Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, speaks to Becky Anderson about the state of human rights around the world from Myanmar’s military coup, to China’s treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, to Russia’s imprisonment of Alexey Navalny.
A leader of the notorious Japanese organised crime syndicate Yakuza, Takeshi Ebisawa, has been charged by US prosecutors with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials, including uranium and weapons-grade plutonium, from Myanmar to other countries. The shocking revelations were detailed in a superseding indictment announced on Wednesday.
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Discover the latest developments as Myanmar's junta delivers a shocking verdict on three brigadier generals for their role in surrendering a strategic town on the Chinese border. Sources reveal the gravity of the situation and its implications for the ongoing conflict. Stay tuned for updates on Myanmar's evolving crisis.
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Myanmar's junta imposes compulsory military service for men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27, extending to three years for specialists like doctors. Facing armed insurgencies since the 2021 coup, the military struggles to recruit. Failure to comply with conscription risks imprisonment for up to five years under the new law.
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In a major announcement today, Amit Shah declared the scrapping of the Free Movement Regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar. This decision, aimed at bolstering internal security, comes as part of the Ministry of Home Affairs' commitment to maintaining the demographic structure of India's northeastern states bordering Myanmar.
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US and China , Launch Efforts to Combat , Fentanyl Crisis.
On January 30, officials from the United States
and China met to discuss a joint effort to take action
on stemming the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.
'TIME' reports that the meeting comes as a sign
of cooperation between the two global powers
to manage the ongoing fentanyl crisis.
The new counternarcotics working group met for
their first two-day meeting, focusing on ingredients
for the synthetic opioid that are manufactured in China.
In November of 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed
to resume cooperation on combating drug trafficking in a
meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in San Francisco.
In November of 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed
to resume cooperation on combating drug trafficking in a
meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in San Francisco.
The U.S. is looking for China to increase efforts
to curb the export of chemicals that are processed
into fentanyl before being smuggled into the U.S.
'TIME' reports that synthetic opioids like
fentanyl have emerged as the deadliest
killers in the ongoing U.S. drug crisis.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, over 100,000 deaths
were linked to drug overdoses in 2022.
Over two-thirds of those overdoses were linked
with fentanyl or other similar synthetic opioids.
In exchange for cooperation on combating the flow of
fentanyl, the U.S. agreed to lift sanctions imposed on
China in 2020 over human rights violations against Uyghurs.
In exchange for cooperation on combating the flow of
fentanyl, the U.S. agreed to lift sanctions imposed on
China in 2020 over human rights violations against Uyghurs.
According to State Department spokesperson
Matthew Miller, lifting the sanctions was
“an appropriate step to take” given what China was
willing to do on the trafficking of fentanyl precursors
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Austrian graffiti duo Joel Gamnou painted the portraits, receiving mostly positive feedback from the public, although criticism arose from certain groups alleging political misuse of the wall.
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A lawsuit filed by the mother of the late Russian opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, alleging inadequate medical care during his time in the Arctic penal colony where he passed away, has been dismissed. The court in the town of Labytnangi, near the penal colony, rejected the suit, citing Navalny's absence as the plaintiff. Ivan Zhdanov, a former aide to Navalny, expressed dismay over the decision, highlighting Navalny's history of filing lawsuits regarding medical care in prisons. The dismissal, Zhdanov noted, comes with a tone of mockery, given Navalny's tragic demise.
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Vladimir Putin Secures 5th Term , as Russia’s President.
On March 18, Russia's Central
Election Commission confirmed that
Putin won reelection by a landslide.
He reportedly received over 87% of the vote.
Countries that congratulated him include
Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, North Korea,
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.
However, critics say that Putin
didn't have any credible opposition,
and free speech against him was stifled.
For example, Alexei Navalny, a fierce opponent of Putin's, died last month in an Arctic prison, and his other critics have either been jailed or exiled, 'USA Today' reports. .
For example, Alexei Navalny, a fierce opponent of Putin's, died last month in an Arctic prison, and his other critics have either been jailed or exiled, 'USA Today' reports. .
Independent media outlets
have also been shuttered. .
The elections took place in an
ever-shrinking political space, which
has resulted in an alarming increase
of violations of civil and political rights.., Josep Borrell, the European Union's
top foreign policy official, via statement.
... and precluded many candidates
from running, including all those opposed to
Russia’s illegal war of aggression, deprived
Russian voters of a real choice and heavily
limited their access to accurate information, Josep Borrell, the European Union's
top foreign policy official, via statement.
The United States referred to the
vote as "neither free nor fair," while
Germany called it a "pseudo-election.".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Putin is "sick with power and is doing everything in his power to rule forever.".
Putin is currently Russia's "longest-serving leader since Joseph Stalin," 'USA Today' reports.
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Elections in Russia are imminent, with President Putin urging participation from March 15-17, stressing unity. Putin, set for his fifth term, faces little opposition after Navalny's demise. Early global voting proceeds smoothly, including in Eastern Ukraine. Kyiv condemns this, citing violations of international law. The Russian Federation Council sets the official election date for March 17, signalling Putin's entrenched leadership akin to a president-for-life.
#Russia #RussiaElections #VladimirPutin #EasternUkraine #Kyiv #AlexeiNavalny #RussiaElectionnews #RussianFederation #Kremlin #Zelensky #Electionresults #Worldnews #Oneindia #Oneindianews
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