Tag: Al Jazeera

(Taiwan) Martial-law era casts long shadow over Taiwan’s military (Erin Hale, Al Jazeera)

At Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park, a one-time military school-turned-detention centre, visitors can walk around the buildings where some of Taiwan’s most prominent political...

(Technology/Free Speech) No Parler? No problem, as more apps claim to allow ‘free speech’ (Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Big tech’s decision to ban the Parler app and block outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is stoking support for alternative social networking sites and...

(USA) Trump approves state of emergency declaration in US capital (Al Jazeera)

Donald Trump has approved a state of emergency declaration in the United States capital, the White House press office said late on Monday, after...

(Nepal) Pro-monarchy protesters clash with police in Kathmandu (Al Jazeera)

Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Monday witnessed clashes between riot police and hundreds of protesters, who are demanding a return of the monarchy that was...

(Kazakhstan) Kazakh ruling party sweeps election; OSCE says vote uncompetitive (Al Jazeera)

Kazakhstan’s ruling party has cemented its grip on parliament in the opposition-free election, officials said on Monday. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/11/kazakh-ruling-party-sweeps-election-criticised-as-uncompetitive

(India) India’s top court asks Modi gov’t to put farm laws ‘on hold’ (Al Jazeera)

India’s Supreme Court says Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government should pause the implementation of the three farm laws passed recently while the concerns of...

(Uganda) Facebook shuts down Ugandan accounts ahead of general elections (Al Jazeera)

A number of Ugandan government officials and ruling party members have had their Facebook accounts shut down as the internet giant accuses them of...

(Ethiopia) Ethiopia says it killed 15 Tigray forces, captured 8 (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s military has said it killed 15 members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party and captured eight others. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/11/ethiopia-says-it-killed-15-members-of-tigray-forces-captured-8

(Qatar/Saudi Arabia) First Qatar to Saudi flight takes off after thaw in relations (Al Jazeera)

Saudia airline will fly from Riyadh to Doha later on Monday with services from Jeddah expected to start at later date. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/11/first-qatar-to-saudi-flight-to-take-off-after-thaw

(Yemen) What the Houthi ‘terrorist’ designation means in 500 words (Al Jazeera)

US President Donald Trump’s move to designate Yemen’s Houthi movement as a foreign “terrorist” organisation could disrupt peace efforts and hamper the delivery of...

(Western Sahara/USA) What’s at stake for Joe Biden? (Al Jazeera)

It was a visit that would go down the annals of Moroccan history. US Ambassador David Fischer on Sunday began the process of establishing a...

(Somalia/Kenya) Somalia and Kenya still have a road to neighbourly cooperation (Abdimalik Abdullahi, Al Jazeera)

In December, Somalia cut diplomatic ties with Kenya accusing it of repeatedly “meddling in its internal affairs” and “violating its sovereignty”. The move brought...

(USA) Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JP Morgan to pause political donations (Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. plan to pause all political contributions, joining a growing list of companies changing...

(USA) Washington, DC mayor wants tighter security at Biden inauguration (Al Jazeera)

The mayor of Washington, DC has asked for security to be bolstered during United States President-elect Joe Biden’s January 20 inauguration in the US...

(USA) ‘Toothless tiger’: Impeachment could bar Trump from future office (Joseph Stepansky

An extraordinary breach of the United States Capitol by rioters egged on by President Donald Trump has led legislators into uncharted territory as they set course...

(USA) Amazon to suspend Parler after deadly Capitol Hill riot (Al Jazeera)

Amazon has announced it will suspend Parler, a social media platform popular with right-wing users that has already been banned by Apple and Google...