Tag: Security law

Categories Middle East

Israel to quarantine ANYONE deemed exposed to Delta strain of Covid-19, even those vaccinated or formerly infected

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Israel has empowered health officials to quarantine anyone deemed to have been in “close contact” with the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19, even those already vaccinated or who have recovered from the disease. … Read More >Israel to quarantine ANYONE deemed exposed to Delta strain of Covid-19, even those vaccinated or formerly infected

Categories Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily closes days after police raid tabloid’s office over allegations of ‘collusion with a foreign country’

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Apple Daily, a Hong Kong-based newspaper, has announced that it is permanently closing days after hundreds of police officers raided its offices and froze its assets over allegations its breached China’s national security law. … Read More >Hong Kong’s Apple Daily closes days after police raid tabloid’s office over allegations of ‘collusion with a foreign country’

Categories Russia

Russia bans America’s liberal Bard College, labelling it as ‘undesirable organization’ threatening country’s ‘order and security’

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Authorities in Moscow have labelled an American liberal arts university working in the country as ‘undesirable’ and banned it following claims it’s working to undermine the government and threatening the security of the state. … Read More >Russia bans America’s liberal Bard College, labelling it as ‘undesirable organization’ threatening country’s ‘order and security’

Categories Russia

Russia to summon British ambassador over incident where destroyer entered Russian territory in Black Sea, Foreign Ministry reports

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The British ambassador to Russia will be summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow to discuss Wednesday’s incident during which a UK warship, according to Moscow, violated the Russian state border and was met with warning shots. … Read More >Russia to summon British ambassador over incident where destroyer entered Russian territory in Black Sea, Foreign Ministry reports

Categories Russia

Russia’s Defense Ministry will develop home-made secure smartphone & ‘digital ecosystem’ for soldiers working on military bases

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Russia’s Defense Ministry is developing a smartphone for employees of its armed forces. Alongside the new device, authorities will also oversee the creation of mobile applications for anyone using the technology at military bases. … Read More >Russia’s Defense Ministry will develop home-made secure smartphone & ‘digital ecosystem’ for soldiers working on military bases

Categories Shows

A thin line between safety and totalitarianism & new wave of mass shootings

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The Biden administration’s new strategy for combatting domestic terrorism causes concern. The US Dept. of Justice gets into the fight over voting rights. Mass shootings are on the rise once again. Teachers face new penalties for discussing controversial issues in class. … Read More >A thin line between safety and totalitarianism & new wave of mass shootings

Categories Asia & Pacific

Beijing passes anti-foreign sanction law to safeguard China’s core interests against Western interference

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The top Chinese legislature has passed a bill aimed at protecting China’s core interests, its businesses and officials, from foreign sanctions amid an onslaught of economic attacks from the US and its Western allies. … Read More >Beijing passes anti-foreign sanction law to safeguard China’s core interests against Western interference

Categories Russia

Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s organisation branded ‘extremist’ by Moscow Court – allies now face election ban

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The “Anti-Corruption Foundation,” founded by now-jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny in 2011, has been determined by the Moscow City Court on Wednesday to be an extremist organization, in a hearing behind closed doors. … Read More >Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s organisation branded ‘extremist’ by Moscow Court – allies now face election ban

Categories Russia

Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia to dissolve & completely cease operations as organization’s leader believes crackdown is around corner

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Open Russia, an organization founded by disgraced former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is to close its operations and shut its regional offices over concerns its members and supporters may soon be targeted for prosecution. … Read More >Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia to dissolve & completely cease operations as organization’s leader believes crackdown is around corner