Day: September 6, 2021

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signs decree on internet regulations

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree on Monday changing internet regulations to combat “arbitrary removal” of accounts, profiles and content, the presidential press office said. The decree aims to “give clarity” to policies of social media companies to cancel or suspend accounts and would give people the right to repost banned content, the press… Read More Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signs decree on internet regulations

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Algeria arrests twenty-seven members of MAK separatist group following attacks

Algeria has arrested 27 suspected members of a separatist group that the government has declared a terrorist organisation, after an attack in two northern towns, police said on Monday. They said the 27 were suspected of belonging to MAK, a group that seeks independence for the Berber-speaking Kabylie region. Morocco’s support for MAK was one… Read More Algeria arrests twenty-seven members of MAK separatist group following attacks

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Sao Tome and Principe opposition candidate Carlos Vila Nova wins presidential election runoff

Sao Tome and Principe’s former infrastructure minister, Carlos Vila Nova, has won the country’s presidential election runoff, beating the ruling party’s candidate in the delayed election, according to provisional results announced by the electoral commission. Vila Nova won the vote with 57.3% while his rival, former prime minister Guilherme Posser da Costa, who was backed… Read More Sao Tome and Principe opposition candidate Carlos Vila Nova wins presidential election runoff

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Guinea coup leaders summon ministers, top government official

Soldiers who ousted Guinean President Alpha Conde summoned his ministers and top government officials to a meeting on Monday, a day after a coup which drew international condemnation. A spokesman for the army unit told state television that failure to attend the 1100 GMT meeting would be considered a “rebellion”. The takeover in the West… Read More Guinea coup leaders summon ministers, top government official

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Belarusian court sentences opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova to eleven years imprisonment

Maria Kolesnikova, one of the leaders of mass street protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko last year, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday, the state-run Belta news agency and the Belarusian opposition reported. Kolesnikova, 39, was detained after ripping up her passport to prevent Belarusian security forces from deporting her in a… Read More Belarusian court sentences opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova to eleven years imprisonment

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Myanmar military junta agrees to ASEAN ceasefire call for aid distribution

Myanmar’s military rulers have agreed to an ASEAN call for a ceasefire until the end of the year to ensure distribution of humanitarian aid, Japan’s Kyodo news agency said, citing the envoy of the southeast Asian bloc to the crisis-torn nation. Following a coup in February, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been… Read More Myanmar military junta agrees to ASEAN ceasefire call for aid distribution

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Taliban forces claim control of Afghanistan’s Panjshir province

The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul, declaring that it completed the Islamist group’s takeover of Afghanistan and promising to announce a new government soon. Pictures on social media showed Taliban members standing in front of the gate of the Panjshir provincial governor’s compound after fighting… Read More Taliban forces claim control of Afghanistan’s Panjshir province

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