Thousands of Hong Kong citizens have held a demonstration protesting Beijing’s plan to enforce national security laws on the city. Beijing unveiled plans on Friday to impose laws on Hong Kong that would ban subversion, secession, foreign interference and any acts that threaten national security. Protestors are concerned the laws […]
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What’s happening in Switzerland today is fast approaching for the rest of us! Take heed! MH By B.N. Frank Swiss opposition to 5G is not new and not just from residents. In 2017, Swiss doctor Bertrand Buchs launched a petition asking for a moratorium on its installation and since then […]
zugzwang[ tsook-tsvahng ]noun Chess. a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect. by Martin Harris 3/8/19 An extraordinary situation is taking place in Hong Kong. Handed back to China in 1997 after many years of British Colonial rule, Hong […]
While the swelling protest and land occupation at a planned housing development in Mangere, New Zealand, is headlining news locally, some background and context is necessary for interested readers around the world. Martin Harris 26/7/19 Shannon Haunui-Thompson of RNZ, gives us the basic facts: Ihumātao is located next to the […]
Since the initial rally on June 9 protestors in Hong Kong have kept the pressure on Posted 17 June 201911:33 GMT Written byOiwan Lam Global Voices Despite Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s promise to suspend the legislation of the extradition (amendment) bill on June 15 after a series of clashes […]
Have the protestors won? Sure seems that way, but there’s always room for suspicion. This victory was almost too easy! The Guardian June 15, 2019 Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has suspended indefinitely efforts to pass a controversial new extradition law, after a week of mass protests and street violence […]
Chaos erupts on the streets of Hong Kong as police clash with pro-democracy campaigners after hundreds of thousands of people march through the city to protest against a proposed extradition deal. Hong Kong protests over extradition law turn ugly as riot police clash with demonstrators | ABC News ABC News […]
In 2020, Japan is inviting athletes from around the world to take part in the Tokyo Olympic Games. We are hoping for the games to be fair and peaceful. At the same time, we are worried about plans to host baseball and softball competitions in Fukushima City, just 50 km […]
Newly obtained public records reveal that the recruitment of young children for strikes and demonstrations are a long-planned component of the climate industry’s litigation campaign Newly obtained public records reveal that the recent wave of private “climate” litigation and state attorneys general (AGs) investigations was not only laid out behind […]
March to Save Our Water in Christchurch on Saturday 9th March Dear friend, Four weeks ago we heard that Cloud Ocean Water – the water bottling company that has already drilled a 184m deep bore hole into the pristine, aquifer that supplies Christchurch’s drinking water – has bought another […]