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Myanmar: New Charges Against Aung San Suu Kyi

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The judiciary of Myanmar's military junta is expanding the case against the Nobel Peace Prize winner. You face up to 160 years in prison. In Myanmar, the judiciary has brought five further charges of alleged corruption against Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted in a military coup. This was reported by several media, citing sources familiar with the court case. Overall, the 76-year-old is now confronted with eleven charges. Ten of these involve violations of an anti-corruption law. According to the information, she faces up to 160 years in prison. At the beginning of the week, the Nobel Peace Prize winner was sentenced to four years in prison for importing a radio and violating corona regulations. She had previously been found guilty of two other charges at the beginning of December and initially also sentenced to four years in prison.  An "unidentified projectile A few hours later, however, the military junta announced that the sentence would be reduced to two yea...

Myanmar: Former Leader Of Myanmar "Aung San Suu Kyi" Sentenced An Additional Four Years In Prison

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A court has sentenced the disempowered Prime Minister of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four more years in prison. Among other things, it is about the possession of radios. Myanmar's disempowered Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison by a court. The 76-year-old was found guilty in two cases of illegal import and possession of walkie-talkies and in one case of violating corona regulations, according to a judicial officer. In connection with the radio equipment, she is said to have disregarded telecommunications and import-export laws. The special court in the capital Naypyidaw had postponed the verdicts against the Nobel Peace Prize laureate several times. It is unclear whether Suu Kyi will have to serve a prison sentence or remain under house arrest. The process took place in camera. Ukraine Conflict: Helpless Between The Powers At the beginning of December, she had already been sentenced to four years in prison for inciting rioting against the ...

Russia Ukraine War | Clashes Between Russian-Backed Militants And Ukrainian Troops Kill Officials

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A Ukrainian military official has been killed in a clash with Russian-backed separatist militias. According to the international news agency, Russia is continuing to intervene in Ukraine through a separatist armed group, on which Russia is also facing international pressure. Ukraine's military has accused Russian-backed militants of attacking patrols and killing one. Russia has occupied part of Ukraine since the break-up of the Soviet Union, and is trying to occupy the rest with the help of separatists. In light of Russia's growing involvement in Ukraine, the Western defense alliance, NATO, decided to help Ukraine and began deploying troops along the border. US, China And Russia Russia's President Vladimir Putin has strongly protested NATO's move and has threatened to retaliate against NATO and other world powers. It should be noted that the recent online talks between the US and Russian presidents on this important issue also proved fruitless. Do You Know What I Have P...

Today News | In North Korea, Kim Jong Un Wants To Tackle The Supply Crisis & In Tunisia, Ennahdha Chief Noureddine Bhiri Arrested

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In his New Year's declaration, the North Korean ruler promised his people solutions to the supply crisis. The focus was also on the pandemic. The North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un focused on the precarious domestic supply situation and the corona pandemic in his New Year's declaration.  Kim presented "the achievement of an epochal step in the solution of problems related to the daily needs of the people" as "an important task," reported the state news agency KCNA. "Emergency measures" to combat the pandemic would also have "top national priority". According to the South Korean central bank, in 2020, due to the pandemic and the resulting border closure, the north recorded the worst economic decline in over two decades. Internationally, there was growing concern about a serious food crisis in the isolated country. USA: Hundreds Of Houses Destroyed According to the KCNA, Kim announced again a “strengthening of national defense capacities” becau...

Myanmar: Junta In Myanmar Reportedly Killed More Than 30 Refugees

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In the east of the country, the military is said to have killed and burned members of the Karenni minority. Two Save the Children employees have been missing since then. The remains of more than 30 people have been found in eastern Myanmar , according to reports from human rights groups. The people, including the elderly, women and children, are said to have been killed and then burned. According to the human rights group Karenni Human Rights, the victims are civilians who tried to flee their villages in Kayah state because of fighting. The Karenni are an ethnic group in the multi-ethnic state of Myanmar. The NGO said it found the bodies near the village of Mo So in the Hpruso municipality. A representative of the People's Defense Forces rebel group (PDF), which is fighting the military junta, also said that their fighters had found the vehicles with the bodies in the municipality of Hpruso in the eastern state of Kayah.   Taliban Dissolve Electoral Commission & Turk...

Russia Continues To Pull Together Troops & EU Threatens Russia With Consequences If It Attacks Ukraine

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NATO continues to fear that Russian soldiers will invade Ukraine. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said any further aggression would have consequences. According to NATO knowledge, Russia is continuing its troop movements on the border with Ukraine. There are no signs that the military build-up will stop or slow down, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the sidelines of a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj in Brussels. "The opposite is the case, it goes on." Stoltenberg called the Russian approach unjustified, provocative and destabilizing. They call for a return to diplomacy and de-escalation. NATO is ready to talk to Russia. Any further Russian aggression against Ukraine will have serious consequences and a high price, said Stoltenberg. The NATO Secretary General rejected Russia's call to rule out Ukraine's possible accession to the military alliance: "We will not compromise when it comes to Ukraine's right to choose its own ...