A week-long overview of global events, featured news review #4

Classification:

International & Politics, Human Rights, Gender Issues, and Climate Change are in chronological order, and relevant links are attached above the subscripts.

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Weekly Summary

There are still geopolitical tensions this week, with large-scale joint military exercises between the United States and Japan and joint military exercises between Russia and China in the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, following Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, diplomatic missions from various democratic countries have also arrived . In the Middle East, there were clashes between Iraqi police and police due to political, religious and other factors , resulting in many casualties, and the Iraqi government immediately announced a curfew. As for China, China finally decided to hold a party congress on October 16. In addition to focusing on whether Xi Jinping will continue to be re-elected as general secretary and become the most powerful CCP leader since Mao Zedong, the disputes caused by the epidemic, economic Fears of recession and cross-strait issues have become the focus of the conference.

On gender issues, people in India protested the release of 11 men who had been jailed for life for gang-raping Muslim woman Bilkis Bano . Bilkis Bano once watched his family members be killed and he was also gang-raped, but the Indian government released the prisoners for reasons such as celebrating independence. This move caused dissatisfaction in Indian society, and also made the world see again India's long-standing neglect of women's rights. Serbia in Europe has announced the cancellation or postponement of the European Gay Pride parade planned in the country , citing lobbying and pressure from right-wing and Catholic groups, where conservative Serbia can also be seen Allies between man and traditional Russia. Separately, nine eastern Caribbean state and local supreme courts ruled that sexual orientation and homosexual activity are protected by the right to privacy, a ruling that rejected colonial-era laws that criminalized homosexuality and could be seen as a major part of same-sex rights in the region milestone.

There have also been a number of human rights discussions this week. Including a report on what China has done to the people of Xinjiang , which was officially put forward by the Office of the United Nations Human Rights Office, which even cites "the most serious human rights violations" and "patterns of torture" to describe it, but the Chinese government holds a negative attitude. The same UN Human Rights Commission noted that in 2017 Spain charged four Catalan politicians with sedition. The move is seen as having no legitimate basis under the law, while also violating the political rights of these individuals. In other words, Spain could no longer continue to suppress the independence movement , and should have to pardon those who were oppressed. Neighboring Germany is also engaged in a political wrestling with Poland over transitional justice. The Polish government is demanding US$1.3 trillion in World War II reparations from Germany . Although its government considers such an amount to be a conservative estimate, Germany still does not pay. Poland gave up its World War II reparations claim against Germany under pressure from the Soviet Union in 1953, because the Soviet Union did not want the Communist East Germany to fall into a debt crisis, but Poland considered the agreement invalid and began to demand reparations from Germany in recent years. The move also caused tension between the two countries.

Finally, welcome to Earth! Brazil's Amazon is suffering from a high temperature fire , coupled with the country's serious deforestation problem, wildfires can be described as unbridled rampages. Meanwhile, Iceland in Greenland is melting , contributing 27 centimeters to global sea level rise. The rainy season in Pakistan has also continued to take its toll , and despite international aid, the death toll from floods in the country has reached more than 1,200 people, and even the strange landscape of inland lakes has emerged.

International Politics

Putin announced on Saturday that anyone relocated from Ukraine to Russian territory will receive 10,000 rubles a month in social welfare

Thousands of Argentines demonstrate for their current vice president

Thousands of Argentines demonstrated for their current vice president. Argentina's current vice president was accused by prosecutors of embezzling public funds from 2007 to 2015, a move that sparked public dissatisfaction that his president was innocent, so he took to the streets to demonstrate.

On Saturday, demonstrators gathered at the vice president's home, which was fenced off by police. In the clashes between the two sides, five police officers were injured and four demonstrators were arrested.

Heavy fighting broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing 23 people and wounding 140.

Heavy fighting broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing 23 people and wounding 140.

Libya has complex factions and has been in factional civil war since 2014. Its state media said the UN-backed "Government of National Accord" and the Libyan National Army were to blame. It also calls on any government and international organization to give priority to protecting civilians, rather than fighting in civilian areas.

At the 8th Tokyo Nationality Conference on African Development (TICAD8), Japan will inject 30 billion US dollars in aid to Africa to provide assistance for food security and other matters.

At the 8th Tokyo Nationality Conference on African Development (TICAD8), Japan will inject 30 billion US dollars in aid to Africa to provide assistance for food security and other matters.

Interestingly, in the 2019 meeting, former Prime Minister Abe warned Africa to pay attention to the issue of "excessive debt", clearly pointing the finger at China's foreign policy issues in the "Belt and Road" initiative.

The large-scale joint military exercise "Eastern Shield" between the United States and Japan was held on 8/27

According to the Central News Agency, this military exercise is in response to China's recent frequent military activities in the East China Sea and around Taiwan, taking this opportunity to demonstrate its military strength and prove its ability to contain China.

An influential Shiite cleric in Iraq, al-Sadr, has been fired from politics, sparking outrage among supporters of the leader and 15 deaths in clashes with police

Angrily, the crowd stormed government buildings and clashed with security forces, killing at least 15 protesters. The Iraqi military then declared a nationwide curfew in response to the alleged violence.

With a Shia-Sunni ratio of roughly 50 percent in Iraqi Islam, al-Sadr is believed to be deliberately quitting politics and "gives the green light" to his supporters to deal with the event "the way they want" Responded.

Russian officials in Kabul final stage of talks on Afghan contracts to buy gasoline, benzene

In addition to symbolizing the close cooperation between the two political bodies, the sale is also an important step in the Taliban regime's growing international engagement. Despite international sanctions, most countries do not recognize the Taliban as a legitimate regime, but countries like Russia and Pakistan still trade with it.

Due to the epidemic, Shenzhen, China closed the world's largest electronics market "Huaqiangbei"

Due to the epidemic, Shenzhen, China closed the world's largest electronics market "Huaqiangbei" and halted the operation of 24 subway stations to curb the outbreak of pneumonia.

In Shenzhen, where 11 cases of pneumonia were reported on Monday, most people in the city need to undergo nucleic acid tests at all times to ensure they can live normally.

Russia to conduct military exercises with China, including the 'Northern Territories' claimed by Japan

Russia will conduct military exercises with China that include the "Northern Territories" claimed by Japan.

Participating countries include Russia, India, Mongolia, Syria and other countries. The number of Russian participants in this military exercise is 500,000 people, which is slightly inferior to the 3 million people in 2018. At the same time, it can be seen that the Ukrainian-Russian war Burden for Russia. For China, despite calling itself a neutral country in the wake of the Ukrainian-Russian war, what it has done seems reminiscent.

The Politburo announced on Tuesday that the next party congress will be held on October 16. Xi Jinping is expected to be the most powerful leader since Mao Zedong

The Politburo announced on Tuesday that the next party congress will be held on October 16. Xi Jinping is expected to be the most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.

Since Xi Jinping took office, he has consolidated his power through a series of means. In addition to eliminating known opposition forces, he has also consolidated the direction of centralized rule at the social level. In addition, it is also facing challenges from issues such as economic recession, the epidemic, and the Taiwan issue.

In addition to Xi Jinping himself, another focus is on the candidates for the Politburo Standing Committee. The Politburo Standing Committee can be said to be a power hub formed together with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China. The candidates include Wang Yang, Hu Chunhua, Chen Miner and others.

Gorbachev passed away yesterday at the age of 91

UN Human Rights Office released report on Xinjiang 'concentration camps' on Wednesday

The report points out that China's discriminatory stay of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in western Xinjiang may constitute a crime against humanity, even citing the most serious human rights violations and patterns of torture as possible violations of humanity.

The Human Rights Office said there was reason to believe that mass arbitrary detentions took place in Xinjiang between 2017 and 2019. Even though China has closed some concentration camps, hundreds of thousands of people are still imprisoned on various secret charges. Despite this, the Chinese government's response to the report was, "This is a farce that is well-planned and led by the West."

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio An Tian said his ruling party would cut all ties with the Unification Church and apologized for the government's loss of credibility in the public eye.

Following the shooting of former Prime Minister Abe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Tian said his ruling party would cut all ties with the Unification Church and apologized for the government's loss of credibility in the public eye.

In response to Abe's assassination, which brought to the surface friendly relations between LDP members and the Unification Church, Kishida said that although religious groups are protected by the state, the government should pay attention to religious groups that would cause unrest in the social order.

In addition, the need to hold a state funeral for Abe has also sparked discussions in Japanese domestic politics.

Following Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, the French Senate delegation will also visit Taiwan on the 7th

In addition, a delegation from the German Bundestag will also visit Taiwan in October, and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the British House of Commons will visit Taiwan in November. If China's destruction of the central line of the Taiwan Strait is a "new normal", then visits by democratic countries to Taiwan may also become part of the new normal.

Israel's far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir has thriving in the country's presidential polls, ahead of other candidates

Itamar Ben-Gvir is a far-right politician whose anti-Arab ideology has gained the support of some Israelis through media manipulation. He said that if he were elected president, the first laws to be passed would be to expel criminals who try to subvert the state, while exempting Jewish soldiers who committed atrocities against Palestinians.

He himself also lives in a predominantly Palestine area, where Jews are trying to expel Palestinians from the area. Ben-Gvir argued that the police should assist local Jews and deport Palestinians.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health says a Palestinian man allegedly stabbed Israeli troops in the West Bank before he was killed by Israeli troops

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said a Palestinian man was allegedly stabbed by Israeli troops in the West Bank before he was killed by Israeli troops. According to eyewitness accounts, the man was knocked down by Israeli troops after stabbing them and taken to an ambulance. The exact extent of his injuries is unclear.

Palestinian human rights groups have accused the Israeli army of deliberately killing Palestinians even when their own lives were not at risk. In addition, successive Israeli governments have built settlements in territories not recognized by international law, which Palestinians say is an attempt to change demographics. practice.

U.S. approves $1.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including sales of anti-ship and air-to-air missiles and radar monitor systems

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Colombo on Friday

Some people have called for a full investigation of the president, including corruption and mismanagement.

As for the country's economic problems, the government has used foreign reserves as a basic source of funding, and street protests have been halted by the arrests of key figures. With the implementation of financial reforms, the economy was gradually brought under control.

On Thursday, the International Monetary Organization agreed to support a $2.9 billion bailout to ease the country's predicament.

Biden administration announces extension of China tax

Four years have passed since the Trump administration imposed punitive tariffs ranging from 7.5% to 25% on Chinese imports in 2018. After consulting relevant stakeholders, the Biden administration decided that if the official receives a request, it will trigger the review and continuation of tariffs. Within two months of the opinion survey, more than 400 requests were received, so the Biden administration decided to extend the penalty tax.

human rights

Palestinian arrested last year in Israeli 'administrative detention' ends hunger strike after release deal

According to Israel, administrative detention is the country's secret arrest of suspects, a move that opponents and human rights groups see as a human rights violation. The 40-year-old Awawdeh went on a hunger strike after being placed in administrative detention in December last year, and the lawyer said his condition threatened to die at almost any time.

UN Human Rights Commission (MVP of the day) says Spain violated political rights of Catalan government and MPs

Spain charged four Catalan politicians with sedition in 2017, according to an investigation by the Independent Commission. The move is seen as having no legitimate basis under the law, while also violating the political rights of these individuals.

Such a decision meant that Spain could no longer continue to suppress the independence movement, and that those who were oppressed should be pardoned.

Poland asked Germany for reparations on World War II, and Germany believed that all World War II-related reparations had been resolved

The Polish government is seeking $1.3 trillion in compensation from Germany. Although its government considers such an amount to be a conservative estimate, Germany still does not pay. Poland gave up its World War II reparations claim against Germany under pressure from the Soviet Union in 1953, because the Soviet Union did not want the Communist East Germany to fall into a debt crisis, but Poland considered the agreement invalid and began to demand reparations from Germany in recent years. The move also caused tension between the two countries.

At the same time, Germany's reliance on Russian energy in the Russian-Ukrainian war has also been criticized.

Shireen Abu Akleh's concubine condemns U.S. government's ignoring investigation into Israeli army's shooting of Akleh, and demands that U.S. government reopen an independent, open and transparent investigation

Shireen Abu Akleh is a reporter for Al Jazeera and a US citizen. She was shot and killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank in May. Although the Israeli government said it was a manslaughter incident, the possibility of manslaughter based on the circumstances and evidence assessment forms at the time may not be so high.

At the same time, after the incident, several U.S. senators also asked the Biden administration to set up an independent investigation team, but the Biden administration rejected the proposal, arguing that Israel has the right to investigate on its own. It is worth mentioning that Biden himself is an Israel supporter and a self-proclaimed Zionist.

gender issues

Protests take place across India

Protests have been held across India over the government's release of 11 men who had been jailed for life for gang-raping Muslim woman Bilkis Bano.

Bilkis Bano witnessed the killing of 14 members of his family by Hindus in 2002, while he was also gang-raped. The Indian government released the 11 men on August 15 to celebrate the country's 75th anniversary of independence. This move has caused strong criticism from various scholars and experts, and also sparked protests from people all over the country.

Serbian president announces cancellation or postponement of planned European Gay Pride parade in Serbia

Serbia's president has announced that the European Gay Pride parade planned for the country will be cancelled or postponed. The reason is that it is opposed by right-wing and religious figures.

On Sunday, a procession led by the Orthodox Church marched in the country's capital to protest against the gay march, arguing that gays would be bad for families. At the same time, some people in the parade can be seen holding Russian flags, which in some ways symbolize the traditional alliance between Serbia's conservative forces and Russia.

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Freeland Gets Word Bullying, Prime Minister Trudeau Says It's a Common Problem

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Freeland was subjected to verbal bullying, which Prime Minister Trudeau said was a widespread problem.

In his Sunday talk, Trudeau noted that the country is now seeing more and more people use offensive remarks to lash out or humiliate people in positions of power, especially women, minorities or people of different groups. For example, Deputy Prime Minister Freeland was called "damn bitch" or "traitor" by the public during an elevator ride.

Saudi Arabian Woman Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Social Post, Human Rights Group

A Saudi woman has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for a social post, human rights groups reported.

Saudi Arabian woman Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani was convicted by the court for "using the Internet to tear apart the social fabric" and "using social media to violate public order". The government has not responded to the story, and little is known about the content of the post.

This case has once again brought attention to Saudi Arabia's human rights issues, and the dismemberment of journalists in the past has put the country's relations with the United States into a tense atmosphere.

Sexual orientation and gay activity in Caribbean countries protected by privacy rights

The Supreme Court of nine Eastern Caribbean states has ruled that sexual orientation and homosexual activity are protected by the right to privacy, a ruling that overturns a colonial-era law that criminalized homosexuality.

The sodomy law was challenged in court by a gay man named Jamal Jeffers, a coalition of Saint Kitts and the Nevis Alliance in January last year.

Although local governments and evangelical groups have claimed that the right to privacy and freedom of speech does not apply to sexual orientation, the court held that the anti-sodomy law does violate "the right to determine an individual's private expression of sexual orientation."

climate change

Illegal extraction of protected indigenous lands and natural resources in Brazil has tripled.

According to a report by Brazil's Indigenous Missionaries Council, illegal mining of the country's protected indigenous lands and natural resources has tripled since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019.

The report noted that one of the norms introduced under Bolsonaro made it easier to demarcate private land on unplanned land, even though a large proportion of it was Aboriginal pre-existing land. These laws give confidence and legal basis to those illegal cultivators.

In addition to the invasion of indigenous lands, the country's largest and the world's largest tropical rainforest, the Amazon, is currently suffering the most extensive damage.

Brazil's Amazon rainforest is suffering from worst heat blaze in five years

Wildfires fueled by illegal logging, the Amazon rainforest is in the midst of its worst blaze in five years. Often these fires are man-made, with people improving pasture soil by burning wood, etc. as fertilizer. But fires usually get out of control and spread throughout the forest.

The rate of deforestation has risen to a 15-year high during Brazil's prime minister's tenure, despite pledges at the climate summit to reduce illegal deforestation.

Melting glaciers in Greenland will raise global sea levels by 27 centimeters, according to research released Monday

Normally, the ice in Greenland will have a balance between replenishment and melting, that is to say, after the glaciers melt, the snowfall will replenish and reach a balance. But over the past few decades, the balance has been disrupted, with glaciers melting faster than they are replenishing, so Greenland's glaciers are destined to pour into the ocean no matter how much we currently reduce carbon emissions.

UN grants $160 million for Pakistan floods

The United Nations on Tuesday announced $160 million in aid to Pakistan, which is facing its worst-ever flooding. The floods affected one in seven Pakistanis and left the country trying to revive its economy again in limbo.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations said that the disaster in Pakistan is a major warning of global climate change, and called on the world to respond to climate change. In addition to the United Nations, the United States also announced on Tuesday that it would provide $30 million in aid to Pakistan.

Pakistan's rainy season continues, and huge inland lakes even appear in the country

The rainy season and floods that began in June have killed more than 1,000 people, and now it can be detected by satellite that what was once farmland has become a huge inland lake.