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Cambodians who flout Covid rules could face 20 YEARS in prison after parliament passes draconian law

Posted on March 6, 2021March 6, 2021By Editor

New legislation adopted in Cambodia would make violating coronavirus measures a serious offense punishable by up to two decades behind bars. The harsh law has been criticized as a way to crack down on dissent. … Read More >Cambodians who flout Covid rules could face 20 YEARS in prison after parliament passes draconian law

Iranian parliament calls for President Rouhani to be prosecuted over ‘illegal’ agreement with IAEA

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

A majority of Iranian lawmakers voted on Monday to pass a motion condemning the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, for agreeing a deal between his government and the UN nuclear watchdog, and called for his prosecution. … Read More >Iranian parliament calls for President Rouhani to be prosecuted over ‘illegal’ agreement with IAEA

Iran informs UN nuclear watchdog of end to surprise nuclear site inspections this month to enforce act of parliament

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021By Editor

Tehran has notified the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of its parliamentary-approved plan to limit inspections of its nuclear sites from February 23, despite some vocal government opposition to the move. … Read More >Iran informs UN nuclear watchdog of end to surprise nuclear site inspections this month to enforce act of parliament

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Irish MEP slates ‘Russophobia’ in Euro parliament, calls Navalny racist

Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021By Editor

An Irish MEP has called Alexey Navalny a ‘racist’ and slammed the European parliament for its ‘Russophobia’ over its reaction to a visit to Moscow by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell. … Read More >Irish MEP slates ‘Russophobia’ in Euro parliament, calls Navalny racist

World

Canadian government designates ‘Proud Boys’ as terrorist group

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021By Editor

Canada has designated the group ‘Proud Boys’ as a terrorist entity, following a parliamentary resolution blaming the “white supremacist” group of organizing the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. … Read More >Canadian government designates ‘Proud Boys’ as terrorist group

Russia

‘Degraded’ US falling short of its own democratic standards & has no right to lecture others, says Russian parliamentary speaker

Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By Editor

Russia’s top MP has warned that Moscow, long talked down to by the West over the state of its political system, must resist following the example of the US in allowing unelected tech tycoons to censor non-mainstream voices. … Read More >‘Degraded’ US falling short of its own democratic standards & has no right to lecture others, says Russian parliamentary speaker

EU

Lithuanian MEP who sold ‘healing water’ to cure Covid under fire over rant about what transgender women have ‘under their skirts’

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021By Editor

A controversial Lithuanian politician faces pressure in Brussels after releasing a video in which he slammed LGBT people as “perverts and deviants,” and said that life was getting harder and harder for heterosexuals. … Read More >Lithuanian MEP who sold ‘healing water’ to cure Covid under fire over rant about what transgender women have ‘under their skirts’

Maduro Says Lawmakers Must Define Criminal Responsibility of Previous National Assembly

Posted on December 23, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the new parliament must define the criminal and administrative responsibility of members of the former National Assembly. … Read More >Maduro Says Lawmakers Must Define Criminal Responsibility of Previous National Assembly

EU

Swiss parliament votes to allow same-sex marriage – but public may have final say in a referendum

Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020By Editor

Legislators in Switzerland have approved a bill to allow same sex-couples to marry. But it’s too early to call victory for the LGBTQ community – opponents of the legislation have promised to put it to a referendum. … Read More >Swiss parliament votes to allow same-sex marriage – but public may have final say in a referendum

EU

Swedish parliament takes a ‘decisive step’ toward defense alliance with Finland and NATO membership

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

A majority of the Swedish parliament favors having the option to join NATO at some point in the future, after the populist Sweden Democrats reversed their earlier opposition to joining the alliance. … Read More >Swedish parliament takes a ‘decisive step’ toward defense alliance with Finland and NATO membership