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by **Nuvania** » Fri Sep 16, 2022 7:00 am

More oversight and prescription bans among recommendations in Ministry of Health report

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PIETERSBURG, KANAAN - The Ministry of Health has released a report into the prescription of the antispychotic medication akivene, with several recommendations made that include giving the Ministry greater powers to enforce ethical prescriptions of medicines and medications, as well as greater oversight of prescription medications and bans on prescribing certain medications for people under a certain age.

The report comes after months of questions being raised about the nature in which akivene was prescribed in Nuvania under existing guidelines, as well as the nature in which the research provided that backed the existing use of akivene was conducted.

Preliminary results were released to the public at the end of July earlier this year, which revealed that the medication had been prescribed to children under ten years of age, as well as the vast majority of the prescriptions being those who identified as transgender or gender non-conforming.

Dr John Lyall, the Director General of Health, said during a press conference earlier this morning that the report revealed some "significant biases" within the medical profession as well as practices that he said were not illegal or unusual but had "questionable ethics". Among those practices was the incentives offered by the pharmaceutical arm of Piedmont Chemical, the company that manufactured the drug, for ordering the medication and for individual doctors and other medical professionals to prescribe it. In addition to regular general practitioners and doctors within the mainstream public health system, the report found that cash incentives as well as gifts, such as skiing trps to Gaullica, were offered to psychologists in the prviate sector for prescriptions of akivene. He said that while the practice of offering incentives to increase the use of certain pharmaceutical products, he said that the way in which this was marketed was "especially disturbing."
"We found that psychologists and other mental health professionals in the private sector were explicitly told to offer akivene as an alternative to puberty blockers in children, or arranging reassignment surgeries and hormone therapy treatment for those who had already undergone puberty," he said. "This marketing tactic saw increased use, and therefore increased sales, of akivene in Nuvania where it should not have been used." Dr Lyall said that while the Ministry of Health had offered "best practice" guidelines for most other medications and treatments, no such guidelines exist for doctors who have transgender or gender non-conforming patients.
"This lack of advice has meant that our transgender community has lived with the reality of discrimination within our health system," he said. "The Ministry of Health will make a commitment to address and eradicate discrimination within the public and private health systems."

Since it's introduction in 1998, Akivene has been prescribed a total of 12,344 times. Approximately 70% of those prescriptions were for individuals who identified as transgender or gender non-conforming, while 989 prescriptions were for children under the age of ten. The report revealed that less than ten percent of prescriptions were given to individuals with an official psychosis diagnosis, or other similar psychiatric conditions. Another ten percent were for individuals who had no information provided. Prescription rates remained even among different ethnic and racial groups.

The overwhelming prescription of akivene for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals confirmed long standing claims of widespread transphobia within the health system according to Charlotte Edwards, a spokesperson for LGBTQIA+ advocacy group Equality Nuvania. She said that this was the "sad reality" that many people in the transgender community faced.
"We've known for a fact that there's racial discrimination within the health system," she said. "But there's also discrimination based on sexuality and gender identity and that has lead to untold suffering, particularly among our most vulnerable communities." She said that she welcomed the report and urged the Ministry of Health to take action to address the discrimination within the health system.
"The first step to fixing any problem is to admit that there is one in the first place," she said.

Among the recommendations made by the report included provisions made in existing legislation to give the Ministry of Health greater ability to enforce the guidelines it issues for medical professionals, particularly when it comes to best practice. It said that best practice should be included within the Ministry's regulatory framework and associated powers of enforcement. In addition, the report also recommended that the Ministry of Health mandate the keeping of prescription records for specialist medications and pharmaceuticals to gain a better understanding of what drugs and medications are being used in Nuvania, as well as banning drugs like akivene for use in individuals under the age of 16.

Further recommendations came in the form of ways for the government to regulate the marketing of pharmaceuticals in Nuvania, particularly to private health providers and independent medical specialists. A blanket ban on all marketing was proposed, but both Dr Lyall and Minister of Health, Simona van Jaarsveld, said that such a ban would be unnecessary. Dr Lyall said that he personally would want to see cash and gift incentives removed from pharmaceutical marketing within Nuvania, while the Minister expressed her preference for a limit on how much a company can offer as an incentive.

The Chief Executive of the Nuvanian Medical Council, Dr Tony Foster, disagreed with the recommendation for a ban on incentives and marketing, suggesting that the problem was a lack of a proper regulatory framework. He said that while he supported restrictions, it would be a "complete overreaction" to ban marketing entirely. Despite this, he said that he fully supported other recommendations.

Charlotte Edwards said that any discussion about marketing bans was a distraction from what she believes is the real source of the issue, which is the prevalance of socially conservative beliefs within healthcare in both the public and private systems. She said that while financial incentives would have convinced some people to prescribe akivene over providing suitable treatments, she said that medical professionals who held socially conservative beliefs would let those beliefs interferre with their ability to provide the best outcomes for patients.
"You have people who think abortion is murder," she said. "Therefore they would not recommend or refer an abortion to someone who sought it out through them. So when transgender people come to them, they're not going to see someone who has a legitimate need for hormone replacement therapy or gender reassignment surgery, they're going to see it as a mental health issue and throw pills in the hope that it will 'cure them' and make the 'proBlem' go away."
"The only way we can even begin to address the discrimination present in our health system when it comes to our most vulnerable rainbow communities is to look at who is perpetuating those prejudices and stereotypes."

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by **Etruria2** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 5:36 pm

President Francesco Carcaterra: “We will defend the Etrurian truth”
President Carcaterra repeats his denials of Solarian War era atrocities, and promises to defend "Etruria's truth"
NOTIZIE by Aurelia Bossi

17 September, 2022

The President addressed 200 pre-selected academics, educators, authors and historians.

In a speech to over 200 pre-selected academics, educators, authors and government supporters, President Carcaterra promised to “defend our nation’s truth, the truth of the nation, the Etrurian truth. We will defend it and shut down those voices of hate and deceit.” His speech attacked LGBT+ rights groups, critics and academic circles over Etruria’s actions in the Solarian War, the military dictatorship and colonialism.

The president addressed the pre-selected audience at the stunning 16th century St Saviour’s Seminary in Solaria, in what was billed as a ‘major statement on the spirit of the Republic’. Government figures had long stated before that the government would eventually move to take on the “pernicious voices of self-hate.” The Tribune Movement in opposition and in government has long criticised the media and academia for promoting “baseless lies” about Etruria’s actions in the Solarian War, as well as efforts to review and debate the military dictatorship and Etrurian colonialism following the Caltrini Restoration. The Tribunes have made repeated efforts to conflate these issues with its conspiracy theories relating to plots by the left to erase the nation state and subordinate Etruria to the Euclean Commission. But since they enter government, this has taken a more markedly nationalist form, evidenced by the president’s words today.

The president was introduced by Giovanni-Paolo Albiani, the head of historical studies at the University of Carxeri and a renowned right-wing author. He told the audience of like-minded academics and educators, “over the past six years our government and our president have strived to restore in our country the patriotism long suppressed by successive governments. But this will only go so far as long as voices that propagate lies, fantasies and delusions about the country go unopposed.”

“I am so honoured to introduce to you the man who is willing to lead our government into the good fight against historical revisionism, our president and our chief of state” he said as President Carcaterra took to the podium, receiving a standing ovation from the audience.

The president began by saying, “if there is one constant truth to the world, we live in is that nothing appears as it is. This is true for the forces that we Tribunes battle every day, the forces that would seek us expelled from office to enable their pernicious plans for Etruria. The forces we face do not just take the form of euclo-leftists or the destroyers of the family, but they also take the form of supposed experts whose sole duty to disparage the nation, defame the nation and those who sacrificed in its defence and to attach to Etruria’s name evil and wrongdoing that even Satan himself would wince at.”

“The obsession of many on the need to debate the past is lofty terminology hiding away the true objective of revising the past and weaponizing it against the modern day. Revisionism or at least nefarious reinterpretation of history is the go-to for many on the left and that is true in Etruria, as it is across the developed world” he said further.

“The near persistent efforts by the left in Etruria to bring about reckonings or debates about the Solarian War are unique to us. These people would have us believe we sought to wipe out from existence the peoples of Piraea and Amathia. That we hunted and murdered Episemalists like dogs, this never happened. Excesses yes, but a coordinated campaign of mass annihilation, no. This denigration of the nation only seeks to establish in our young people a hated of themselves, their society and their country. If you try and succeed in so-called educating the people that their country committed true evils, you go someway to shut down patriotism and that is their goal for patriotism is the greatest tonic against the hate and bile of progressives. We made some progress in addressing the intrenched war crimes enterprise with the National Dignity Law and the Veterans Dignity Law, but we must go further.

“The government in time will amend the Veterans Dignity Law to defend the institution of the military from defamation and denigration, we will protect those who protect us from those who would paint them as mass murderers and criminals” he said to applause.

“This struggle for truth goes beyond the preservation and protection of the country’s war dead and the country’s spirit from those who would have us all believe that Etruria was more committed to evil doing than Duclerque’s Gaullica. So much of reality and Etruria’s truth is under siege. They on the left seek to strip away the fact that humanity began with Adam and Eve, they seek to strip away the biological reality of men and women, they seek to strip away marriage as being a holy gift, a union under God between a man and woman.

“These so-called charities that lead the charge against all that is cherished are the best examples. These gay NGOs claiming we’re victimising our LGBT citizens, are attacking the truth with this claim, the very same as they are championing the degradation of the sanctity of marriage and the family. These women’s groups who claim its their right to deny life to the unborn, or those groups that would put the immigrant before an Etrurian, claiming we are denying rights to immigrants. They are assaulting the truth for their left-wing causes” he said further.

“Freedom of speech is integral to our republic and our democracy, but freedom of speech cannot be a legal protection for outright lies and long-term campaigns of distortion. There cannot be a right to defame the nation or to slander the republic” he said.

“This government has long promised to restore in our country the values and traditions that make us the great nation we are. This includes patriotism and our Sotirian faith. We will continue the noble work of guaranteeing the patriotism of future generations, because patriotism is the foundation stone of a strong and cohesive society. We will beat back those who wish to alter the truth, to turn the world upside down. Even if we stand alone as the nation that upholds the facts that have existed since the fall of man or even before, then let that embolden our hearts.

“Together we can protect the truth, Etruria’s truth and all that we hold dear” he concluded.

The speech indicates a new focus for the Tribune government, the targeting of freedom of expression and those who fighting for minority and women’s rights and academics long hopeful for a national reconciliation over the solarian war. While not offering anything new, it did reaffirming the Tribune and Carcaterra’s commitment to war crimes denial and the hypocritical approach to criticism. For a government that revels in lies and conspiracy theories, to accuse its critics of lying and falsehood is rich. However, the speech did offer new fears for civil liberties in Etruria, will freedom of speech be threatened in name of preserving Etruria’s honour? Only time will tell.

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by **Empire of Falconia** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 2:26 pm

Ravnian National News
Ravnian People's Party Splits From the NCF

Novigrad - In a move that has shocked political analysts across the country, the Ravnian People's Party (RPP) has broken ranks with the National Conservative Front (NCF). The RPP, a right-wing minority party holding a measly 12 seats in parliament, announced its decision to break with the NCF in a pre-recorded press released filmed on Friday. The recording was as follows:

"We of the Ravnian People's Party, in our mission to create a safe and prosperous society for the Ravnian People, announce our decision to break with the National Conservative Front. The Front, which has served us well in the past as a bulwark against leftism, has begun to falter. Today, the NCF bow to the demands of the Socialist front through their "compromises". We can no longer stand for this. We shall not vote with the coalition any longer, we shall make our own agenda and our own policy for the good of the Ravnian people."

To understand the significance of this development, one must understand how the Ravnian political system works. To the outside observer, it may seem that Ravnia has only two parties: the Ravnian Conservative Front, and the Ravnian Socialist Front. However, this is not the case. In reality, these two "parties" are political coalitions. Back in the late 1930's, after the destruction of the Ravnian monarchy, Parliament was divided amongst numerous parties. These ranged from ultranationalists and communists to centrist parties. Due to the high number of parties, most governments were formed through coalitions of parties. Over the last 87 years, these constant coalitions solidified into the two current coalitions we see today. The last independent party, the Ravnian Green Party, joined the RSF in 1965.

As such, for the last 57 years, Ravnia has been ruled by massive coalition governments, with each coalition agreeing to vote on certain issues important to all parties involved. That is, until today. The breakaway of the RPP, while not disastrous for the RCF, is a sign of major dissent within the far-right elements of Ravnian politics. President Pyotr has yet to make a statement on the actions of the RPP, but there is no doubt that he will have to convene RCF coalition leaders to discuss the mater.

by **Xiaodong** » Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:17 pm

Lodewijk Biesters - September 2022

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HOW RAICEVICH GOT ÅRBAKKE OVER THE LINE.

Weranian Premier and NKP leader Anton Raicevich meeting the presumptive ACDE candidate former
Scoverne premier Georg Torleif Årbakke.

Côte Serene, Gaullica - It was a picturesque view of the city at the Centre de Congrès de Côte Serene that the battle for the soul of the Euclean centre-right was fought. Behind glided doors in large, air-conditioned rooms representatives from the ACDE engaged in the usual horse trading and negotiations that precluded the announcement that the former premier of Scovern Georg Torleif Årbakke from the Liberal People's Party would become the candidate of the ACDE for the Euclean presidency.

Going into the conference, the momentum seemed to be with Alan Baskerville, the veteran Estmerish politician whose long career had seen him lead ministries, his own Sotirian Democratic Union, EC commissions and even serve as president. Baskerville, a seemingly permeant fixture of centre-right Euclean politics since the 1980s, had spent the last few months on a whistle-stop tour across Euclea in glittering financial districts, smart leafy suburbs, bustling farmers' markets and idyllic country houses to drum up support for his candidacy for EC president amongst the Euclean centre-right. Despite having long been seen as Euclophile the Old Hound had reinvented himself as a bridge builder, promising to spearhead a "two-track" Euclea that would allow less Euclo-federalist nations the ability to opt-out of deeper integration. A united centre-right, a focus on compassionate conservatism and a genial public image all counted in his favour.

Baskerville had amassed an impressive array of parties from across the political spectrum to support his candidacy. Outside his own SDU Baskerville had assured the loyalty of the powerful Gaullican Catholic Labour Union, Amathia's right-wing Centre Front and the Hennish National People's Party. Additionally the outgoing head of Werania's National Consolidation Party, Otto von Hösslin, had indicated that Euclea's most powerful conservative party would give him vital support.

Helping Baskerville was his opponents, all from small states. Caldia's Eimile Ní Meachair was not seen as a serious candidate and Gaullica's Patrice Laurent suffered from being associated with his failed presidential bid in Gaullica in 2020. His other opponents were the former Scoverne premier Årbakke who ran on a more Euclospectic platform and Alslandic president Hepke Veltman who ran on a more liberal one. Baskerville, Årbakke and Veltman additionally all came from parties within the more moderate centre-right Euclean Democratic Union within the ACDE rather then the more conservative Party of Euclean Conservatives thereby seemingly avoiding a fight between the member parties within the ACDE umbrella. Baskerville could thus be confident that he could unite the ACDE's numerous factions and easily clinch the nomination.

But as the discussions between the parties went on, the momentum begun to shift against Baskerville. When it became clear their candidates would not win the Caldish National party, Alslandic National Bloc and Gaullican Conservatives swung behind Årbakke rather then Baskerville. But the real blow came when Werania's new premier and NKP leader Anton Raicevich met with Årbakke and announced that the NKP would back his candidacy, saying his "anti-federalisation" agenda and the Liberal People's Party "dynamic conservatism" were not only sufficient to get the ACDE to the presidency but also the right policies for Euclea.

The Baskerville team scrambled to see if Raicevich could be swayed. With the combined weight of the NKP, LFP, CGs and NB Årbakke could beat Baskerville with a small majority. The very fact however that both the NKP and the LFP were backing Årbakke was a deathblow to Baskervilles campaign - both are afterall the only ACDE parties leading national governments giving them an outsized voice in the party's affairs.

Further discussions with the NKP proved to the Baskerville camp that Raicevich had no intention of changing his mind. Baskerville like Raicevich's predecessor von Hösslin belonged to an old guard of Euclean centre-right politicians that Raicevich and his supporters blame for heralding electoral Percederation across the continent. Additionally after having foisted their own elder statesman Rasa Šimonytė on the ACDE in 2017 the NKP are still scarred by her hapless and outdated campaign (which included derogatory statements surrounding south Eucleans) and are eager to project an image of strength to the ACDE. Raicevich seems to have gambled on Årbakke being more appealing to centre-right voters across Euclea then Baskerville, particularly as the likely ASE candidate Vivien Vallette's younger age would make the octogenarian Baskerville more risky.

With the momentum turning against him and Raicevich having thoroughly trashed Baskerville behind the scenes, the Old Hound reasoned the game was up. Speaking to reporters Baskerville became the last candidate to withdraw from the ACDE race enabling Årbakke to take the nomination uncontested. Baskerville's decision was done in spite of figures in the Gaullican CLU and Azmaran Sotirian Democrats to attempt a rearguard action to keep him in the race to force a vote that Årbakke could feasibly lose. Baskerville however decided that to preserve party unity - and knowing that the CG's, LFP and NKP were already presenting Årbakke's candidacy as a fait accompli probably reasoned his chance of fighting the tide had gone.

Have the ACDE made the right choice? Årbakke certainly brings experience to the role if not to the same extent as Baskerville. Although he lost re-election in 2013 his centre-right LFP under Ine-Linda Nesby returned to power in 2017 and were re-elected last year seeing off a challenge from the centre-left Social Labour Party, showing that Scoverne centre-right politics remains in the fore. The ACDE primary has also been conducted mostly behind closed doors meaning that candidates haven't engaged in the negative campaigning between candidates in the ASE and Avant.

But Årbakke brings his own problems. He may be a tad to the right of current public mood in Euclea - and although his own LFP is moderate, his key backers in the NKP and the CGs are well to the right. Additionally he is less well known then Baskerville outside his home country and may need to campaign hard against more widely recognised candidates from other parties.

Most damagingly, yet again the ACDE have picked a candidate through the proverbial smoke-filled back room and once again the process has been more acrimonious then expected. Raicevich has undoubtedly played a particularly vindictive role of kingmaker tearing down the popular and well connected Baskerville, having stamped the numerical advantage of the NKP over the party. But such a move has unnerved many, particularly the CLU and likeminded parties in Amathia and Azmara who may move more towards other candidates come the election. The SDU can hardly be pleased either that their standard bearer was effectively shunted out by the northern Euclean conservatives and declining CG's.

Årbakke will now need to unite the ACDE behind him and attempt to both appeal to far-right voters gravitating to the MNDE's António de Armas and the presumptive Avant candidate. It will be a tall order - he'll will have his work cut out for him.

by **Slirnija** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 9:03 am

by **Deblar** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 10:45 am

THE REPUBLIC CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
Île d'Émeraude marks the platinum jubilee of its independence, as on this day in 1952, the Treaty of Port-au-Grégoire was signed and the Republic would declare its independence

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^{21 September 2022 | Port-au-Grégoire, Île d'Émeraude}

The Independence Day Parade going through Port-au-Grégoire, one of the many independence day festivities

Port-au-Grégoire, Île d'Émeraude -
Today, on September 21, Île d'Émeraude celebrates its platinum jubilee of independence. 70 years ago today, the Treaty of Port-au-Grégoire, which granted Île d'Émeraude independence after previously being in a transitionary state, would be signed, and soon afterwards a formal declaration of independence would be made. The occasion was met with pomp and circumstance, and celebrations overtook the entire newborn island nation. Now, 70 years later, history is set to repeat itself, as there is sure to be no shortage of celebration across the nation.

An event itinerary was organized by the government, which includes the Independence Day Parade, festivals in most towns and cities, and a musical festival in Port-au-Grégoire, which is being headlined by Xavier "ZeeZee" Gautier, the eldest son of Robin Gautier. The festivities are expected to cost around 2.6 Million denars (Dr) (or about 5.4 million euclos). Some have expressed concerns over how much the government has spent, noting that the money could be used for other purposes, such as improving infrastructure. However, this hasn't put too much of a damper on celebrations from the looks, and the festivities will proceed as planned.

To provide some historical context, in 1952, the year Île d'Émeraude became independent, the island had spent the past 5 years under a transitional state, which was set up for nation-building purposes. Before that, Île d'Émeraude was a District of the Arucian Federation, a Community of Nations trusteeship set up following the Great War that consisted of all of Gaullica's former possessions in the Arucian. It's ineffective government and retention of many colonial government practices caused many to become unhappy, and a desire for independence, which was already elevated due to the Emeraudian Spring, skyrocketed among the population. In 1947, the former Emerald Isles all participated in a referendum to determine the status of the sovereignty of the islands, and Île d'Émeraude's voters overwhelmingly supported independence, which resulted in the transitional state was set up. It remained in place for 5 years until the transitional period ended, and Île d'Émeraude declared independence, as well as our neighbors to the east !Saint-Joyeaux, who also voted for independence and were under a transitional state. The declaration was met with jubilee and celebration from the now free people of Île d'Émeraude, and now, 70 years later, the celebrations continue.

The image of the Arucian Federation's flag being lowered in place of the white, green, and blue flag that represented an independent Île d'Émeraude is an image that has been burned into the memory of the few left that witnessed it and are still with us to recall it. Anise Sylvain, a 76 year old resident of Nouveau-Lavelle who we interviewed, recalled that "there was a lot of celebration about it all. At the time, only being a little girl, I was far too young to understand it, but as I grew up I gained that understanding. Afterwards, I was always proud of the fact that I was there to witness the birth of this new nation."

In the 70 years since independence, Île d'Émeraude has experience some times of turbulence, such as the 1968 Crisis, the Sugar Crash, and Hurricane Douglas in 2007. But through it all, we showed an unmatched grit and pushed through to become the democratic and relatively prosperous Republic that it is today. The years before are a similar story, with the people pushing through the atrocities of slavery, the hardships of colonialism, and even the totalitarianism of functionalism. Indeed, the story of Île d'Émeraude is one of resilience and determination, and it's a story that will hopefully continue for decades to come. On behalf of the Emerald Times, I wish all a happy and safe Independence Day. May the Republic live on for years to come.

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by **Slirnija** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 7:57 pm

by **Liecthenbourg** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 1:24 pm

2022 Senatorial Election Analysis.
Le Monde breaks down the results of the 'silent election' of September.

Porthos Auger
September 15th, 2022|Verlois, Gaullica

The President opened the newest session of the Première Chambre on the 13th of September.

Verlois, Gaullica - On the 6th of September, Gaullicans turned out to vote in the country's set senatorial election. It followed a period of excessive campaigning overshadowed by the momentous 2022 Invictus Games. It would be the first time since the special election of 2019 -- that continued the legislative term of the legislative election the previous year -- that the nation turned out to vote for the senate.

The turnout and results were as followed:

96.4% - down 0.58% - 59,677,780 votes cast.
PSD: 243 - up 7 seats.
PRCP: 132 - up 29 seats.
UCT: 94 - up 2 seats.
LV: 75 - down 24 seats.
FN - 39 - up 14 seats.
SGIO - 24 - no change.
GR - 10 - up 6 seats.
UL - 6 - down 1 seat.

In spite of being nearly a decade and a half at the helm of the ship of state, the Gaullican Social Democratic Party (PSD) was able to hold steadfast against a renewed opposition in the form of the Conservative and Progressive Republican Party. The campaign season was marked by vicious debates on the government policy relating to social issues such as increased immigration from Tsabara, the 'transsexuality question' and the government's plans for sustaining an inquiry into the feasibility of drug criminality reform.

However, many polls have confirmed, there were background issues to the two forefront issues in the eyes of the voters. At the highest concern was "economic fears". As economic uncertainty plagues the future in the form of the ramifications of Euclea's most sure-source of oil, and prices continue to climb and economic growth slows around the world, it was argued that the public has grown weary with -- what leader of the PRCP Barreau called "unchecked taxing and spending". The second issue at the forefront of this election was the 'Tsabaran Crisis', with accusations thrown between those on the political left and right over whether the government had broken its promises of involvement, whether it was not involved enough, or whether the PSD would sanction a direct military intervention.

In spite of these challenges, a source close to PSD figures confided to Le Monde that "the biggest fear" in the party's internal circles was the "real threat of a genuine opposition" in the form of the PRCP.

Indeed, Barreau and Blanchard's PRCP was the biggest winner in terms of seats of the night -- utterly cannibalising the remnants of the Gaullican Conservatives as Barreau painted herself as the only force capable of halting "disastrous economic policies". She was also able to make inroads in support to liberally minded middle-class urbanites, who view that Social Democratic Party as "too conservative".

Overall, the biggest loser of the night were the Gaullican Conservatives who saw the PRCP, the UCT and the FN descend down onto the carcass of their party to eat away at its support as official defections continued across the summer, leaving them present at the local and Euclean level, but no longer the national.

Les Verts also suffered, seeing their vote share fall by a substantial margin. Some went within the coalition, but others bled into the PRCP and the traditional voting bloc for many of the newer voters; the Regionalists. Many said they felt the that their political convictions had been "tainted" within government. Despite this, the PSD-LV coalition confirmed they would continue to govern; but on a majority of 3 rather than 20.

It was a night of little change, but of substantial change. The government will continue to plot its course, arguing that it still retains its mandate. The PSD saw growth in their support at the expense of their electoral allies; which will likely cause friction up ahead. But they seem to remain popular with the electorate, though some have argued that this was bolstered by the recent 'feel-good' attitude of the Invictus Games.

Time will tell whether or not the alliance of the purple and green will hold, as cracks have clearly began to form in their alliance of the left.

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by **Slirnija** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 8:08 pm

by **Planita** » Sat Sep 24, 2022 8:34 am

LIBERALS REMAIN FIRST.
Despite losses, the Liberal Party remains ahead of the National Labour Party.

24 September 2022
The Liberal Party remains the largest party in the Senate according to preliminary final results published in the early hours of the morning. With all the votes tallied, the Liberals have won 25 seats, a decline from the 27 seats won by the party in 2018. Meanwhile the National Labour Party (PNT) has won 22 seats, up from 20 in the previous election. Jiba Fordie’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) remained the third largest party, gaining a seat to win 17 seats in this election. The remainder of the seats went to 5 minor parties that crossed the threshold, including the Arucian Section and the new ROOTS party.

Despite a sluggish economy and rising fuel prices, the Liberals were able to head off a strong challenge by David Macaire, who repeatedly attacked the ruling party for rising costs. The Liberals were able to counter his attacks by claiming his economic proposals were similar to Liberal policies and that they were vague and not detailed while the Liberals were proposing legislation in the Senate. The PNT were able to make headway among Catholics over social issues, espeically Gosas who were concerned about the new regulations on sex work passed by the Liberals in 2020. Nevertheless these remained secondary issues and according to polling, the voters trusted the LIberals more on economic issues than the PNT, which stopped the latter from surging to first.

After it became apparent that the Liberals would win a plurality around midnight, President Gaubina spoke to a crowd of Liberal supporters at party headquarters. In a short statement, he thanked his supporters for their belief in him and his party, and pledged that he will continue to ensure Carucere’s prosperity. To cheers of “President”, Gaubina acknowledged that his reelection wasn’t over yet and called upon the other parties to begin negotiations with the Liberals for their support in the Senate runoff election scheduled in two weeks.

In the second round on 7 October, the President will need to rely on the support of the PDP once again. However the Liberal’s losses will strengthen the PDP’s hand in the negotiations in the next two weeks. Fordie has made no official statement about the runoff vote yet. However, a source close to the PDP leadership told Le Détriot that the party wants several cabinet positions such as the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Gaubina can easily make the claim that he has a mandate from the people, but without the support of the PDP, it is difficult to imagine any alternatives that would allow his reelection. Formal negotiations between the Liberals and the PDP are expected to begin as soon as Monday.

Although the Senate vote is yet to occur, the future of David Macaire’s leadership of the PNT is already in doubt. Several sources report that many within the party are “disappointed” by how Macaire conducted his campaign. The most common complaint was that he was unable to present a credible economic plan to the Carucerean people that could be distinguished from the Liberal’s own policies. Some did praise Macaire’s social policy proposals, with one describing his campaign speech against aborion as a “passionate defence of the Sotirian family”. Whether his rhetorical skills and social conservatism would be enough to save his job remains to be seen. The next PNT conference is rumored to have been scheduled in a month.

Although the main election night is over, the political intrigue and drama is far from over. The next two weeks will determine whether President Gubina remains President, and whether he has to make significant concessions to prevail. The next two weeks may be the most perilous of his Presidency, so far ■

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by **Lunas Legion** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 5:04 pm

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Gen. Ubaxle Asad Announces Four-Party Talks
The negotiatons between Gen. Asad and several Sotirian rebel groups in the country's south-west marks the first major attempt at negotiation between the Yemeti government and rebel forces.

Soldiers of the National Council for the Defence of Democracy
entering Naijabe in September 2021.

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Earlier today Yemet's Gen. Ubaxle Asad, who claims to be President of Yemet and President of the Government of National Unity and Reconciliation announced his intent to enter into 'negotiations of defined and limited scope' with several major rebel groups in the war-torn country's south and eastern regions. Asad announced that 'these groups are those that can be negotiated with and some degree of compromise can ideally be found to enable the Government of National Unity and Reconciliation to better focus on the true enemies that threaten Yemet's territorial integrity and sovereignity.'

The groups in question are as follows;

The Aboro National Liberation Forces-Bandan Liberation Army, a recent alliance of two groups following negotiations in early 2022 that controls large areas of territory centered on the population centers of Taga, Limute and Emcha and has been engaged in light skirmishing with the PNLAY since late July.
The Gondan Defence Force, a primarily ethnic Sena group notable for its involvement in the fighting around Modola against Zorasani and PNLAY units in the early months of the conflict.
The National Council for the Defence of Democracy, a multi-ethnic force centered on Yemet's second port of Naijabe that has been heavily involved in fighting against the Ibabochian Popular Liberation Army.

When elaborating about if this would lead to negotiations with other rebel groups, Asad was dismissive. 'The three groups we are negotiating with have aims and goals that are not exclusive with ours.' Asad explained. 'While the aims of groups that aim to establish their own states, such as the so-called Kulo State or the Akortu National Salvation Army, or join another state, such as the Ibabochian Liberation Front, cannot be negotiated with or reasoned with, as their aims oppose the territorial integrity of Yemet and are encouraged by foreign powers. Others, such as the Andutu Patriotic Resistance Front and Lord's Allied Forces, have been defeated in battle with the aid of our Zorasani allies, and one does not negotiate with the defeated, one dictates terms to them. And of course there can be no negotiation with the pretender government of Issa Kahsu, Ater Deng and Aba Tekle.'

The success of negotiations seems to be a long-shot, based on the history of previous attempts, and it seems likely that this is a simple move by Asad to focus on higher priority threats to his new regime such as Kahsu's government and the strong rebel forces possessed by groups such as the Akortu National Salvation Army, which despite fighting against the Rwizi Army and the Iwa National Defence Army remains an organized and potent fighting force within Yemet.

by **Etruria2** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 5:28 am

Veratian government accused of harassing law office for representing refugees
Prominent law firm claims it has been besieged by the state government for offering services to refugees for free
NOTIZIE by Aurelia Bossi

17 September, 2022

The Veratian state government has been accused of harassing a law office that has been providing services to refugees pro bono for the past year.

Studio Legale Bersani, a firm based in Carxeri has accused the government of harassment after it was “bombarded by letters and threats of reporting the firm to the Public Prosecutor’s office.” Emiliano Bersani, the founder of the firm and one of Veratia’s most prominent civil rights lawyers told Il Popolo, “ever since we began offering representation, legal advice and other services pro bono to refugees and migrants, we’ve been bombarded, besieged rather by the state government.”

“We have received countless letters from Coradan (seat of the state government), some of which have urged us to desist and to charge our clients, while others have openly threatened to report the firm to the public prosecutor for illegal practices, what they are I have no idea” he said further.

Bersani felt compelled to speak out after the Veratian government removed SLB from its list of law offices permitted to send lawyers for legal aid. The state government also banned its offices and agencies from using SLBs services.

“We’ve essentially be expelled from the entire state led legal system, we have years of experience of providing defenders for people under legal aid, and we have had many successful cases of representing the state in civil cases. This is a blow not financially, but in terms of reputation” he told us.

“They’re aim is clearly to batter us down and out. They do not want us representing immigrants or refugees” he said.

“But we will hold out, these people need help as much as they need a safe space for themselves and loved ones. They’re fleeing civil war, violence and horrors we in Etruria cannot contemplate. It is the humanitarian thing to do” he said.

Etruria’s largest and most populous state has been governed by the Tribune Movement since 2016 and its Prefect, Giuliano Aurelio Vinci, has been consistently one of the most right wing of Tribune prefects. He has also been the most outspoken on immigration and refugees.

“Vinci is arguably one of the most vocal champions of the so called replacement theory. He has regularly accused the left wing of supporting immigration to replace white Etrurians for electoral and ideological reasons and is more alarmist than his colleagues in warning of its effects”, Rosa Morano told us, a senior researcher at the Etrurian Foundation for International Rights.

Only last month, Vinci told Tribune supporters in Povelia, “there are always loopholes through which immigrants can keep one foot in the door and the other planted somewhere in Etruria. Politicised and left wing lawyers are actually activists in the manner in which they exploit these loopholes and keep these people here.”

The civil war in Tsabara threatens a colossal refugee crisis for all Euclea, as the country of 60 million teeters on the brink of economic collapse as the civil war takes its toll. So far, the overwhelming majority of refugees have fled to Zorasan, Behera and Sohar, though a growing number of financially capable Tsabarans have taken to moving their families to Euclea. Etruria, according to a government report last year has received just 3,940 refugees, with the government openly stating its policy of being the receiving of “certifiable Sotirians”, though many have been deported back to Adunis. Law firms like SLB have offered their services to ensure refugees have a chance to find sanctuary in Etruria.

We asked the Veratian state government to comment on Bersani’s accusations, to which it replied, “these accusations as a ploy to divert attention from the blatant undercutting of official state and federal policy. All migrants and refugees should be expected to foot the bill of their services like any other citizen of the country. This would be a good step in securing a place in our great country, by doing what every other law abiding Etrurian is expected to do. This is what is important here.”

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by **Deblar** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:54 am

PRESIDENT CLAUDE ANNOUNCES OPENING OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN CARUCERE
The President made the announcement at noon today. Such missions would be the first in Carucere

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President Benjamin Claude makes the announcement at the President's Residence in front of members of the press

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President Benjamin Claude has announced that Île d'Émeraude will open an embassy in Kingston, the capital of Carucere, which would be the first diplomatic mission of its kind in Carucere. Previously, the diplomat to Carucere had been accredited through Île d'Émeraude's embassy to Sainte-Chloé in Port de la Sainte. President Claude further expressed that it was "hoped" that the embassy would be opened "by the end of this year". A consolate general will also be opened in Fort-Royal, Carucere.

In his rather brief announcement, Claude told an audience of members of the press, "It is with great honor and pride that I come before you to today. I am pleased to announce the next step in expanding Île d'Émeraude's diplomatic network as part of my administration's plan to widen cooparation with our neighbors. As we continue to build new opportunities for Île d'Émeraude to deepen ties with other countries, we [President Claude and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] have decided that this next step will be to open two diplomatic missions in Carucere; an embassy in the capital Kingston, and a consulate general in the city of Fort-Royal. We believe Carucere is the perfect next step to be taken in this process, as the Republic of Île d'Émeraude has arguably found no greater ally in its long and storied history than the Republic of Carucere. Ever since our first President Lou Dubois, rest his soul, stood with the Caruquèrais people as their civil liberties were being repressed for political reasons by the United Provinces, our friendship has remained strong, and only gets stronger with the passage of time. This is only the next step in what I hope will be a new age of further cooperation between our nations.

"It is hoped, by both myself and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the embassy in Kingston and the consulate general in Fort-Royal will be open and fully operational by the end of this year. Cooperation with Carucere to make this process as seamless as possible is already underway as of this morning. A new age of Emeraudian-Caruquèrais relations is set to begin, and our friendship shall hopefully only grow stronger in the years to come."

President Claude also announced that he is also set to make an official state visit to Carucere to commemorate the opening of the embassy and to also "commemorate and celebrate the long-standing friendship between our nations." In the meantime, Vice President Michaël Lamar, in accordance with constitutional procedure, will temporarily take over executive duties while President Claude is away on the visit. Claude is set to leave for Kingston on Thursday afternoon.

To provide the historical context of Île d'Émeraude and Carucere's relationship to those unaware, in 1953, during the early days of the Republic, a constitutional crisis was meanwhile occurring in the United Provinces of the Golden Isles. The majority of the Bahian and Gowsan population had no real political power, which was in the hands of the pro-UP planter class. The disfunction of the government, as well as the aforementioned lack of political power for most of the populace led to widespread strikes and protests, which the Provincial government of Saint-Brendan, which Carucere was formerly known as, attempted to violently suppress. The administration of Lou Dubois kept a close eye on what was happening, and had condemned the attempted suppression of the protests as a "violation of the people's natural human rights." On September 3rd, a group of Provincial Guard officers, led by Jean Préval, led a coup of the provincial government, with the Provincial Guard having been ordered to make an operation against a leading nationalist group that supported the protest, the Social Liberation Movement of Carucere (MLSK). Such an operation would've included dispersing its protesters with live ammunition. The next day, the provisional military government would declare Carucere's independence. Having learned what the alternative to the coup would've been, the Dubois administration became firmly in support of Préval and his provisional government, recognizing Carucere's independence on September 6th. This made Île d'Émeraude the first country to officially recognize Carucere as an independent nation. In the months that followed, Île d'Émeraude would help stave off a full scale invasion by the UP to reclaim Carucere, while helping argue in favor of Carucere's recognition abroad among the Community of Nations, which was granted following a resolution in 1954. Carucere and Île d'Émeraude have maintained close relations since; they were both founding members of the Arucian Cooperation Organization, and the two nations have signed various economic and military cooperation treaties that remain binding in the present day.

The announcement has been met with widespread praise among the populace and government alike. Numerous Senators from all parties except the Nationalist Party have commended it, while many citizens have also voiced their approval. It is so far unknown what the reaction in Carucere has been, though it can likely be assumed to be generally positive. One thing is for certain; Emeraudian-Caruquèrais relations are likely to grow even stronger in the immediate future.

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My Last.fm · by **West Kirkon** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 1:01 pm

|Lavanan Constitution Day
As Lavana celebrates the adoption of a new constitution with a holiday. We take a look at the cult of Personality that the Premier has sought to cultivate
2022-10-01T 02:20:30Z

The Lavanan constitution first drafted back in May, and approved on September will finally enter into force on October 1st. Although mostly a ceremonial occasion, Laina Keomany sets out to make an incredible celebration for the country, in what is seen as a reform and renewal period. The elongated weekend will be welcomed by Lavanans which have struggled this year with a coup, general economic uncertainty and rising energy costs. Keomany who is using the occasion to cement her power, as she appointed loyal members to the delegations of the 4 new provinces to the Lavanan Congress. A move that is undemocratic but quite celebrated. Keomany’s celebrations include numerous ethnic, and religious minorities from Lavana, as Keomany attempts a crusade against the injustices of the past.

Lavana which has dominated headlines this year, following a violent coup has sought to frame itself as a reforming country. But following the results of September’s election that expectedly secured Laina Keomany as Premier, few believe it otherwise. Lavanans which have suffered from economic downturn, and rising costs of living as much of the world, have to thank Senria and Dezevau for their investments into the country, which have maintained the economy at float. Consumer confidence is rising however, which is a great indicator for the country.

Keomany who has turned the Lavanan state from one of complicated rivalries and factions, into her personal fiefdom. Loyalists occupy all key roles in Lavana, and fears of speaking out keep everyone else in line. Keomany has best exemplified this, by announcing deep reforms to the army, in what experts call a “coup-proof” attempt at reform. Keomany who is now the most powerful Premier in Lavanan history behind Goube, thanks to several laws and constitutional amendments that granted her those powers.

The Premier has sought to clean up her image, and emphasize her humble beginnings rather than the luxurious wealth she enjoyed later in life, by being the daughter of a close associate of Goube. Pictures of a 67 year old Premier, working in a farm, a forklift, in a hospital among others, are efforts by Keomany to better connect with the average person. Troll farms, of paid online bots or trolls dominate Lavanan social media praising the Premier, and expressing their admiration for her, few if any dare to criticize Premier Laina Keomany.

The reforms have met differing opinions on foreign soil. In Dezevau, politicians worship Keomany and her achievements, calling her a “Heroine of Democracy''. Dezevau, who was most likely involved in helping her secure the position, are notable supporters and backers of her, as Keomany seeks to move Lavanan Socialism closer to that of its successful Northern neighbor. In Hacyinia however, the changes are seen as an immediate threat, and preparation of Lavana to annex the contested People’s Republic of the Yoloten in the coming months. Although sensationist by nature, and alarmists by trade, Hacyinians have questioned Lavanas motives, as they believe Lavana is preparing itself for an offensive against their country. Lavana certainly gives that impression. Lavanan planes train on hitting infantry formations; Lavanan special forces on clearing villages; while the Navy launches some of the largest exercises in its history in conjunction with Dezevau. The worst may be the renewal of operations in the Lavanan Karakiya refinery in the Yoloten, a location the Yoloten Loyalist Federation have called to be attacked again, following deadly attacks in March. Although cooler heads in Dabulug have prevailed, they will not allow an escalation to occur. Rumors of Shangean and or Zorasan interest in damming the numerous rivers in Hacyinia, (that provide water to Lavana downstream) have circulated online causing great distress to Lavana.

Keomany who has always remained hesitant on its involvement with the Yoloten, and in maintaining the hardliners of the country. Who were unable to properly manage the coup in Lavana, and provided support to Narinamoa. Have promptly called the accusations of Lavanas preparations to annex the disputed territory are completely false. Such a move would trigger the renewal of widespread conflict in the region. Which is why it won’t happen, yet Hacyinian militias who are loosely influenced by Dabulug have threatened action. Shelling in recent months against the Yoloten has increased, which the Lavanan Foreign Ministry called on August 3rd as disturbing. Hacyinian militias which vary on how closely connected they are to the Hacyinian state, are wild groups. Hacyinia which is required by international law to ensure the safety of the Yoloten (which they legally consider a Hacyinian province) has been deemed lacking. Following the deadly attack on the refinery last March, a pre-coup Lavana stated that Hacyinia had to comply by their agreement signed in the 2000’s to ensure that the extremist militias were kept in check, bar Lavanan intervention.

Keomany’s prime concern is the rising global fuel prices, which have impacted Lavana especially hard, as the Yoloten has been knocked out of action, following the refinery attack. The rise in prices have already claimed victims. Lavana has softly made the wording of their announcements to prevent the construction of Coal power plants and to phase them out, from stating 2025 and 2035 deadlines respectively to “within 50 years”. As the refinery enters back into function, many are worried about how real the threats of a renewed attack on the refinery are, and what the Lavanan reaction will be. The Provisional Administrative and Military Front of the Yoloten (PAMFY), which runs the breakaway state has been in worried relations with the Lavanan authorities, as the PAMFY historically was closely related with the hardline factions of Lavanan Socialism, factions which now are located within prisons or under house arrest. Keomany and their Dezevauni allies have yet to make their intentions known to the hardliners in the PAMFY, who have so far maintained the status quo.

Keomany however has bigger issues than dealing with the dead skeletons of administrations 30 years ago. She has made all attempts at making her image one of the fighters of the people, and a crusader for the historically oppressed minorities a noticeable sign. Images of Keomany in Irfanic dress populate Irfanic towns and villages, while images of Keomany in Solarian churches and Badist temples, seek to present a tolerant and regular person as the head of Lavanan democracy. Images of the luxury car collection her son maintains in the capital city are not well publicized however. Or the rumors of increasing investment in online censorship that have circulated Lavanan diaspora social media. Even this paper, where Laina Keomany gave an interview last summer and announced her desire to hold open and free elections, has suffered censorship inside Lavana.

Laina Keomany will however celebrate a historic day for the country, as it claims to leave its previous mistakes behind and enter a new world, under the guiding hand of an incorruptible Laina Keomany, fighter of the people, tolerant of many ethnic groups and religions, and sole solution for Lavana.

by **Planita** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:44 pm

President Gaubina Commemorates Eternal Ties with President Claude.
A lavish ceremony celebrates historic Carucere-Île d'Émeraude ties .

1 October 2022
President Gaubina celebrated Carucere’s long standing diplomatic ties with Île d'Émeraude alongside Emeraudian President Claude at a public event held at the Red House today.

The event was held to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the official opening of the Emeraudian embassy in Kingston in 1954. It is the first major event of President Claude’s first official state visit to Carucere. President Claude arrived at the Red House just before noon and greeted President Gaubina and his wife. The two Presidents shook hands and exchanged gifts in front of the press. Afterwards President Claude was given a brief tour of the House, before he appeared before a special session of the Senate to deliver a speech.

In a half an hour speech, President Claude hailed the two nation’s historic ties, starting from the very beginning of the Caruceran Revolution. The President thanked President Gubina and Carucere for their hospitality. He reflected on almost 70 years of friendly relations and ties strengthened by social and economic cooperation, drawing attention to the many cultural exchange programs between Carucere and Île d'Émeraude.

In particular he mentioned his time in the student exchange program between Jean Préval National University and the University of Port-au-Grégoire. He fondly recalled learning about the culture and people of Carucere and he was glad the program continued to today so students in both countries could continue to learn about the other. His speech was met with universal applause from the Senate and its members warmly greeted and shook hands with President Claude after he stepped down from the podium.

Following the speech the President spent some time talking to several Senators before leaving the Red House. The President was then given a guided tour of the Jean Préval National University campus, visiting the newly overhauled campus which was completed in 2019. Afterwards the President retired to the State House, where he and his wife were invited to a state dinner with President Gubina and his family along with other prominent political leaders.

On Sunday, President Claude will go to Marien and visit several famous natural landmarks including Boiling Lake in DuBois National Park, Baie Mahault, and the Grand River. Along the way the President will meet local officials and business leaders and visit a newly constructed primary school in Marigot.

President Cluade’s visit to Carucere comes at a politically sensitive time for President Gaubina. Barely a week before, Gaubina’s party won the general elections but was weakened in the face of gains by the National Labour and People’s Democratic parties. In fact the Liberals and PDP just began their negotiations on the future of Carucere’s government yesterday. While the state visit was planned months in advance, many observers have noticed that the whole affair has taken on a rather urgent tone. Sources from the State House have said that the President hopes that the state visit will shore up his image at home and improve his standing in the Senate. Whether that is the case remains to be seen, for now President Claude’s state visit continues.
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My Last.fm · by **West Kirkon** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 11:08 pm

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Deadly blast in Lavana threatens stability in the region.

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On Lavanas first Constitution day to celebrate a new constitution adopted by the country following a violent coup in March. What was meant to be a day of celebration, as the country moves towards reform and equality, was instead interrupted by a car bomb in the prestigious Mei Phong Mall in central Pers, Lavanas capital. The blast left 23 people dead, while another 36 were wounded, with dozens in critical condition. The terrorist attack conducted by the Yoloten Loyalist Federation, an armed insurgent group in northern Hacyinia which claimed responsibility for the attack on a Lavanan refinery in the breakaway republic of the Yoloten back in March. The blast has brought renewed tension to the region, as Lavana stretched its military muscle against its neighbor Hacyinia who it blames for not doing enough to prevent terrorism in its territory.

The prestigious Mei Phong Mall is the flagship retail center in Lavana. A car bomb parked to the side of the mall detonated at 12:02 pm in the middle of Premier Laina Keomany’s speech, which drew large crowds in the mall to a standstill as they watched the Premier deliver a speech. The blast could be heard in the podium of Revolution square about 4km’s from the mall on live television. Before the crowd could react, bodyguards to the Premier rushed to get her off stage. Lavanan and international observers wondered what was going on, with many theorizing a coup was underway in Lavana again. However the situation was cleared about 2 hours by the Minister of the Interior who identified it as a terrorist attack on Lavana, by then the country had entered a state of panic, as rumors and videos began circulating of other bombs and planned attacks throughout the country. As citizens took to what was a 4 day weekend as Lavana celebrates its day of independence on Monday, were surprised by the arrival of soldiers and members of the new National Guard who sought to investigate all possible terrorist threats. Reports of shelling in the disputed People’s Republic of the Yoloten was reported.

In the meantime the Lavanan armed forces put on a show of force for both the terrorists and the Hacyinian government. Lavanan tanks rolled up to border checkpoints which were ordered to be closed, while aircraft made mock attack runs into Hacyinia before pulling back. Premier Keomany formally summoned the Hacyinian ambassador to demand his government upkeep a treaty signed in 2004, where Hacyinia would combat militias and insurgencies in their border. She also stated that the country had failed so far to upkeep its part of the treaty which formally removed Lavanan troops from the Yoloten, which is an unrecognized breakaway state from Hacynia established in 1992 following its invasion of Hacyinia. Shelling of the Yoloten by militia forces was responded to by artillery from the Yoloten shooting back. Keomany stated that further aggression by militias in Hacyinia, and repeated inability or disinterest by the Hacyinian government would result in Lavana taking a different course of action.

Lavanan authorities stated that all planned events for the upcoming long weekend and the Monday holiday have been canceled, and thousands were forced off their long vacations early by the worry of their family, and friends involved in the blast. Lavanan forces launched a manhunt for the perpetrators, and dozens of military and police helicopters have rushed into the city to search it. Checkpoints throughout the city control entry in and out the 8 million strong city. Throughout the nation, a 10 day mourning period has been called, and religious institutions throughout the nation observe a moment of silence for the victims of the blast. Which so far has left 23 people dead, 36 wounded, with 21 in critical condition, although authorities did not acknowledge if all the victims had been identified. Lavana informed the Chistovodian embassy that one of its nationals had been killed in the blast. In the Yoloten, shelling left 1 dead and 4 wounded after a mortar shell fell on a house, casualties in Hacyinia were not reported. Tensions in the region have entered a renewed height, and many fear an escalation in the conflict.

Minister-President Omelyan Pavlov sent his condolences to the Lavanan nation, while in Vinalinsk members of the Lavanan diaspora held memorial services for the victims of the blast in front of the Lavanan embassy in Vinalinsk.

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A harvest of corpses
How the Gero are documenting Behera's crimes in Yemet's northwest

A satellite image of mass graves in northwestern Yemet

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One by one, each body is removed from the shallow grave where they have laid since early February when it is believed they were killed. The grave, three largely parallel trenches dug into the scrub and ochre dust, is one of the largest mass graves found within areas occupied by Beheran military forces during it's occupation of parts of northwestern Yemet between January and May this year.

It's hot, unpleasant work. The shallow grave did not hide the odour of the decomposition and scavengers have been at work in the months since the Beherans withdrew back across the border at the end of May. Bits of torn clothing and an overpowering smell of rotting flesh marked the final resting place of an estimated 250 people, most of whom have been identified as young men and boys of fighting age. Some of the bodies are small enough to be easily identified as children. The Beheran Army clearly considered them capable of waging war against them.

The grave is located on the outskirts of the town of Giara, a large acacia tree marking the spot where several hundred men and boys came to die. Several hundred metres away, where the odour is more bearable, is a large tent, where relatives of those missing have come in the hope of finding a loved one among the bodies. Among them is Dabalee Daga, a 26 year old university student who had left Yemet when the civil war began to live and study in Westbrucken, Werania. She left with her older brother and two younger sisters, while another older brother, and two younger brothers remain to help manage the family farm on the outskirts of the town. She said not long after the Beheran soldiers occupied the town, several soldiers smashed down the front door of the family home. They were looking for 13 year old Ifa, who had been accused of shooting at Beheran Army trucks on one of the roads leading out of the town.
"They hit my mother with their rifles," she said. "They beat my father as well. And they took Ifa. My parents have not seen him since." She said that she had come to where the grave had been found in order to find her brother and bring closure for her family. Her mother and father did not want to be here due to the trauma inflicted upon them by the kidnapping of Ifa.

Most of the bodies are in such an advanced stage of decomposition that they won't be able to be identified. Giara lacks a morgue and the volunteers, Yemeti and foreign, have to drive the bodies south in refigerator trucks to Terasa, where the morgue is functioning, albeit close to capacity. Dabalee and her parents are expected to make the three hour drive south by themselves, most others will be put on busses and driven to Terasa for formal identification for those with few identification documents, such as dental records.

This process is being repeated across northwestern Yemet, with government officials and volunteers documenting and cataloguing the victims of Behera's brief occupation. It is hoped that this growing body of evidence will be enough to bring a case against Behera at the International Human Rights Tribune for war crimes and crimes against humanity. According to local officials, many of those found in these mass graves did not die from the conflict itself but from systemic extrajudicial executions. One such grave found in a village near the regional capital, Terasa, contained the bodies of 144 young men and boys. Each one of them had been tied up and blindfolded before being killed. Similar graves had been found elsewhere. In the graves outside Giara, preliminary evidence suggests that many of the victims had met similar fates. These killings were systemic in nature, targeted against both ethnic Geros and also men and boys of fighting age; the Beherans seem to equally regard school children as capable of fighting as teenagers and young men, a sad indictment of the willingness for groups to use child soldiers in this brutal conflict. Estimates vary wildly, depending on who is giving them, but there could be an estimated five to ten thousand young men and boys buried under the scrublands of northwestern Yemet, their fates waiting to be unvealed. Some suggest these estimates are much higher, closer to 20,000 killed for their ethnicity and their age. Whether or not this is tantamount to genocide had not been established, but it looks likely according to many officials and the volunteers who are in Yemet distributing aid and assisting local authorities in documenting the victims of the war.

Among the volunteers in Giara include Maria Valaitis, a Weranian national who has been in the region since mid-August. She had watched the conflict from Werania and had initially travelled out to help distribute humanitarian aid. She had trained as a forensic pathologist in Weisstadt and wanted to use her skills where they were most needed.
"I wanted to do something," she said. "I wanted to help. But I also wanted to do more than just hand out food and water. I wanted to be useful, so I decided to help collect and bury the dead." Valaitis said that she works alongside a group of volunteers with the Rizealander non-governmental organisation Samaritan International, which helps provide specialist personnel in conflict zones and natural disasters, and that they all help each other out.
"It's not an easy job," she said. "It's physically exhausting but it also takes a toll on you mental health as well. The things you see, they don't leave you very easily, and I often wake up in the middle of the night from nightmares."

The nightmarish reality for the Gero people, who dominate the northwest of Yemet, still exists. As the mass graves are unearthed, there is a conspicuous buzz above the workers, and through binoculars, it's revealed that their work is being constantly monitored by drones. Whether or not they're Beheran, or Zorasani, remains a mystery. What is likely known is that they're keeping a watchful, if omnipresent, eye on the activities of the volunteers. The sound of the engine creates tension among those gathered inside the tent. People look anxious, worried, wondering if more death will rain down from the sky above them. Valaitis seems less phased by their presence.
"They don't hang around for very long," she said. "Usually about two or three hours before the leave somewhere else or they fly back across the border. Nothings happened to us, yet."

The arrival of a bus signals a mad exodus of the tent as only a few selected people can board any of the handful of busses at any one time. Those with documentation or some way of providing a positive identification are prioritised over the many dozens who have nothing but hope of at least finding a loved one. The jostle for positions becomes violent, and one of the local government soldiers discharges his weapon into the air, sending people scattering. A loud hailer attempts to summon most of them back and to try and form a semblance of order amid the all-prevailing chaos. All the while the Samaritans continue their morbidly mundane routine of exhumations and cataloguing. Dabalee is one of the lucky ones to board the bus, making the journey to Terasa.

Scars of the conflict that came to this region litter the road south. Tanks, armoured personnel carriers, trucks, and other vehicles stand as grotesque, charrned monuments to the savagery of the fighting and the indifference to life that war brings. It's difficult to tell which side the military vehicles belonged to; both sides used the same equipment. It's much easier to tell which are the military vehicles and which are civilian. We pass a large number of personal vehicles and minibusses, many of which are mangled to near unrecognition. The bodies of the occupants have long since been removed for burial or by scavengers. No one knows quite how many people have been killed by the Beherans during their occupation and the aerial bombings the region was subjected to. But in addition to the victims of the systemic slaughter by the Beheran regime, there are many thousands of innocents whose lives were cut short by circumstances; the cruel twist of fate and split second decisions that meant life or death for those forced to make them. Simply being the passenger in the wrong car at the wrong time meant a quick but grisly end for many, vapourised in an air strike or from a missile launched by a drone. Others burned to death in charred wreckage of busses, trucks, and cars, civilian and soldier alike meeting their fate with equally cruel and horrific pain.

Terasa in of itself is fairly indifferent to that of other northern Bahian regional centres; a sprawling, chaotic mess of alleyways and informal settlements, the only clear development around a series of principal roads and avenues. Even here, the scars of war remaiin in the craters in the roads that force the local inhabitants to weave around then; hollowed out and charred remains of buildings or piles of rubble. The main barracks of the city is barely recognisable, having been largely destroyed in the pre-invasion aerial bombardent to "soften up" the city before it was taken. Yet, much like any permanent settlement to the ongoing conflict, Terasa remained elusive to the Beherans, a symbol of defiance against overwhelming odds. The city remained under the control of the Emergency Council for the Restoration of National Unity, formed out of the Gero units of the People's National Liberation Army of Yemet in opposition to the Iskinder regime. The group represented not only a significant threat to the government forces still under the control of Girota, but also to Behera, as the ethnic Beja people are part of the same wider ethnolinguistic group as the Gero. To the Beherans, this represented a major threat to its internal security, and was enough to prompt the invasion in January. The city was subjected to aerial attacks before and during the conflict, and came within artillery range of Beheran forces, subjecting many parts of the city to untold destruction.

Eba Falmata, a local government representative and former commander within the ECRNU, said that the attacks against the city were constant and unpredictable.
"We'd have attacks at all times of the day," he said. "They would continue through the night as well." Falmata isn't sure how many people died in those air and drone strikes, but said it was "several thousand." He is now leading the efforts in the region to document the atrocities committed by Beheran forces, a task which he hopes will lead to a case against them at the Community of Nations. Falmata says that not only does he want justice for those who were killed at the hands of Beheran soldiers, but that Behera itself should pay for the destruction it has caused.
"We've lost so much not only in terms of human life but also in terms of valuable infrastructure and installations," he said. "We've lost electricity, clean water, schools, hospitals, roads, bridges. Justice for the dead may bring closure, but it won't pay to ease the continued suffering of our people."

The case against Behera is increasingly looking solid as more bodies arrive from mass graves around the region. But whether or not it makes it as far as the Community of Nations remains uncertain. Earlier this year, Retta Iskinder, the Yemeti president and the man against whom the Gero rose up against, was overthrown and assassinated, presumably by PNLAY units based in Girota. But rather than continue the series of forced government changes, the coup has resulted in a fracturing of the once united government and its allies. In Girota, General Ater Deng and self-proclaimed president Issa Kahsu are in power, both Iskinder loyalists. To the east, General Ubaxle Asad is in control, and his allies include the former ECRNU, as well as PNLAY units loyal to him. There is some optimism that this can continue so long as the situation in Girota remains stable, and the forces of General Deng and President Kahsu are committed to staving off the inevitable march of Asad's Zorasani-backed forces. At least, that's what Falmata believes.
"I think we've got time," he said. "I think that no matter what the outcome, we will have justice for our people."

Falmata has cause for optimism, with numerous non-governmental organisations utilising satellite technology not only to track the movements of armies and soldiers, but to note any changes to the landscape. In this case, social media and NGO's with access to imaging satellites have begun to build a catalogue of sites where mass graves are suspected to be. People operating these satellites from computers thousands of kilometres away in the Asterias and Euclea have been instrumental in finding these mass graves, with many of the exhumations coming from areas where the Beherans had clearly intended on hiding the bodies of their victims.
"It's this sort of help from overseas that has been really useful for us," Falmata said. "Without it, we'd be in a fight against time in trying to find all the graves, all the victims. We could not have done as much as we have so far without them."

Others may not share Falmata's optimism. While the situation remains as unstable as it is, so too the changes in willingness to pursue major claims against neighbouring states. The ECRNU may be nominally allied with General Asad but his Zorasani backers may feel as though the evidence gathered against their latest regional ally may not be in their best interests. And Euclean states have already withdrawn aid over claims that it was being misused and misdirected by Asad's forces. The volunteers in Giara, largely abstaining from airing political opinions, are of the opinion that their presence is allowed so long as the political situation "doesn't mean they have hours to leave the country."
"I mean, if we have to leave, we have to leave," Valaitis said. "And given what we know about the situation, that might happen soon, before we've even finished what we're doing here. I don't want to leave, I want to stay and help these people. But if we have to, then there's nothing more than we can do."

For Falmata, the uncovering of the graves, the exhumation of the victims, and the documentation of abuses increasingly appears to be an exercise in futile hope; where the enemy doesn't want you to find out, and your friends want you to remain silent. For the volunteers helping Falmata and the ECRNU, it's a waiting game for the inevitable request for them to leave. For the family of the victims, at least those with the ability to identify their loved ones, the chance to grieve and to mourn can begin, a process unaffected and unchanged from the increasing confusion and chaos reigning in Girota. And for Dabalee Daga, it meant she could say her final farewell to her younger brother. His dental records proved the key in identifying his body from the hundreds of others sitting inside the morgue, and in shipping containers outside. For her and her family, closure is one of the few good outcomes from this war.
"It means we don't have to spend the rest of our lives wondering what happened to him," she said. "It means we can take him back home, to where he was born. It means we can take care of him one more time. It means we can say goodbye."

by **Hacyinia** » Sun Oct 02, 2022 8:20 am

NEWS|Hacyinian diplomats meet w/ Lavanan Premier
Meeting following spike in tensions, terrorist attack in Pers
2022-07-0816:42:37Z

Hacyinian diplomats touch down in Pers following a formal summoning by Premier Keomany to discuss accusations that Hacyinia is not following the terms of the 2004 Yoloten Agreement which stipulated Hacyinia would combat militias and insurgents within their border.

Yedil Dastan, the head diplomat for the delegation, briefly addressed reporters after landing in Pers.

“It is an absolute tragedy what happened here today, and I hope that the people of Lavana know that Hacyinian hearts go out to those who lost loved ones today.” Dastan stated. “We hope that our conversation with the Premier goes well today. We hope to convey to her that Hacyinia has dealt with the militias and insurgents inside of our borders, however it is difficult to fully eradicate the problem when Lavana supports and helps maintain an illegal state within our borders.”

“We also hope that Lavana scales back their posturing. Breaking into our airspace, moving tanks to the border - we need calm at this moment, and Hacyinia plans on modeling that.” Dastan continued. “ We are trying to outreach and meet the Premier, but, she cannot act like she can bully Hacyinia into submission when she has the power to end the conflict by ceasing support for the illegal government in the Yoloten.”

*This is a developing story, check back here for updates*

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by **Poshyte** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 1:11 pm

Alsland records record high deficit of 14.3% as government warns of default
Massive fiscal restructuring is needed to avoid defaulting according to the government as it reveals that Alsland's public deficit has reached a record high and the country's debt has reached over 140% of it's GDP

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3 October, 2022| Yndyk

Kairi Sokk and Liekele Ykema have both called for a national unity government to be formed and want to open up coalition talks to all parties after today's announcement

Yndyk, Alsland -

Alsland is on the verge of a historic financial crisis as the government reveals new figures that show the public deficit reaching an all time record high of 14.3% and the country's debt has also reached 160% of it's GDP. The release of the information comes just as financial experts are predicting Alsland will enter a recession in the coming months.

Acting Premier Vaiko Kotka announced the deficit and debt situation in an unprecedented nationally broadcast televised speech where he said the country's short-term economic prospects were "dire". In his announcement he attempted to quell fears of an immediate financial collapse such as the banking crisis of 2006 and stated the government had commissioned an independent report into the state of the country's finances, at the same time he did not deny that the country was on the verge of a major recession. His announcement has sent shockwaves through the financial community with the Wottested stock exchange entering a nose-dive after his statement and the country's credit rating is also expected to be downgraded after the announcement. In a message to coalition negotiators he also urged them to put aside political differences to form a national unity government to deal with the crisis to prevent an all out fiscal disaster.

The government has also tried to dispel rumours that Alsland's position within the Euclozone was threatened by this announcement and said that the health and stability of the Euclo was one of it's top priorities. However outside analysts have said the government may need to ask Euclean lenders for a debt bailout or restructuring plan to avoid a financial disaster in the coming months. According to independent fiscal analyst Folle Oosterbaan, one of the government's main priorities will be to assure other Euclozone countries that it is ready to do whatever it takes for the health of the Euclo.

"In frank terms this situation is very much like the world financial crisis, in that case the Alslandic economy never fully recovered and has lurched from crisis to crisis without any major attempt at restructuring. Debt has increased and deficits were common, it's going to take a lot to convince other countries that Alsland has what it takes to fully restructure it's economy for the benefit of the Euclo."

Alsland's GDP growth is amongst the worst in the Euclean Community and the country entered recession briefly at the start of 2021, unemployment however is down from it's peak of 14% in 2006 and there was no indication from the government in this announcement that the country was close to bankruptcy as it was during the global financial crisis. Although as many experts have pointed out, unlike other Euclean countries the Alslandic economy has remained sluggish and there was no major GDP growth between 2009 until 2021. It's becoming increasingly likely after today's announcement that a recession is on the horizon although the Alslandic central bank has refuted claims the country is already in a recession but did not mince it's words when it said the country's finances were dire after the announcement today.

The interim government's ability to take swift action to combat the growing deficit and public debt have been called into question as a result of the announcement. Currently cabinet ministers from the previous government are serving in their positions as caretakers until the next government has been sworn in. The acting government commands less than 25% of seats in the Senate which would have to confirm any dramatic and widespread decisions approved by the government which would currently be likely to fail due to opposition from other parties.

Advisors to the government on fiscal issues have reportedly urged the government to act immediately and introduce austerity and wage cuts for civil servants to reduce the deficit and widely oppose any talks of a debt default. This is despite the legal questionability of such action, the AFBF trade union said it would oppose austerity and wage cuts with strike or legal action in a statement released after Kotka's speech. Leftists in the Senate have also come out against any proposed austerity measures, although their ability to oppose such measures is unlikely as they control a minority of seats.

TFA leader Kairi Sokk called the announcement "worrying" but said it would not derail the upcoming vote of no confidence against Kotka after he was accused of applying pressure on two coalition parties to not include the right-wing Orange Party in any government. Sokk's determination to hold a vote of no confidence was not matched by other coalition negotiators, Liveable Alsland's leadership came out in favour of a national unity government involving all parties and the Orange Party signalled it's willingness to externally support a national unity government. Other party leaders such as members of ASAY's governing body, Hilda Schaaf from the HSU and the Progressive Alliance also announced their intention to seek a national unity government.

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Radicals rise, LFP, SAP drops in recent Scovernois polls as government celebrates introduction of four-day work week.

Rimso, Scovern - Back in August, the Scovernois government — the Lavender coalition of the LFP and Radicals — announced the success of trials for the four-day work week and their intention to implement binding policy to introduce it into Scovernois law. On September 23, the law passed the Rigsdagen, one of many popular policies that have been seen as driven by the Radicals in recent years.

The Radicals, who are led by incumbent economic minister Melkolm Jorn Højkirke, have enjoyed an incredible bounce in the polls as their leader's eccentricity and the party's down-to-earth presentation start to resonate with the Scovernois population. Recent polls conducted by Scovernois political outlet Politisk showed voting intention for Højkirke's party at 19.57%, its highest ever. The party stands at the door of becoming the first to exceed 20% in the polls in post-war Scovern, threatening to break the northern country's notable political stability between the two main parties.

Though the leading party in the governing coalition, the LFP has seen a steady drop in voters since April, currently standing at 31.10%. The SAP, who looked to re-enter government after the 2021 election, have fallen dramatically to 28.86%, almost 5% down from its electoral results, as leader Srimathi faces growing internal dissent within the SAP for her stance on immigration and the refugee crisis.

About me · by **Luziyca** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:11 pm

Wednesday, 5th October, 2022

Be informed. Be responsible.

ROYAL RWIZIKURAN ARMY ATTACKED BY ANSA

Defence Minister Diindingwe Matonga (file photo)

Today, the Ministry of Defence reported of an attack on a company of the Royal Rwizikuran Army in the Northern Territory by the Akortu National Salvation Army. This attack occurred yesterday in the village of Metsabo, 24 km northwest of Rusere.

A press release from the Ministry of Defence this morning said that "at 11:22 am yesterday, a company of the Royal Rwizikuran Army engaging in a patrol in Metsabo was attacked by ANSA terrorists. In accordance with military doctrine, the company fought the terrorists with as much strength as they can muster. However, after a pitched gunfight, the company was forced to retreat from Metsabo, with 33 Rwizikuran soldiers wounded, six of them critically, and 11 dead."

Today, Defence Minister Diindingwe Matonga held a press conference where he provided more details as to the firefight.

"While searching for suspected terrorists in the village of Metsabo, ANSA terrorists ambushed the company patrolling this region of the Ambakaran," Matonga said. "While all effort was made to maintain Rwizikuran sovereignty over Metsabo, the company was outnumbered at least five to one, and was outflanked on nearly all sides by the terrorists."

"From what we can gather from Major Muzenda, the company was able to subdue twenty terrorists during the battle at Metsabo," Matonga said. "However, given the fierce resistance of these terrorists, both in Yemet, and here in Rwizikuru, we are certain that we did not make any measurable progress in weakening the so-called 'National Salvation Army,' and in fact, they are emboldened by their recent victory over Rwizikuran forces."

When asked by the Rwizikuran Information Service how this defeat would affect the strategy of the Royal Rwizikuran Armed Forces in its counter-terrorism operation in the Northern Territory, and its peacekeeping mission in the Irfanic Republic of Yemet, Defence Minister Matonga said that "if ANSA thinks that they can intimidate the Rwizi nation, they need to think again. The Royal Rwizikuran Armed Forces remains fully committed to the objectives of our counter-terrorism and peacekeeping missions, and we will do everything possible to guarantee that these objectives are met."

This was followed by a question from The Rwizikuran, asking Defence Minister Matonga if he is still committed to balancing the human rights of the Akortu with the security needs of the Rwizikuran nation.

"At this point, the security needs of the Rwizi nation far outweigh the human rights of the Akortu," Matonga said. "We are in a situation where, much like the Petois in Hennehouwe as Gaullica invaded it, the Akortu are not only cooperating with ANSA in their terror campaign against the Rwizi nation, but are welcoming them with open arms."

"That's not to say that all Akortu are ANSA members, just like there were some good Petois who refused to betray their motherland, there are some Akortu who are willing to fight for the Rwizi nation against ANSA," Matonga added. "However, given the fact that most Akortu are sympathetic, if not outright cooperating with ANSA, I do believe that it may be time to teach them a lesson that past governments failed to teach: that treason against the Rwizi nation will be met with the wrath of the Rwizi nation."

by **Union of Akoren** » Fri Oct 07, 2022 5:30 am

Zorasan to significantly “boost” bilateral cooperation with Hacyinia
State President warns the Union will react seriously to any effort to alter the status quo in Yoloten.
POLITICS by Abdullah al-Mosawi

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First Minister Gafur Qahor (L) with Makbule Arda Khan this morning.

The Union and Hacyinia have agreed to significantly boost military and economic cooperation efforts in a visit by Makbule Arda Khan to Sattarishahr. The Hacyinian monarch met with State President Rahim Ali Haftar and First Minister Gafur Qahor, where a series of agreements were reached. It comes as tensions within the separatist Yoloten rise over terrorism.

The Khan arrived in Sattarishahr was granted full honours upon his arrival, where he was greeted by First Minister Qahor. Talks were held within the Central Committee complex in Sattarishahr, where the security situation in Yoloten was discussed in detail according to the Foreign Ministry release. Other issues discussed included Lavanan involvement with socialist separatist groups and the threat this poses to the territorial integrity of Hacyinia. State President Rahim Ali Haftar was also involved in the talks and expressed great concern over the situation in Yoloten.

During these talks, several agreements were reached, aimed at boosting Hacyinia’s military capabilities. Though details of some agreements were kept secret, the Union Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the Union would expedite the transfer of 15 Zamboor-3 combat drones, 30 quadcopter mini-drones, an undisclosed number of loitering munitions and encrypted communication systems. To the surprise of many analysts, a deal was struck for a unknown number of air defence systems, including the long-range Bavar-737 and medium range Khordad-15.

The Union Ministry of National Defence released a statement, confirming that Zorasan will dispatch a “number of technical personnel and advisers to train Hacyinian military forces on the operating of key systems to be exported to the country.” The UMND also confirmed that Hacyinian and Zorasani ground forces will conduct joint military exercises in one week’s time, dubbed “Iron Shield”, the exercises will include elements of the 2nd Banner Army and the Air Force alongside Hacyinian units.

The UMND said, “we are committed wholeheartedly too boosting the interoperability of Union Forces with that of Hacyinia. Together, our forces will train and work toward seamless cohesion and cooperation. Together, we will stand firm against separatism and external aggression.”

In the joint statement given by State President Ali Haftar and Mukbale Arda Khan, the position of the Union on the situation in the Yoloten was made clear.

“The Union stands by Hacyinia in this testing time, our bilateral relations are stronger than ever and firm through their roots that travel far through time. We share Hacyinia’s desire for a stable and peaceful Coius and share the aspiration for common prosperity between all nations of the continent and the Great Steppe” State President Ali Haftar said.

“On the security situation of the Yoloten, the Union is deeply concerned at its deterioration, fuelled and fanned by external actors. We are aware of certain factions within the separatist-occupied region that enjoy considerable support from certain countries and we monitor this situation closely. But our position is clear, the Union will not tolerate any change to the status quo regarding the Yoloten. Any external effort to alter borders will be receive serious countermeasures” he said further.

The talks also resulted in economic agreements being reached, including a ten-year plan for the development of hydroelectric power in Hacyinia. This includes plans for the damming of several rivers to provide southern Zorasan with drinking water. A commitment to boost bilateral trade to €10 billion by 2027, currently valued at €3.2 billion, and a series of joint ventures between Hacyinian and Zorasani state-owned enterprises.

Makbule Arda Khan gave thanks to the Union for its support and friendship saying, "we're grateful that Zorasan recognizes the importance of presenting a united front against aggressors in the region, we look forward to further collaboration in the interest of mutual security and advancement"

The visit comes in wake of a terrorist attack in western Lavana by Yoloten-based groups “suspected” by the socialist regime of Lavana of being pro-Hacyinia. It launched airstrikes against militia groups in Yoloten, followed by military operations conducted by the PAMFY, the most powerful socialist separatist faction in the Yoloten region and openly supported by Lavana. Zorasan does not recognise the Yoloten as independent, viewing it as sovereign Hacyinian territory.

Deputy First Minister Sardar Sadavir Hatami warned in a visit to the 2nd Banner Army headquarters, “we must be vigilant of the situation in Yoloten, we cannot dismiss the threat of socialist imperialism and expansionism against Hacyinia. The socialists of the Brown Sea Community cannot be permitted to alter the borders of Coius.”

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About me · by **Luziyca** » Fri Oct 07, 2022 7:31 am

Friday, 7th October, 2022

Be informed. Be responsible.

GOVERNMENT TO TABLE BILL TO IMPOSE MARTIAL LAW IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

Defence Minister Diindingwe Matonga (file photo)

Today, Defence Minister Diindingwe Matonga tabled legislation in the National Assembly to declare martial law over the Northern Territory to provide "increased support for the Royal Rwizikuran Armed Forces in its counter-terrorism operations in the Northern Territory and its peacekeeping mission in the Irfanic Republic of Yemet."

"With our setback in Metsabo, and growing resistance to our counter-terrorism operation by the Akortu residing in the Northern Territory," Defence Minister Matonga said, "the procedures under Chapter 4, Article 3 are now the only way to combat this decades-long insurrection against the Kingdom of Rwizikuru."

"However, the Rwizikuran government believes that because the so-called 'National Salvation Army' is only confined to one specific province, that is, the Northern Territory, I believe that this state of emergency should only apply to the Northern Territory and not any of the other provinces in the Kingdom of Rwizikuru," Defence Minister Matonga added.

The Defence Minister's legislation would impose a 180-day state of emergency, applicable exclusively to the Northern Territory. During the period where the state of emergency is imposed, the Mutungamiri and the cabinet "shall fulfill the role of government" within the Northern Territory, and all judicial cases in the Northern Territory will be tried before military courts, although limited legal rights under Chapter 2, Article 4 will still exist under military law. Furthermore, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4, Article 3, sections 2c, 2d, and 2e will also apply during the state of emergency in the Northern Territory.

Mutungamiri Tsuru Mawere came out in support of the motion, saying that "implementing a state of emergency in the Northern Territory will allow us to use every tool, every weapon, and everything to quell this terrorist insurgency and weaken the ability of the so-called 'National Salvation Army' to wage attacks against Rwizikuran and Yemeti officials."

However, opposition to this bill emerged, with Progressive Front leader Jesse Mushohwe saying that "this decision to introduce a state of emergency in the Northern Territory is wrong: in light of the abuses committed by the Royal Rwizikuran Armed Forces as part of their so-called 'counter-terrorism operation,' I and my fellow progressive legislators believe that this is only going to be used to legally permit mass-detention of an ethnicity, who, we must remind you, are Rwizikuran citizens under the constitution, without any due process."

Liberal Alliance leader Comfort Livingston said that "we believe that this bill is completely unconstitutional: all of the clauses in that section of the constitution suggest that the national government can only declare a state of emergency for a national threat: it cannot nor should it impose states of emergencies on specific provinces," and vowed that if a state of emergency was imposed on the Northern Territory, the Liberal Alliance will launch a court challenge against the government.

In response, Defence Minister Diindingwe Matonga said that the decision to present legislation to the National Assembly, rather than unilaterally imposing a state of emergency, was "because the cabinet felt that unilateral declaration can only be applied in case of a national emergency affecting the Kingdom of Rwizikuru, not an emergency only affecting part of the country."

However, rifts are emerging in the governing coalition, with an anonymous member of the National Assembly from the Respect Your Elders faction told The Rwizikuran that many in their faction "do not believe that the situation has deteriorated enough for a state of emergency to be imposed."

"Despite a defeat in Metsabo, the Royal Rwizikuran Armed Forces has made steady progress in combatting the terrorists, both at home and in Yemet," the anonymous member said. "One loss, especially one this minor, should not be causing our partners at the Democratic Initiative to consider martial law, especially because ANSA is only contained to one part of one province. It's like using a shotgun to cure your stubbed toe: it is too much of an overreaction for such a small problem."

The vote on imposing a state of emergency in the Northern Territory will take place on Monday.

by **Saul Volcano** » Fri Oct 07, 2022 10:34 am

Tosutonia votes "No" in independence referendum
Despite recent fervor and momentum for the independence movement in the region, Tosutonia has voted overwhelmingly against independence
Aaró Guardia (@AaroGuardia) | 7 October 2022 | Mausoleu

Voters at polls in Mausoleu

Encerosa, Tosutonia: Today the polls were opened for the Tosuton Independence Referendum, which was given the greenback back in July of this year. The referendum came after protests against the overturning of the region's abortion law by the Paretian High Court. Further unrest occured after the arrest of Artur Pagès Satorra, the leader of the Socialists for Tosuton Independence party, a left-wing separatist party in the region. With riots occuring in cities like Encerosa. Raül Altés, leader of the LSIT, alongside their ally party, the Tosuton Front, lead by Roser Fontanel, announced their plans to hold a referendum later in the year. The government of Talia Caselles gave the approval for a regional referendum for independence, which was to be held on October 7th.

The referendum saw initially around 33% support amongst Tosuton in mid July. The arrest of Satorra gave a boost to the separatist parties who had reached record polling numbers during the summer.

The first major blow to the independence movement however was the disapproval of the Social Democrat government of the region, who, despite giving the go ahead for the referendum, were against independence. Regional Premier Talia Caselles announced that she would campaign against independence, saying that the movement is giving fuel to the nationalist Popular Victory government. And will only weaken Paretia as a whole, the SD began campaigning against independence in early August.

The Popular Victory government of Isilda Cerqueira began to campaign against the referendum harshly, calling the movement "part of the globalist goal to weaken Paretia". Their campaign also called the continuing regional riots "organized by the liberal-left to threaten anti-independence Tosutons from voting". They held multiple "United Paretia" rallies in cities such as Encerosa, Mausoleu, and Sigolus. Which saw fairly large turnout amongst Tosutons, in fact, Tosuton approval of the VP government rose slightly during August and September.

The independence movement however gained momentum after a claim that Satorra was injured during imprisonment by the government, and harrassed by the Federal Police. This came out in mid September and resparked the protests in the region, the rioting was less common this time around, and the polling numbers for independence began to rise. After this, the Federal Law Enforcement released Satorra, Satorra said that the claims were only partially true, as in he claims he was harrassed by the police during his time in jail.

The referendum then occured today, exit polls showed a clear No vote victory, and the official count that occured afterward currently showed a 62% "No" vote and a 38% "Yes" vote at 89% of the votes counted. It is clear that the Tosutons do not seek independence as much as previously claimed. The possibility of a new independent Tosutonia will not happen.

Popular Victory has already claimed the win over the referendum and Premier Cerqueira has already stated "The Tosutons showed up today to stand against the liberal-left plot to separate our glorious nation. The independence of Tosutonia was but only a false dream amongst radicals who saw opportunity during the Tosuton riots. These riots did not phase the Tosuton patriots who saw through the lies of Vallette and the LSIT. Acima Paretia!"

Despite the victory over the No vote, support for independence in the region has never been higher, with the summer and early fall seeing some of the highest polling in favor of independence in Paretian history. But it is not enough to give Tosutonia independence.

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