

On Monday, Human Rights Watch published a study which showed child athletes in Japan have suffered physical, sexual and verbal abuse from their “inadequately trained” coaches. The report “I was hit so many times I can’t count” includes 800 former child athletes, including Olympians and Paralympians, with many suffering from depression, physical disabilities and lifelong trauma as a result. https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/07/20/i-was-hit-so-many-times-i-cant-count/abuse-child-athletes-japan UK said the government was needed to take “immediate action” in response to the Intelligence and Security Committee's report into Russian interference. ISC member, Stewart Hosie, told reporters the government "took its eye off the ball, because of its focus on counterterrorism.” https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-53484344 A gunman in Ukraine took hostages in a bus and demanded President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the former comedian, to recommend the 2005 film Earthlings starring Joaquin Phoenix. 44-year-old Maksym Kryvosh who is an animal rights activist spoke directly wth Zelenskiy and all hostages were released shortly after he posted a video endorsing the film critical of the poor treatment of animals. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/21/hostage-siege-ends-after-ukrainian-president-endorses-joaquin-phoenix-film