The European Union’s special representative for human rights, Kajsa Ollongren, said on Thursday she would not send observers to elections in military-ruled Myanmar because it is unlikely to produce a credible result, according to the Reuters news agency.It follows Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s admission on Wednesday that the military-backed administration will be unable to hold an upcoming general election across the country as a civil war sparked by a 2021 coup rages.elections in Myanmar Election officials hold up a ballot paper as they count votes after polling closed in Yangon, November 8, 2020. (Ye Aung Thu/AFP) Critics -…
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It’s rare to see a progressive get airtime on prime-time cable news. It’s even rarer to see America’s two biggest progressives get airtime on prime-time cable channels, but that’s what happened when CNN hosted Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a town hall. PoliticusUSA is 100% independent and will never take a knee. Please support us by becoming a subscriber.Collins asked Ocasio-Cortez about Republican claims that Chuck Schumer supports shutting down the government to avoid a Senate primary challenge from AOC.Rep. Ocasio-Cortez responded:This shows how desperate they are. They say that because. They refuse to do their job.…
In the video above, I explain why Republicans are doing so much to discredit the No Kings protest. I would be grateful if you gave him a watch.Three of the six largest protests in U.S. history took place when Donald Trump was president. Two of the six largest occurred in the less than ten months of the second Trump administration. The Hands Off and No Kings protests, which drew 5 million people, should have upset Republicans, but they did not.Instead, it was the second demonstration against the Kings planned for October 18 that shook the Republicans. Republican leaders, like Speaker…
RFA Outlook — South Korea imposed a “code black” travel ban on parts of Cambodia on October 15 and dispatched a team of senior officials to help nationals lured to work in fraudulent compounds and secure the release of those held against their will, according to the Reuters news agency.More than 1,000 South Koreans are believed to be among 200,000 people of various nationalities involved in scams in Cambodia, South Korea’s national security adviser Wi Sung-lac told reporters.Video: Why Cambodia and Southeast Asia have become a haven for fraudsters (FR) RFA Korean’s Jaewoo Park reports for RFA Perspectives: Why has…
Whether it’s the Young Republicans acting like the Hitler Youth in a group chat or Donald Trump defunding efforts to capture and prosecute sex traffickers, the old party of “family values” has recently shown its true colors.The same party that is trying to deny women access to health care while cutting child assistance and nutrition programs has also modeled itself in the image of Donald J. Trump, a president who a judge in the E. Jean Carroll case said is an admitted rapist.PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party, special interest, or corporation. We are 100% independent. Support us…
Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva’s victory in Arizona is now official. This was certified by the state and the Arizona Attorney General was done with Johnson’s games. Grijalvia said in a statement that the election certification “simply confirms what voters clearly said 21 days ago: We won this election decisively by more than 40,000 votes.” PoliticusUSA is pure independent information and opinion. We are not beholden to any political party, special interest or corporation. Please support us by becoming a subscriber.She also thanked Arizona officials, Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, for “fulfilling their duties…
It took less than ten months after Donald Trump returned to the White House for the country to reach this unprecedented point. A word that was never used by previous presidents, which began as a whisper at the start of his first term, grew to a roar during his first and second impeachments, and is now a term openly linked to the current president. The word is treason. The most interesting historical example of potential presidential treason is that of the nation’s tenth president, John Tyler. The tenth president was from Virginia, and when the South seceded, so did Tyler.…
The US and British governments announced a sweeping crackdown on Tuesday against cyber-fraud rings in Southeast Asia, accused of luring workers with fraudulent job offers or fake romances, forcing them to extract billions from people around the world through a series of deceptions, then laundering the money they received. The US Treasury Department said it targeted 146 people from the Prince Group, a multi-billion dollar Cambodian conglomerate, including its 38-year-old leader Chen Zhi. “The rapid increase in transnational fraud has cost American citizens billions of dollars, with lives saved in minutes,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.…
Alex Jones is trying to get out of paying the Sandy Hook families he has defamed for years. PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party, special interest or billionaire. We are 100% independent. Please support us by becoming a subscriber.The conspiracy theorist was first recognized as having defamed the families of children and adults killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting three years ago. Since then, Jones attempted to use bankruptcy to hide his assets and was found to have cheated during the bankruptcy process. His business assets, like the InfoWars name, were sold to The Onion, but…
Diplomats and Middle East experts have said for generations that there is only one path to achieving lasting peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people. True lasting peace will only come with a two-state solution in which a Palestinian state is established and both sides recognize each other’s rights and agree to live in peace. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has spent his entire political career opposing a two-state solution. PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Please support our work by becoming a subscriber.Viewed in this context, Trump’s performance in Egypt was little more than performative theater. The current ceasefire…