Author: Srija Dutta

student, 21, Mount Carmel College, Bangalore

Ukraine strikes hard: takes over town near Russia-Ukraine border

Over the past few days, Ukraine has been successful in retaking a number of cities and villages in the northeast of the nation, notably Kupiansk recently and the strategically significant town of Izyum. Since Russian troops were driven from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in March, Moscow’s rapid loss at the cost of Kharkiv province on Saturday was its worst. On Sunday, Ukrainian forces continued their quick advance in the Kharkiv region, taking advantage of a remarkable breakdown in Russian fortifications. Unverified reports from the previous night said that Kiev’s forces had captured Velykyi Burluk, a town located about 90 kilometers…

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Hong Kong sedition law in talks again: 5 speech therapists jailed for “conspiracy”

The Hong Kong sedition law and its existence again comes under serious discussion after 5 Hong Kong speech therapists were arrested on Wednesday for promoting anti government feelings. The accusation was for the publishing of children’s books with “questionable” cartoons in them. The picture book in question had been designed with a flock of sheep and wolves which were accused to be symbolic of the antigovernmental feelings and give air to the rising fire of opposition towards the Hong Kong central government. This has spread serious distrust and discontent among the rights campaigners calling it an “act of repression”. The…

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