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The pact with Putin’s been broken

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It’s not that the concern has gone, in accordance with Maria Kuznetsova of OVD-info, a Russian human rights group that tracks arrests and detentions. However the unwritten take care of the satan has been breached.  That explains why after months of inscrutable conduct by the Russian lots, visibly indignant individuals took to the streets on Wednesday in dozens of cities throughout the nation, chanting, primarily, “down with battle.” 

The spark of fury ignited shortly after Russian President Putin introduced he’d be calling up 300,000 males—and never all of them younger—to struggle in Ukraine. “For twenty years the authorities have mentioned, ‘we don’t interrupt your private life. We don’t have excessive taxes,’” Kuznetsova tells Fox Information. “However in alternate for that, you don’t communicate up about human rights violations, battle, repressions, election fraud.’”

For six months, the battle in Ukraine appeared very far-off to many Russians. For some it was only a TV present. Now, Kuznetsova claims, that battle which by regulation you continue to can not name battle in Russia, has come to peoples’ doorsteps, to their houses. It’s not attainable, she explains, for Russians to shrug off no matter their authorities does as “not our drawback.”

“Individuals are livid. I wouldn’t say that they misplaced their concern. However now they really feel that perhaps it’s higher to go to protests (and endure the implications) than die in a battle that they don’t even imagine in or are detached to.”

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a gathering of the Supreme Eurasian Financial Council in Yerevan, Armenia.
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1400 individuals have been detained over Wednesday’s demonstrations and extra protests have been referred to as for Saturday and as of this writing there had been a couple of.  Kuznetsova appreciates the chance the protestors have uncovered themselves to—given, as she factors out, that even posting loosely essential or ironic statements on-line can result in arrest beneath Russia’s strict new penal codes.   

And people rounded up Wednesday weren’t all nabbed on the protests themselves. Authorities, she says, used facial recognition expertise to trace individuals down and decide them up at their houses after the very fact.  Their software program may even see by way of face masks. 

Kuznetsova claims the police have been rougher with these detained this time round, extra brutal and in instances referred to as the anti-war demonstrators “Nazis and Facists” warning them they’d be despatched straight to the Donbas. Army summonses have been served to male detainees, who, by the way, have been lower than half of these picked up.

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“For the primary time in ten years, the proportion of girls arrested was larger than the proportion of males. A minimum of 51% of all these detained have been ladies.  It exhibits that in some ways, it’s a protest of wives, moms, girlfriends and companions of people that might go to battle.”

 Russian Police officers detain a man during an unsanctioned protest rally against the military invasion in Ukraine on March 6, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine on 24th February 2022, its actions have met with worldwide condemnation with rallies, protests and peace marches taking place in cities across the globe.

 Russian Cops detain a person throughout an unsanctioned protest rally towards the army invasion in Ukraine on March 6, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine on twenty fourth February 2022, its actions have met with worldwide condemnation with rallies, protests and peace marches going down in cities throughout the globe.
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It seems the fishing web for fight responsibility is wider than the Kremlin and Ministry of Protection initially promised—males within the reserves with particular army abilities and expertise.

“We noticed actually terrifying movies from Yakutia and Buryatia and different nationwide areas of Russia the place males have been simply grabbed within the a whole bunch in factories the place they work.  And so they have been simply given a couple of minutes to say goodbye to their households,” Kuznetsova defined.  

She mentioned within the larger cities will probably be simpler for males to cover. And urbanites shall be extra prone to perceive one thing about their rights, an space that the regime has, in accordance with Kuznetsova, made systematically laborious for Russians to concentrate on through the years. In the identical means that it has slowly eroded or squeezed protest and blocked the flourishing of wholesome civil society.  Kuznetsova is hopeful males can escape their summonses, saying authorities don’t care in regards to the individual–it’s not that they need YOU.  That is now a numbers recreation, she explains.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pictured during his regular address to the nation, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The head of state said that we had already reached a strategic turning point and were moving towards our victory. The custom-size photo is courtesy of the press service of the Office of the President of Ukraine. 

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pictured throughout his common handle to the nation, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The pinnacle of state mentioned that we had already reached a strategic turning level and have been transferring in the direction of our victory. The custom-size photograph is courtesy of the press service of the Workplace of the President of Ukraine. 
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I ask Kuznetsova if thinks Putin is shocked by the resistance he has encountered to his “partial-mobilization” announcement, which many imagine will far exceed the 300,000 conscripts formally sought.  And is he involved in regards to the mass flight overseas?  Kuznetsova says it’s laborious to know however straightforward to think about the Kremlin didn’t anticipate this.  And the way massive or fixed does protest exercise need to get with a view to change the tide of occasions?

“It’s difficult in Russia,” she says.  “For instance, in 2012 (when Putin took workplace for a 3rd time period and Russians cried foul over voting irregularities) a whole bunch of hundreds of individuals went to the streets in Moscow and so they modified some legal guidelines however principally the scenario didn’t change dramatically.  It relies upon not solely on protests, however on different types of social disobedience.  

If individuals begin to protest at their office, particularly in the event that they work for presidency, if they begin leaving jobs saying ‘we gained’t proceed working for propaganda or authorities, for army’ that may have way more of an influence. However perhaps protest is one thing that may begin different methods of social disobedience.”

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Cambodia's prime minister bans musical horns on vehicles to curb dangerous street dancing

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Cambodia's prime minister bans musical horns on vehicles to curb dangerous street dancing
  • Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Mane has issued a ban on musical horns after videos on social media depicted people dancing on roadsides.
  • Mane instructed the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation and police nationwide to remove tune-playing horns from vehicles.
  • The ban has already been put into effect by provincial authorities, and Hun Manet voiced its nationwide enforcement.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Mane has ordered a ban on musical horns, after videos posted on social media showed people dancing on roads and roadsides as passing trucks blasted rhythmic little tunes.

Hun Manet, who last year took over the wheel of government from his father, Hun Sen — who led Cambodia for 38 years — called on the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation and police across the country to immediately take action against any vehicle whose normal horn has been replaced by a tune-playing one by ripping it out and restoring the standard honking type. 

He said the measure has already been implemented by provincial authorities, but he wanted to announce it publicly to make sure it was enforced nationwide.

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He commented on his Facebook page on Monday that recent social media posts had shown “inappropriate activity committed by some people, especially youth and children, dancing on the roadside to the musical sounds from trucks’ horns.”

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet greets garment workers on Aug. 29, 2023, at Prey Speu village outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mane has ordered a ban on musical horns, after videos posted on social media showed people dancing on roads and roadsides as passing trucks blasted rhythmic little tunes. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

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Hun Manet said such dancing affects public order and poses a traffic hazard that is a threat to life and limb, not least of all to the dancers themselves. 

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One video shows three young people dancing in the middle of a road while a large trailer truck coming their way lays down a beat.

For Cambodians, there will be no more dancing in the street.

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Biotech strategy launch, Newsletter

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Tuesday 19 March: European Parliament’s committee vote on the reform of EU pharmaceutical rules.

Wednesday 20 March: Presentation of the European Commission‘s first ‘EU Biotech and Biomanufacturing Initiative’.

Tuesday 19-Friday 22 March: European Commission organises Digital Markets Act workshops with gatekeepers.

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This Wednesday (20 March) the European Commission is expected to unveil a new ‘EU Biotech and Biomanufacturing Initiative’ .

Despite half-hearted attempts at regulatory simplification in the sector in the past, life science technologies are increasingly drawing attention from policymakers.

Last month Euronews first reported on the health component of this initiative based on a leaked draft document that highlighted a focus on the vibrant biopharmaceutical sector – responsible for providing breakthrough messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules playing an essential role in COVID-19 vaccines.

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But biotech applications are not limited to the health sector, ranging from sustainable sourcing of advanced materials to climate-smart production and other components essential to a fossil-free and circular economy.

A ‘blue’ biotech is also emerging, with new research on aquatic organisms and microalgae fermentation ready for commercial exploitation – not to mention the potential of new genomic techniques (NGTs) for food production, already under discussion by EU lawmakers.

The main goals of this initiative will be to survey the status quo and track future challenges facing the biotech sector to orientate policy efforts in readiness for the next legislative mandate.

Some policy ideas are likely to be proffered, such as a one-stop shop to permit and authorise biotech manufacturing – while a controversial proposal for an R&I tax credit for biotech companies is rumoured to have been shelved for the moment.

This first dedicated attempt to address the sector won’t be the last, with economic security and strategic autonomy likely to be key buzzwords for the next commission.

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Biotech is expected to be a new beat to keep a close eye on and it has already been listed as a critical technology for the continent, together with semiconductors and artificial intelligence.

The defence imperative dominating current commission thinking involves European independence from military aircraft to sourcing these critical new technologies.

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The European Commission was ordered last week to bring its use of Microsoft 365 office programs in line with its own rulebook, after European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech Wiewiórowski found following an investigation that the commission breached EU rules on transfers of personal data outside the EU. The commission now needs to suspend all data flows resulting from its use of Microsoft 365 to Microsoft and to its affiliates and sub-processors located in countries outside the EU/EEA that are not covered by a data transfer agreement. The commissioner responsible for admin, Johannes Hahn, will have to demonstrate compliance with the orders by 9 December 2024.

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Reuters Institute: Research shows women only make 24% of news top editors / FIP

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New research by the Reuters Institute analyses the gender representation of senior editors in major news outlets across five continents, recording that women fill only 24% of senior editorial roles in the markets surveyed. The findings highlight how gender inequalities can reinforce misperceptions, imbalances, and perceived differences both within journalism and as covered by journalists.

The research “Women and leadership in the news media 2024: Evidence from 12 markets” took examples from five continents, and analysed the gender breakdown of editorial leaders.  Two hundred and forty major online and offline news outlets provided data. 

According to the factsheet, among the 33 news top editors appointed across brands covered this year and last, 24% are women. In some of these countries, however, women outnumber men among working journalists.

Reuters contrasts its new findings with data from the past five years. The proportion of women among the top editors has increased by only 2% since 2020, going from 23% to 25% in 2024. The Institute’s analysis anticipates that, at this pace, gender parity will be reached in such positions only by the year 2074.

Change is not consistent throughout countries, however. If the percentage has increased relative to 2020 in six countries (name them all), it has decreased in Germany by 2% and it has highly decreased in South Africa, from 47% to 29%. 

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Reuters Institute makes clear that “top editorial leadership matters both in terms of how journalism is practised and how it appears in society,” insisting on  how top editors represent the wider public “in all its difference and diversity.”

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