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Papua New Guinea's sudden Facebook ban, which started on Monday, has drawn criticism
Papua New Guinea blocks Facebook to 'limit' fake news and porn
PORT MOSERBY — Papua New Guinea has blocked access to Facebook in what authorities call a "test" to limit hate speech, misinformation and pornography.The sudden ban, which started on Monday, has drawn criticism from opposition MPs and political critics, who called it a violation of human rights.Defending the move, Police Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr said the government is not trying to suppress free speech, but that it has the "responsibility to protect citizens from harmful content".Facebook is the most popular social media platform in Papua New Guinea, with an estimated 1.3 million users — including many small businesses that rely on it for sales.Social media has also been key in facilitating public discourse amid declining press freedom in the country.Neville...
March 26, 2025

Papua New Guinea blocks Facebook to 'limit' fake news and porn

Indian comedian Kunal Kamra is defending his right to make jokes about political figures
Indian comedian faces probe for joke that angered politicians
MUMBAI — A prominent Indian comedian is standing by his right to make jokes after an angry mob attacked a comedy club where he had made an onstage jibe at a right-wing politician.Kunal Kamra, known for his quips about popular culture and politics, is under investigation for alleged defamation by police in the western state of Maharashtra after he told a joke about the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The case is the latest to underscore the country’s declining freedoms and the sensitivities of India’s right-wing politicians, some of whom have called for the artist’s arrest.A video of the skit, posted to Kamra’s YouTube channel Sunday, shows the comedian apparently taking a jibe at Shinde. In the video, Kamra does not explicitly name the politician but, in a song,...
March 25, 2025

Indian comedian faces probe for joke that angered politicians

The Unification Church, which started in South Korea, has established a presence in Japan since the 1960s
Japan court dissolves controversial 'Moonies' church
TOKYO — A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.The alleged assassin had confessed that he held a grievance against Abe because of the ex-leader's ties with the church, that he blamed for bankrupting his family.Japan's education and culture ministry sought the church's dissolution and accused it of manipulating followers into making huge donations and other financial sacrifices.But the church, more popularly known as the "Moonies", argued that the donations were part of legitimate religious activities. It can appeal to overturn Tuesday's ruling.The order handed down by a Tokyo district court will strip the church of its...
March 25, 2025

Japan court dissolves controversial 'Moonies' church

More than four million migrant workers returned to their homes after the lockdown
Journalists recall horrors of India's Covid lockdown
NEW DELHI — On 24 March 2020, India announced its first Covid lockdown, just as the world stood on the brink of a global pandemic that would claim millions of lives.India's already fragile healthcare system collapsed under the pandemic's weight.The WHO estimated over 4.7 million Covid deaths in India — nearly 10 times the official count — but the government rejected the figure, citing flaws in the methodology.Five years later, BBC India journalists reflect on their experiences recounting how, at times, they became part of the story they were covering. 'Oxygen, oxygen, can you get me oxygen?' Soutik Biswas, BBC NewsIt was the summer of 2021.I woke up to the frantic voice of a school teacher. Her 46-year-old husband had been battling Covid in a Delhi hospital, where...
March 25, 2025

Journalists recall horrors of India's Covid lockdown

Mintz Group has closed all its offices in mainland China and Hong Kong
China frees staff of US consultancy firm after two years
BEIJING — China has released five staff members of US due diligence firm Mintz Group, two years after they were detained as part of a crackdown on consulting firms working with foreign businesses.Their detention in March 2023 came at a time of heightened suspicion of foreign espionage in China and kicked off a wave of raids on consultancy firms such as Bain & Company and Capvision Partners."We are grateful to the Chinese authorities that our former colleagues can now be home with their families," Mintz Group said in a statement.Their release comes at the conclusion of a business forum in Beijing attended by dozens of top foreign executives, including Apple's Tim Cook and Pfizer's Albert Bourla.China has been trying to revive foreign investment in its sluggish economy....
March 25, 2025

China frees staff of US consultancy firm after two years

Rescue operations are under way at the 20m-wide sinkhole in Seoul
Man swallowed by Seoul sinkhole found dead
SEOUL — A man who fell into a large sinkhole in South Korea's capital Seoul has been found dead, according to the local fire department.The man was riding his motorbike in the Gangdong district when the road caved in at about 18:30 local time (09:30 GMT) on Monday.Rescuers found his body underground on Tuesday morning around 11:00 local time, about 50m (164ft) from where he had fallen in.A car driver was also injured in the incident, which has gone viral on South Korean social media.A dashcam video widely circulating online appears to show the moment the road caved in near a traffic junction. It shows the motorcyclist falling into the hole, while a car traveling in front of him narrowly escapes it.Earlier on Tuesday, rescuers found a mobile phone and the motorcycle in the hole which...
March 25, 2025

Man swallowed by Seoul sinkhole found dead

Hakamata, 89, was found guilty in 1968 of killing his boss, his boss's wife and their two children, but was acquitted last year after a retrial
'Record' payout for world's longest-serving death row inmate
TOKYO — A Japanese man who spent nearly 50 years on death row before he was acquitted of murder will be compensated 217 million yen ($1.45m), in what his lawyers say is the country's largest-ever payout in a criminal case.Iwao Hakamata, 89, was found guilty in 1968 of killing his boss, his boss's wife and their two children, but was acquitted last year after a retrial.Hakamata's lawyers had sought the highest compensation possible, arguing that the 47 years in detention — which made him the world's longest-serving death row inmate — took a toll on his mental health.Judge Kunii Koshi, who granted the request on Monday, agreed that he had suffered "extremely severe" mental and physical pain.The Japanese government will pay Hakamata's financial...
March 25, 2025

'Record' payout for world's longest-serving death row inmate

During his trial Prime Minister Han Duck-soo denied plotting with the country's President to impose martial law
South Korea top court reinstates prime minister suspended over martial law turmoil
SEOUL — South Korea’s Constitutional Court struck down the impeachment of the country’s prime minister Han Duck-soo and restored his powers on Monday, the latest twist in a months-long political saga that started when President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late last year.The ruling comes as South Korea waits for the same court to decide whether it will impeach Yoon, whose short lived suspension of civilian legal processes briefly banned political activity and sent troops to the heart of the nation’s democracy, plunging the US treaty ally and economic powerhouse into turmoil.Yoon was later suspended by lawmakers on December 14, after which Han assumed the role of acting president.But Han lasted less than two weeks in the role, before the main opposition party filed an...
March 24, 2025

South Korea top court reinstates prime minister suspended over martial law turmoil

George Glezmann (centre) pictured at Kabul airport before boarding a flight to Qatar
Taliban frees US man held in Afghanistan for two years
WASHINGTON— An American airline mechanic has been freed by the Taliban after being held in Afghanistan for more than two years.George Glezmann, who was detained in December 2022 while visiting as a tourist, arrived by plane in Qatar on Thursday evening before traveling back to the US.His release was confirmed after the Taliban government's foreign minister hosted US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and other US officials in the Afghan capital, Kabul.The Taliban's foreign ministry said Glezmann's release was "on humanitarian grounds" and "a goodwill gesture", while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the deal a "positive and constructive step".The meeting between the US delegation and the Taliban amounted to the highest-level direct talks between...
March 21, 2025

Taliban frees US man held in Afghanistan for two years

The four executed Canadians were dual citizens, authorities say
China executed four Canadians for drug crimes
OTTAWA — Four Canadians were executed in China on drug-related charges earlier this year, Canadian authorities have confirmed.All of them were dual citizens, and their identities have been withheld upon the request of their families, Canada's foreign minister Mélanie Joly told reporters on Wednesday.She condemned the killings as "irreversible and inconsistent with basic human dignity", adding that she had "asked personally for leniency".A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Canada said evidence for the Canadian nationals' crimes was "solid and sufficient" and urged Canada to "stop making irresponsible remarks", according to reports.The Chinese embassy also added that Beijing had "fully guaranteed the rights and interests of the...
March 20, 2025

China executed four Canadians for drug crimes

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