For more than a month, the central government’s foreign ministry and the Communist Party’s Global Times have been trying to tar the Trump administration. The campaign culminated in a series of tweets from rising Beijing star Zhao Lijian, foreign ministry spokesman and deputy director general of the ministry’s Information Department.
Les mer»“China managed the virus with very, very tough measures. The development in Europe is a very, very negative one. We can still react, we can still do something. But the numbers are growing alarmingly fast.”
Les mer»“Befinder vi os i Frankrig eller Pakistan?”, spørger den franske intellektuelle Jacques Julliard. Velkommen til Frankrig anno 2020, hvor tidsskrifter har overskrifter som: “Mila på 16 år trues på livet for at kritisere islam”.
Les mer»A plan by the Greek government to build new migrant camps on five Aegean islands has sparked violent opposition from local residents, who fear that the facilities will encourage yet more mass migration from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Les mer»“Most migrant terrorists involved in thwarted or completed attacks were purposefully deployed to the migration flows by an organized terrorist group to conduct or support attacks in destination countries.”
Les mer»The refrain now heard across China is, “We want freedom of speech!” People in that stricken society, like those seeking freedom in Hong Kong, have adopted as their anthem the politically impactful song from Les Miserables, “Do You Hear the People Sing?”
Les mer»According to Amsterdam Mayor Halsema [the mayor, Groen-Links, formerly the Communist Party], girls and young women are being confronted with sexual intimidation or violence in increasing numbers.
Les mer»It is no secret that hundreds of former Islamic State/Da’esh fighters may have returned or hope yet to return to their countries of origin in Europe: “We could soon be facing a second wave of other Islamic State linked or radicalised individuals that you might call Isis 2.0.” Jürgen Stock, Interpol’s chief.
Les mer»Rastänkandet inom svensk sjukvård innebär rent konkret att jag som svensk förvägras den snabba diagnostisering och specialisthjälp som en nyanländ afghan får tillgång till, trots att våra trauman orsakats av exakt samma krig, exakt samma IED:er (IED = improvised explosive device, det vill säga en vägbomb) och eldstrider med exakt samma insurgenter. Vi kan båda ha sett våra vänner dödas, men vi bedöms olika, på grund av vår etnicitet.
Les mer»The global persecution of Christians has reached unprecedented levels: “260 million Christians experience high levels of persecution” around the world, notes the recently published Open Doors World Watch List 2020,
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