There have continued
to be protests and mass arrests in Hong Kong, the special territory
of China that Peking
promised would remain autonomous and free when it reverted from British rule in
1997. Communist China has been
encroaching on the city-state’s liberty, which has led to the protests. The mass demonstrations have been successful
in blocking a proposed law to allow extradition to the mainland, which could
have been used against dissidents. The
United States Congress has declared its support for the freedom of Hong Kong , but authoritarian-loving Donald Trump has sent
mixed signals.
The pro-autonomy candidates have
won the elections for the legislature today, which is dominated by the
Peking-appointed government. There was a
record high turnout. Previous democratic
winners were blocked from taking their seats because of their objections to the
oath of office that requires loyalty to Communist China.
The
protests across the Islamic Republic of Iran have been met by the Islamist tyrannical
government with mass arrests and many deaths.
The theocratic regime has blocked the Internet. Iran is the world’s largest state
sponsor of terrorism. It foments Islamic
revolution across the Arab world and backs the Syrian tyrant Bashar Assad in
that country’s civil war. A recent
massive Israeli raid in Syria
hit Iranian and Syrian targets because of their support for Lebanese Shi’ite
terrorists Hezbollah.
The interim
President of Bolivia has promulgated a law for presidential elections in
January after the resignation earlier this month of the previous President, an
increasingly-authoritarian Chavist whose Government made dubious claims that he
had been re-elected to a fourth term, despite a constitutional two-term limit.
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