BBC | September 14, 2017 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41263242 Reports that South Korea, in the wake of North Korea’s dramatic 3 September test of a massive thermonuclear bomb, has approved plans to establish a special forces unit to assassinate Kim Jong-un appear to signal a sharp change of direction in the foreign policy of South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in. Why would a progressive… Read more »
BBC | September 13, 2017 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41222940 A Taiwanese pro-democracy activist has gone on trial in China accused of “subverting state power”. Chinese authorities say Lee Ming-che promoted multi-party rule in group messaging chats. The 42-year-old activist went missing in China in March and was later revealed to have been detained. Little information has been given by Chinese authorities, but the… Read more »
FRANCE 24 | September 6, 2017 http://m.france24.com/en/20170906-prominent-indian-journalist-shot-dead-outside-home-gauri-lankesh An Indian journalist was gunned down outside her home the southern city of Bangalore – the latest in a string of deadly attacks targeting journalists or outspoken critics of religious superstition and extreme Hindu politics. The assailants fled on a motorcycle after spraying a hail of bullets at Gauri Lankesh on Tuesday night… Read more »
FRANCE 24 | September 10, 2017 http://www.france24.com/en/20170910-australia-polls-tighten-thousands-rally-support-gay-marriage-vote Recently in Australia, people have been campaigning for legislation to pass equality for same-sex marriage. Such legalization has been passed in England, France, Germany, Canada, and of course the United States, and Australia hopes to join them. However, like most other countries, it is very difficult to pass this legislation due to the… Read more »
Source: France 24 | September 5, 2017 Kem Sokha was arrested on Sunday in an escalating crackdown on critics of Prime Minister Hun Sen‘s government, which accused the opposition leader of plotting with the United States to undermine the Southeast Asian country. Kem Sokha had been charged with “colluding with foreigners” under Article 443 of Cambodia’s penal code, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court… Read more »