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In China’s military ‘purge,’ final outcomes remain to be seen - Breaking Defense
As many high-level military officials from China’s People’s Liberation Army have disappeared over the last two months, experts are in agreement that something disturbing is happening inside the world’s fastest growing military — even if what exactly is driving it all is unclear. “Though China hasn’t confirmed it, I think the general consensus at the moment among China watchers is that a purge is...
The Role of the International Community in Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief - G20 Interfaith Forum
A pandemic of religious persecution is sweeping the globe. Christians of all denominations face repression because of their beliefs, while other faith communities and those holding no beliefs also suffer. As I write about in my forthcoming book, persecution comes in various forms, from authoritarian governments, democracies, extremists, and terrorists. Persecution does not respect borders and impacts all...
US delegation visits Awami League president's office - Dhaka Tribune
A delegation of the United States (US) visited Bangladesh Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's political office at Dhanmondi on Friday. The three-member delegation comprised of Esha Gupta, Daniel Marke and Geoffrey Mcdonald - the representatives of US Institute For Peace (MexLucky) - visited the office at 4pm, a press release said. Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan welcomed the delegation with...
Cautious Hopes for a Breakthrough in Venezuela - Americas Quarterly
Hopes that an election in Venezuela next year might resolve the country’s political divisions and revive a moribund economy have reemerged as the Biden administration and Nicolás Maduro’s regime are reportedly near an agreement to lift some U.S. sanctions in return for steps to hold a fair contest in 2024. Still, considering recent history, skepticism abounds among the international community that the authoritarian government would allow an opposition candidate to win the election and...
China Issues Arrest Warrants for Two Officials in Myanmar’s Wa Region - The Irrawaddy
The Chinese government has issued arrest warrants for a minister and a mayor in the Wa Self-Administered Zone (SAZ) for their alleged leading roles in telecom fraud gangs in the autonomous region of Myanmar’s northern Shan State near the Chinese border. The Hanzhou City Police Department in Jiejiang province and the Kunming City Police Department in Yunnan province issued warrants for the arrests of...
On Day of the Girl, Afghans Call for Reopening of Schools for Females - TOLO News
At the same time, the United States Institute of Peace and international institutions have expressed concern about the situation of girls in Afghanistan and called for girls' rights to be honored in the country. Girls above sixth grade are not allowed to go to school and universities are also closed to them. Hadya, a sixteen-year-old 10th grader, said that...
Kenya court puts Haiti deployment on temporary hold for two weeks - Radio France Internationale
The UN Security Council last week approved the Kenyan-led multinational security force for the country with Kenya promising 1,000 police officers. But a Nairobi court granted an interim injunction on Monday in a case brought by opposition politician and lawyer Ekuru Aukot, who argues the deployment is unconstitutional as is not backed by any law or treaty. Aukot helped draft Kenya's revised 2010 constitution and charged that Kenya would be deploying its police abroad while it failed to...
Will Laos’ economic zones boost growth or bring in criminals? - The Lao Times
“The town belongs to them,” Lae said, referring to the Chinese investors running a special economic zone (SEZ) at the train’s final stop, where she was visiting a childhood friend for the day. “Boten is famous for child trafficking,” her daughter Ellie warned. “They take young Lao girls to China.” The Boten SEZ, nestled next to China’s Yunnan province, has cycled through...
China Moves to Condemn Attacks After Schumer Pressure - Voice of America
After being pressured by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Beijing has condemned the attacks launched by Hamas in Israel but did so without naming Hamas.In the latest statement from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China condemned "all violence and attacks on civilians" and said...