• Serbian parties call for recognition of Srebrenica genocide

    Jun 29
    A group of political parties in Serbia have submitted a proposal calling for the recognition of the Srebrenica genocide, in hope of reconciling relations between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    Factions composed of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Party of Democratic Action of Sandzak, the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina and The Green Party submitted a resolution which “condemns the genocide in Srebrenica and any denial of genocide, and proclaims July 11 the Day of Remembrance of the Genocide in Srebrenica".

    The parties urged parliament to pass the resolution as "a major step towards resolving outstanding issues between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Serbian and Bosniak [Muslim] peoples".

    "The recognition of genocide in Srebrenica is a civilised step that Serbia needs [to make] to confirm the seriousness of the intent to build dialogue, cooperation, trust and lasting peace in the region, based on the acceptance of the acts committed in the past, dealing with the past and commitment to justice, support for victims as the basis for strengthening security, stability and prosperity in the region," the resolution added.
  • Scotland lobbies in Brussels, amidst Spanish opposition
    Scotland has “won the right to be heard in Brussels” said European Union Parliament president Martin Schulz, as Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon attended a series of talks with senior officials this week, reports the BBC.
  • Cambodian PM tells foreign countries to stop interfering in domestic politics

    International powers should stay out of Cambodian domestic politics warned Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen on Tuesday, as tensions run high between the Prime Minister's ruling party and the opposition.

  • 36 confirmed dead in Istanbul airport attack
    Thirty-six people have been confirmed dead in a bomb and gun attack on Istanbul's international airport on Tuesday.

    Turkey's prime minister Binali Yildirim suggested that the attack may have been perpetrated by Islamic State. Three suicide bombers blew themselves up after opening fire.
  • US express concern at detention of Bahraini journalist for reporting on torture
    Bahrain’s attempt to try an activist for tweets condemning the prison system as sparked criticism by the US State Department reports Reuters.

    Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab was arrested earlier this month on unspecified charges in what appears to be an escalating crackdown on dissent by the Sunni-led government, and is set to face over a decade in person.
  • US court finds former Chilean army officer liable for murder of activist

    A former Chilean army officer who now resides in the United States has been found liable for the murder of a folk singer and political activist in 1973, by a Florida jury.

    Pedro Pablo Barrientos Nuñez, who now lives in Deltona, Florida, is alleged to have shot dead political activist Victor Jara, in September 1973 during a coup by Augusto Pinochet.

  • German lawsuit accuses Turkish president of war crimes against Kurds

    A group of German parliamentarians and civil society activists have filed a lawsuit against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other government officials, accusing them of committing war crimes against the Kurdish population.

    Lawyers for the group, Britta Eder and Petra Dervishaj said,

  • Former UN Sec Gen calls on Africans to seek justice at ICC
    Former UN Secretary Kofi Annan has defended the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid criticism from African leaders, urging Africans to seek justice from abroad if they cannot find it in domestic courts.

    In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Annan said he wanted to “remind the Africans that it’s wrong for them to say that only African leaders are put into the dock”.
  • ‘Time to put Welsh independence on the agenda’ – Plaid Cymru

    The leader of Plaid Cymru said that her party would be outlining moves to “put independence on the agenda now in order to safeguard Wales’s future”, in light of last week’s European Union referendum.

    Commenting on action ahead for Wales in light of the fallout from Britain voting to exit the European Union, Leanne Wood said:

    “Even though this situation was not of our making, Plaid Cymru believes that redesigning the current UK is the only option. A new union of independent nations working together for the common good”.

    “The Welsh economy and our constitution face unprecedented challenges,” she added. “We must explore options that haven’t been properly debated until now.”

    “It’s time to put independence on the agenda now in order to safeguard Wales’s future,” the party leader continued. “This is about us beginning a national conversation rather than calling for a referendum, though that is where it will end up.”

  • Kurdish fighters clash with Iranian troops

    Fighters from the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran clashed with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, with both sides claiming to have inflicted casualties.

  • UK to retain access to EU single market, immigration not a major issue says Boris Johnson

    The lead campaigner of Britain’s EU exit campaign Boris Johnson, said that the UK would continue to seek have access to the European Union’s single market despite voting to leave the body.

  • Appeasement is no answer to brutal suppression of civil liberties – FT on Bahrain
    The United States and United Kingdom should take “tougher measures” against Bahrain argued the Financial Times View this week, following the decision to strip the country’s most prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim of his citizenship.
  • Farc and Colombia sign historic ceasefire agreement
    The Colombian government and Farc rebels have sighed a historic ceasefire deal in Havana which includes UN monitors to oversee the disarmament of rebels after a political peace deal is signed.

    Speaking shortly after the announcement of the ceasefire the leader of the Farc militant group Rodrigo Londono TimoChenko said,

    “Let this be the last day of the war.”

    Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said,
  • UK votes to leave EU, Prime Minister resigns, Scottish independence referendum 'highly likely'
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  • Scotland to hold independence referendum before UK leaves EU

    Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has indicated that Scotland will hold an independence referendum before the UK leaves the European Union, reports The Times. 

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