Myanmar's Protesters Will Face 20 Years In Prison

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Myanmar – Upon the ruling of the military in Myanmar or Burma protesters that will obstruct armed forces will face up to 20 years in prison and that will incite hatred or a contempt to the military leaders will face long sentence and fines.

“Protesters who obstruct the Burmese army face 20 years in prison. Myanmar’s junta, which seized power in the country two weeks ago, has drafted a new law to this effect. Protesters who show “hatred or contempt” for coup plotters may also face a heavy prison sentence or a heavy fine. According to the army, this concerns “words, spoken or written, or by means of pictures”.”(Dodo Finance)

“Today, thousands of Burmese have taken to the streets to demand the release of Aung San Suu Kyi.”(Dodo Finance)

“Suu Kyi's extended detention is likely to further inflame tensions between the military and the protesters who have taken to the streets of cities across the Southeast Asian nation seeking the return of the government they elected.”(News Talk ZB)

The main point : Military ruling in Myanmar will imprison for 20 years protesters that will obstruct armed forces.

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Myanmar Coup D'etat

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Recently, a military coup d’etat in Myanmar or Burma have been successful and military took over the entire country and detaining in position leaders like Aung San Suu Kyi who is a pro-democracy leader. The military take over began at the first day of February or on February 1,2021.PPower over the country has been handed to military commander in chief Min Aung Hlaing.

 

“President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were detained, along with ministers and their deputies and members of Parliament.”(Wikipedia)

 

“Ms Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) were arrested in a series of raids. It is not clear where they are being held.”(BBC)

 

There have been reactions regarding the coup d’etat; some countries condemn it and some group of people protest against it and do civil disobedience.

 

Military take over is not new but military has been ruling Myanmar in the past for many years since it become independent from Britain in 1948.

 

The main point : Coup d’etat break in and military rule has been successful again in Myanmar leaving pro-democracy leaders like Aung San Suu Kyi out of power and position.

 

Aung San Suu Kyi (left) and Min Aung Hlaing. (right) image from Wikipedia website

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North Korea Unveils Ballistic Missiles In Parade

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North Korea – Recently, North Korea unveils its large submarine-launched ballistic missile in a military parade.

“North Korea has celebrated the end of a rare political meeting by unveiling what appears to be a missile designed to be fired from a submarine. Images released by the country's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) showed thousands of people and soldiers at a nighttime military parade in Pyongyang, the capital, including leader Kim Jong Un. The headliner, however, was the new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) -- which KCNA declared was the "world's most powerful weapon." Pyongyang also showed off an apparent new short-range ballistic missile which, like its submarine counterpart, likely runs on solid fuel. Solid-fueled missiles can be fired on shorter notice than liquid-fueled counterparts.”(CNN)

“Analysts said Kim's plans -- and the missiles put on display -- are worrying signs for the future of any possible disarmament talks between Pyongyang and the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden. "No matter who is in power in the US, the true nature and the true spirit of the anti-North Korea policy will never change," Kim said Saturday. "The development of nuclear weapons will be pushed forward without interruption."” (CNN)

“Mr. Kim claimed that his nuclear weapons had made North Korea safer from American threats, putting it in a better position to rebuild its economy.”(NYTimes)

The main point : North Korea have display and unveil a new large submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a military parade showing its military force.

 

 

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Crimes Against Humanity In The Philippines For Drug War

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Philippines - Recently, the International Criminal Court or ICC have said that there is a reasonable basis to believe that “crimes against humanity” has been committed in the Philippines by President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration concerning the Philippines’ war on illegal drugs that started when President Rodrigo Duterte take office as the President of the Philippines.

 

“The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor said on Monday that there is “reasonable basis to believe” the Philippines has committed crimes against humanity in connection with President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called war on drugs operation. Fatou Bensouda’s office, in its annual report, said those crimes included murder, torture, infliction of serious physical injury and mental harm. They took place between July 1, 2016 and March 16, 2019. The ICC prosecutor’s office has been examining the Philippines’ case since 2018, focusing in particular on allegations that Duterte and other government officials have actively promoted and encouraged the killing of suspected drug users and dealers, as well as claims that law enforcement officials and unidentified assailants have carried out thousands of unlawful killings in the Philippines. A final decision on a formal ICC investigation could come in the first half of 2021, the report said, attributing the delays to the coronavirus pandemic.”(Aljazeera)

According to human rights advocates, there are as many as 27,000 were killed on the Philippine government’s war on illegal drugs.

“….. rights advocates say as many as 27,000 people were killed as of mid-2019 – including the victims killed by “unknown gunmen”, some of whom later turned out to be police officers. Among those who were killed were more than a dozen town mayors and other local officials as well as lawyers and judges. Also killed were several minors, who were not linked to any drug activity, but whom the government thought of as “collateral damage”.”(Aljazeera)

In response to the investigation of ICC, the Philippines or President Duterte administration has officially withdrawn the country of being a member of the ICC on March 17,2019 and President Duterte warned that he will arrest the ICC official once it steps in the Philippines and conduct an investigation.

However, President Duterte’s own statements : (1) ‘I will kill more if only to get rid of drugs’, and (2) “Don’t be president, if you can’t kill” ….[his job is] “to scare people, to intimidate people, and to kill people.”;  does it prove he and his administration is guilty of the accusation of committing “crimes against humanity”?

“On several occasions, Duterte has publicly told police officers to ‘shoot and kill’ drug suspects, adding ‘I will kill more if only to get rid of drugs’”(Aljazeera)

“The president himself has repeatedly promised that his “drug war” will last until the final day of his presidency. As recent as early March, he was quoted on separate occasions saying, “Don’t be president, if you can’t kill” and that it was his job “to scare people, to intimidate people, and to kill people.””(Aljazeera)

The main point : The International Criminal Court or ICC said there is a reasonable basis to believe that “crimes against humanity” has been committed in the Philippines on President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration concerning the war on illegal drugs.

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Same Sex Couple Ban From Adopting Children In Hungary

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Hungary – Hungary have passed a latest law against same sex couple from adopting children but only to married couple mother as a woman and father as a man. LGBT community in Hungary are oppose to it of course.

“Hungary’s parliament Tuesday passed a law effectively banning adoptions for same-sex couples. The constitutional change marked the latest in a succession of restrictions on LGBT rights in Hungary under right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his ruling Fidesz party. Lawmakers also approved new measures to strengthen Orban’s power, due to come into force after Hungary’s next election in 2023. Under the rule changes, the Hungarian constitution will allow only married couples and single people granted special permission by the government to adopt children. Same-sex marriage is not permitted in Hungary, although civil unions are allowed. In the past, gay couples had been able to adopt children by having one partner apply as a single person, but the new law puts an end to this practice. The amendment’s architects, including Justice Minister Judit Varga, have framed it a protection for traditional, Christian institutions of marriage and family. The change states that “the mother is a woman, the father is a man,” Varga wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday.”(Washington Post)

Human rights group have criticized the law as a backward step for Hungary and a dark day for homosexuals in Hungary or for LGBTQ community.

 

“Human rights groups have criticized the law as a backward step for Hungary. “This is a dark day for Hungary’s LGBTQ community and a dark day for human rights,” David Vig, director of Amnesty International Hungary, said after the bill passed.”(Washington Post)

 

The main point : Hungary have passed a new law banning same-sex couple from adopting a children.

 

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Australia Demands An Apology For Fake Image From China

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Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison demands an apology from China for posting an image of an Australian soldier killing an Afghan child on Twitter which according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison is fake and repugnant. The image was said to be shared by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian according to the news.

 

“Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded the Chinese government delete a "repugnant" and "falsified image" on Twitter that appears to show an Australian soldier threatening to slit a child's throat. The image, set against a backdrop of the Australian and Afghan flags, was shared on Monday morning Beijing time from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian's verified Twitter account with the caption: "Shocked by the murder of Afghan civilians & prisoners by Australian soldiers."” (CNN)

“Morrison said Australia wanted an apology from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and had also contacted Twitter asking the social media giant to take the post down. "It is utterly outrageous and it cannot be justified on any basis whatsoever," he said in a press conference Monday. "The Chinese government should be totally ashamed of this post. It diminishes them in the world's eyes. "It is a false image and a terrible slur on our great defense forces and the men and women who served in that uniform for over 100 years."(CNN)

“The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has taken steps toward dismissing 13 soldiers following the report and recommended that federal police investigate 36 alleged war crimes.”(CNN)

However, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said according to news that Australia is guilty of the allegation and should “think thoroughly” and never commit the crime again.

 

“When asked about the tweet at a press conference Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying accused Australia of committing serious crimes in Afghanistan. "The Australian side reacted so strongly to my colleague's personal tweet, does it mean to show that it is reasonable for some Australian soldiers to coldly kill the innocent people in Afghanistan and it is not unreasonable for anyone to condemn this cold crime?" she said. "What the Australian government should do is to think thoroughly, bring the perpetrators to justice, make a formal apology to the Afghan people, and solemnly promise to the international community that they will never commit this terrible crime again."”(CNN)

The main point : Australia demands an apology from China for posting said to be fake image on Twitter  which ruin the image of Australian soldier.

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New President Of America

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Recently, a new American President emerges victorious from concluded US election 2020 the Democratic Joe Biden against the Republican Donald Trump, the Libertarian Jo Jorgensen, and the Green Howie Hawkins, which are his opponents on the position.

According to the news Joe Biden has the most ever cast votes in an American election for presidential candidacy. The election was held Tuesday November 3,2020.

“Joseph R. Biden Jr. achieved victory offering a message of healing and unity. He will return to Washington facing a daunting set of crises. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, promising to restore political normalcy and a spirit of national unity to confront raging health and economic crises, and making Donald J. Trump a one-term president after four years of tumult in the White House. Mr. Biden’s victory amounted to a repudiation of Mr. Trump by millions of voters exhausted with his divisive conduct and chaotic administration, and was delivered by an unlikely alliance of women, people of color, old and young voters and a sliver of disaffected Republicans. Mr. Trump is only the third elected president since World War II to lose re-election, and the first in more than a quarter-century. The result also provided a history-making moment for Mr. Biden’s running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California, who will become the first woman to serve as vice president. With his triumph, Mr. Biden, who turns 78 later this month, fulfilled his decades-long ambition in his third bid for the White House, becoming the oldest person elected president.” (The New York Times)

Joe Biden 9image from NYTimes website

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Money In His Brief

 

Recently, a Brazilian senator has been found hiding money in his brief or underwear amounting 15,000 reais (about $2,700) according to the news on the raid of Federal Police on his home. But police found more when the senator put his hand in his brief which according to the news is 17,900 reais.

The Brazilian senator is Chico Rodrigues representing the state of Roraima.

Rodrigues said he is not guilty of the accusation and he do not do any wrong doing.

“"I say to those who know me: stay calm. I trust in the justice and I will prove that I don't have and that I didn't have anything to do with any wrongdoing," Rodrigues wrote in his statement.” (CNN)

‘. "I had my home invaded for just doing my job as a parliamentarian, bringing resources to fight Covid-19 for the state's health department,"….. "I will prove that I don't have and that I didn't have anything to do with any wrongdoing,"”(CNN), he says.

 

“A Brazilian senator was allegedly caught with huge amounts of cash hidden in his underwear during a Federal Police raid on Wednesday, a court order says -- part of a wider ongoing probe into the possible misuse of funds for the Covid-19 pandemic response. Senator Chico Rodrigues, who represents the state of Roraima in the Federal Senate, confirmed that the raid took place in his home in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima. He has denied any wrongdoing. According to a Supreme Court order citing the police investigation, police video allegedly showed Rodrigues with about 15,000 reais (about $2,700) stuffed into his briefs during their search of his home. More money was found by authorities when the senator allegedly "put his hand inside his underwear and took other bundles of money totaling 17,900 reais" the order says, for a total cache worth more than $5,800.” (CNN)

 

 

Chico Rodrigues ( image from Wikipedia website)

 

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Russian News Editor Burn Herself Alive

 

Russia – A Russian news editor from a small news website – KozaPress- have burn herself alive in front of the interior ministry office in the city of Nizhniy Novgorod. She  is Irina Slavina.

 

“A Russian news editor has died after setting herself on fire in front of an interior ministry office in the city of Nizhniy Novgorod………….. Irina Slavina was editor-in-chief of the small Koza Press news website.”(BBC)

She was suspected to be part of the Open Russia group and her flat was penetrated and her valauable things like laptop,flash drives,and phones were seized in the hope that the authorities will find something from her in relation to Open Russia.

“  She was one of seven people in Nizhny Novgorod whose homes were searched on Thursday, apparently as part of an inquiry into Open Russia….. In a Facebook post on Thursday, she said 12 people had forced their way into her family's flat and seized flash drives, her laptop and her daughter's laptop as well as phones belonging to both her and her husband.” (BBC)

“The day before, Slavina's house was searched as part of a criminal case under the article on the activities of an undesirable organization (Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), which was initiated against Mikhail Iosilevich. The security forces took away the electronic equipment from Slavina, then the journalist was taken for interrogation. Following the raid, Slavina wrote "They were looking for brochures, leaflets, invoices of Open Russia, possibly an icon with the face of Mikhail Khodorkovsky... I don't have any of this", and that they seized "flash drives, my laptop, my daughter's laptop, the computer, phones — not just mine, but also my husband's — a bunch of my notebooks that I scribbled on during press conferences. I'm left without the means of production.” (Wikipedia)

Open Russia is among listed as “undesirable organization” in Russia and “undesirable organization” means crime in Russia.

“In her last post on Facebook, Slavina asked “the Russian Federation to be blamed for her death” (Wikipedia)

“Irina Slavina earlier wrote on Facebook: "I ask you to blame the Russian Federation for my death."”(BBC)

 

 

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President Trump Got COVID-19

 

US – United States President Donald Trump recently reported on the news that he was tested positive of COVID-19 and not only him but also his wife or the First Lady Melania Trump is also positive even also some officials surrounding the president got the coronavirus and tested positive.

“US President Donald Trump has been flown to hospital for treatment after testing positive for coronavirus…. both he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for Covid-19.” (BBC)

“The list of other people to have tested positive around Mr Trump include close aide Hope Hicks - believed to be the first to show symptoms - campaign manager Bill Stepien and former White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway. Republican Senators Mike Lee and Thom Tillis have also tested positive.”(BBC)

According to the news, the president undergone treatment with his doctor Sean Conley and is being treated with remdesivir therapy and Regeneron's antibody cocktail. According to his doctor he doesn’t need a supplemental oxygen and doing very well.

In the news it said, the president is defiant of public health guidelines regarding COVID-19 wherein he held rallies jam pack with people without face mask and him without wearing face mask.

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Reelected Dead Mayor

 

Romania – In southern Romania on the village of Deveselu,  a dead mayoral candidate was reelected and won a landslide victory despite he is already dead; he died of COVID-19.His name was already too late to remove on the ballot. That reelectionist Mayor or Deveselu is Ion Aliman a member of Social Democrat Party. The villagers love him thus they gave him the victory despite his death.

Romanian villagers have re-elected their mayor by a landslide even though he died two weeks ago from Covid-19 complications, saying he had done a good job and deserved his posthumous victory.” (Edition CNN)

“Aliman won his third term as mayor of Deveselu, a village of around 3,000 people in southern Romania, with 64% of the vote, electoral bureau data showed on Monday.” (Edition CNN)

“"It is your victory," one man can be heard saying. "Know that you will be proud of us. Rest in peace."…. "He was a real mayor to us," one unnamed woman who wore a surgical mask told private television station ProTV in Deveselu. "He took the side of the village, respected all the laws. I don't think we will see a mayor like him again." “ (Edition CNN)

Villagers went to his grave and light candles.

 

 

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President Trump Mocks A Reporter

 

United States President Donald Trump recently mocks an unidentified reporter as said in the news in his statement on a rally at Moon Township PA, when the reporter was caught by police and was put down on the ground wherein, he says it is a “beautiful sight” seeing it. Aside from that he also mocks a MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi.

“Trump then mocked an unidentified reporter who has been targeted by police while covering protests. “Sometimes they grab. They grab one guy. ‘I’m a reporter. I’m a reporter.’ Get out of here. They threw him aside like he was a little bag of popcorn. Honestly, when you watch the crap that we have all had to take so long. When you see it, it is actually a beautiful sight.” The comments were similar to ones that Trump made against Velshi last weekend at a rally in Bemidji, MN.” (Deadline)

“Donald Trump again mocked MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi for the moment when he was struck by a rubber bullet while covering protests in June, and told a rally crowd that it was a “beautiful sight” when police targeted an unidentified reporter and “threw him aside like he was a bag of popcorn.”” (Deadline)

Mocking journalists according to MSNBC endangers their life and their freedom.

“In response, MSNBC said, “Freedom of the press is a pillar of our democracy. When the president mocks a journalist for the injury he sustained while putting himself in harm’s way to inform the public, he endangers thousands of other journalists and undermines our freedoms.””(Deadline)

US President Donald Trump (image from Deadline website)

 

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Her Dress Under Fire

South Korea – In South Korea, a female lawmaker was attack online for her outfit or the dress she wore when she attends an assembly for not wearing a proper and standard attire.

Some even says : “Soon she’ll come to work in a bikini.” ; “Is this  bar?”

According to the news, she was attack by a sexism comment.

The South Korean female lawmaker is Ryu Ho-jeong.

“But while Ryu’s outfit raised controversy online, it prompted support from both her party and the ruling Democratic Party.  Ryu is a member of the left-wing minority Justice Party, which said that she had been attacked by vitriolic, sexist comments.” (CNN)

“ “We cannot agree at all with the voice that paints a female politician as lacking qualification by evaluating her look and image rather than her legislative work.”, the party said in a statement.” (CNN)

“ “Women lawmakers are still becoming targets of discussion for wearing pants, or choosing a bright-colored outfit. We express regret at today’s reality in the National Assembly where overbearingly screaming at one another has become natural, while wearing a dress is considered an issue.”” (CNN)

Ryu Ho-jeong dress

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