【一蓮托生】國際時事政治選舉集中理性討論區（二）

Iranians protest against high prices in Mashhad

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42506666

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Mashhad Governor Mohammad Norouzian told local media that police confronted the "illegal" protest "with tolerance".

[Follow-up] Iran hit by second day of anti-government protests

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42512946

[Follow-up][Iran] Iran protests: Citizens told to avoid 'illegal gatherings'

[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42521298
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The Iranian authorities are blaming anti-revolutionaries and agents of foreign powers for the outbreak of anti-establishment protest.

[Follow-up] Two protesters killed in Iran anti-government rallies

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/protesters-killed-iran-anti-government-rallies-171231065838412.html

The Mehr news agency said on Sunday that at least two people died on Saturday night in Dorud, a city in western Iran.

[Iran] Iran protests: 'Iron fist' threatened if unrest continues

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42525889


Iran has imposed "temporary" restrictions on social networks Telegram and Instagram.

[Iran-Protest] Rouhani acknowledges Iranian discontent as protests continue

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/31/protesters-who-spread-fear-and-violence-will-be-confronted-says-iran

Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, in his first comments about the protests, aired on national television on Sunday night, said “people have the right to criticise”, but said the authorities would not tolerate antisocial behaviour. He said criticism was “different from violence and destroying pubic properties”.

Officials said they arrested at least 200 people during demonstrations in central Tehran on Saturday. It was not clear how many were arrested in the provinces, which saw protests on a bigger scale than the capital. Two protesters were killed in western Iran on Saturday.

[Iran-Protest] Iran unrest: 'Ten dead' in further protests overnight

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42532784

"In the events of last night, unfortunately a total of about 10 people were killed in several cities," it said. At least 12 people have now died since protests began on Thursday.

In his first intervention, President Rouhani warned on Sunday that violence would not be tolerated.

Mr Rouhani acknowledged grievances over Iran's economic situation, a lack of transparency and corruption, but defended his record.

[UK-London] Four young men die in New Year London stabbings

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-42534127

Four young men were killed in stabbing incidents in London amid New Year celebrations, the Met Police has said.

Three were stabbed on New Year's Eve and a fourth in the early hours of New Year's Day in unrelated incidents.

Another young man stabbed on New Year's Day is in a critical condition in hospital.

Five men have been arrested over one of the deaths, in Larmans Road, Enfield, in which an 18-year old died. No other arrests have been made.

[Venezuela] Venezuela to raise minimum wage despite economic crisis

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42531573

Venezuela is set to raise its minimum wage by 40%, in a move expected to worsen already high levels of inflation.

The country is suffering from an economic crisis in which shortages of food and medicine are common. Venezuela's economy has been hit by falling oil revenue and the plummeting value of the Bolivar.

咁做有咩用

其實冇咩用，Venezuela亦基本上完全由Chavez的semi-authoritarian去到完全authoritarian的政權，純粹係搞軍方支持繼續執政。

今年同時係Venezuela的總統選舉年，所以都意圖討好吓D人，不過真係冇咩用。

Iranians protest against high prices in Mashhad

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42506666

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Mashhad Governor Mohammad Norouzian told local media that police confronted the "illegal" protest "with tolerance".

[Follow-up] Iran hit by second day of anti-government protests

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42512946

[Follow-up][Iran] Iran protests: Citizens told to avoid 'illegal gatherings'

[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42521298
[/url]
The Iranian authorities are blaming anti-revolutionaries and agents of foreign powers for the outbreak of anti-establishment protest.

[Follow-up] Two protesters killed in Iran anti-government rallies

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/protesters-killed-iran-anti-government-rallies-171231065838412.html

The Mehr news agency said on Sunday that at least two people died on Saturday night in Dorud, a city in western Iran.

[Iran] Iran protests: 'Iron fist' threatened if unrest continues

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42525889


Iran has imposed "temporary" restrictions on social networks Telegram and Instagram.

[Iran-Protest] Rouhani acknowledges Iranian discontent as protests continue

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/31/protesters-who-spread-fear-and-violence-will-be-confronted-says-iran

[Iran-Protest] Iran unrest: 'Ten dead' in further protests overnight

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42532784

"In the events of last night, unfortunately a total of about 10 people were killed in several cities," it said. At least 12 people have now died since protests began on Thursday.

[Iran Protest] Iran unrest: New protests as Rouhani plays down violence

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42535292

There are reports of protests breaking out in Iran for a fifth day, despite a statement from the president that the unrest "is nothing".

Anti-government chanting and burning cars were reported as night fell in the capital, Tehran, while police said an officer was killed in a central city.

President Hassan Rouhani said protests were an "opportunity, not a threat" but vowed to crack down on "lawbreakers".

[#Metoo] Time's Up: Women launch campaign to fight sexual harassment

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42534124

More than 300 actresses, writers and directors have launched a project to help fight sexual harassment in the film industry and other workplaces.

The initiative, which is called Time's Up, was announced via a full-page advert printed in the New York Times. It comes in the wake of sexual abuse allegations by high-profile actresses against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

The campaign, which is backed by hundreds of actresses including Natalie Portman, Reese Witherspoon, Cate Blanchett, Eva Longoria and Emma Stone, has already raised more than $13m (£9.6m) of its $15m target. The money raised will be used to fund legal support for both female and male victims of sexual harassment at work.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/opinion/hong-kong-china.html

又NYT

練老

[North-South Korea] South Korea proposes high-level talks with North on Olympics

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42538323

South Korea has offered high level talks with North Korea on 9 January to discuss its possible participation in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

It comes after the North's leader Kim Jong-un said he was considering sending a team to Pyeongchang in South Korea for the Games in February. It is not yet known who will be attending the proposed talks on the 9 January, and North Korea has yet to respond.

依家燒埋上最高領袖到
睇下革命衛隊出唔出黎，一出手的話唔知rouhani會唔會出軍隊收佢地皮呢

中國殖民地－香港

Iranians protest against high prices in Mashhad

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42506666

[Follow-up] Iran hit by second day of anti-government protests

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42512946

[/quote][Follow-up][Iran] Iran protests: Citizens told to avoid 'illegal gatherings'

[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42521298
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[Follow-up] Two protesters killed in Iran anti-government rallies

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/protesters-killed-iran-anti-government-rallies-171231065838412.html

[/quote][Iran] Iran protests: 'Iron fist' threatened if unrest continues

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42525889

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[Iran-Protest] Rouhani acknowledges Iranian discontent as protests continue

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/31/protesters-who-spread-fear-and-violence-will-be-confronted-says-iran
[/quote][Iran-Protest] Iran unrest: 'Ten dead' in further protests overnight

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42532784
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[Iran Protest] Iran unrest: New protests as Rouhani plays down violence

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42535292
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[Iran Protest]More deaths reported in Iran anti-government protests

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/deaths-reported-iran-anti-government-protests-180102072448238.html

At least nine people have been killed overnight amid ongoing nationwide anti-government protests that began last week in various cities across Iran.

Iranian state television confirmed on Tuesday that six demonstrators were killed during a raid on a police station in Qahdarijan. According to state media, the rioters were attempting to break into the station to obtain weapons.

According to the reports, an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) soldier was shot by an assailant using a hunting rifle in Najafabad, about 350km south of the capital Tehran. However, Al Jazeera could not independently verify whether the IRGC member was the same police officer who was reported as being shot by Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency on Monday night.

Following six days of protests, at least 20 people have been killed, and about 400 protesters have reportedly been arrested.

如果伊朗呢次可以推翻伊斯蘭政權，重新恢復波斯文化好似巴列維皇朝咁開放就當然好 （雖然太過一步登天 ）
最怕係兩頭唔到岸，推翻左而家個政權反而換黎更保守既伊斯蘭國家，或者變第二個伊拉克或者敘利亞

中文link:

https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180102/hong-kong-china/zh-hant/

Iranians protest against high prices in Mashhad

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42506666

[Follow-up] Iran hit by second day of anti-government protests

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42512946

[Follow-up][Iran] Iran protests: Citizens told to avoid 'illegal gatherings'

[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42521298
[/url]

[Follow-up] Two protesters killed in Iran anti-government rallies

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/protesters-killed-iran-anti-government-rallies-171231065838412.html

[Iran] Iran protests: 'Iron fist' threatened if unrest continues

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42525889

[Iran-Protest] Rouhani acknowledges Iranian discontent as protests continue

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/31/protesters-who-spread-fear-and-violence-will-be-confronted-says-iran

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[Iran-Protest] Iran unrest: 'Ten dead' in further protests overnight

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42532784

[Iran Protest] Iran unrest: New protests as Rouhani plays down violence

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42535292

[Iran Protest]More deaths reported in Iran anti-government protests

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/deaths-reported-iran-anti-government-protests-180102072448238.html

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[Iran Protest] Leaked meeting notes show how panicked Iranian regime considered stopping deadly protests: 'God help us'
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/01/leaked-meeting-notes-show-how-panicked-iranian-regime-considered-stopping-deadly-protests-god-help-us.html

EXCLUSIVE – A leaked report provided to Fox News shows how Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with political leaders and heads of the country's security forces to discuss how to tamp down on the deadly nationwide protests.

The meeting notes, which have been translated into English from Farsi, said the unrest has hurt every sector of the country's economy and “threatens the regime’s security. The first step, therefore, is to find a way out of this situation.”

The report added, “Religious leaders and the leadership must come to the scene as soon as possible and prevent the situation (from) deteriorating further.” It continued, “God help us, this is a very complex situation and is different from previous occasions.”

According to NCRI sources and reports from within Iran, at least 40 cities across Iran witnessed protests Monday, including in the capital city of Tehran. These reports state that slogans heard included “Death to the dictator,” and “the leader lives like God while the people live like beggars.”

唔洗諗得咁遠，我比較想睇下rouhani點搞
佢出面話理解示威者已經同主調有唔同
睇下黎緊革命衛隊個iron fist會唔會出動
好好奇到底rouhani會唔會同革命衛隊同一個調

Iranians protest against high prices in Mashhad
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42506666
[Follow-up] Iran hit by second day of anti-government protests

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42512946

[Follow-up][Iran] Iran protests: Citizens told to avoid 'illegal gatherings'

[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42521298
[/url]

[Follow-up] Two protesters killed in Iran anti-government rallies

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/protesters-killed-iran-anti-government-rallies-171231065838412.html

[Iran] Iran protests: 'Iron fist' threatened if unrest continues

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42525889

[Iran-Protest] Rouhani acknowledges Iranian discontent as protests continue

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/31/protesters-who-spread-fear-and-violence-will-be-confronted-says-iran

[Iran-Protest] Iran unrest: 'Ten dead' in further protests overnight

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42532784

[Iran Protest] Iran unrest: New protests as Rouhani plays down violence

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42535292

[Iran Protest]More deaths reported in Iran anti-government protests

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/deaths-reported-iran-anti-government-protests-180102072448238.html

[Iran Protest] Leaked meeting notes show how panicked Iranian regime considered stopping deadly protests: 'God help us'

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/01/01/leaked-meeting-notes-show-how-panicked-iranian-regime-considered-stopping-deadly-protests-god-help-us.html

Iran's enemies to blame for unrest, says supreme leader, as nine die overnight

[url]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/02/nine-more-reported-dead-in-iran-as-protests-enter-sixth-day
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accuses foreign powers of ‘deploying every means at their disposal’, amid intensifying crackdown on protesters

“In the events of the past few days, the enemies of Iran are deploying every means at their disposal including money, arms and political and intelligence support to coordinate making troubles for the Islamic establishment,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in his first comments since the protests began on Thursday. “The enemy is always looking for an opportunity and any service to infiltrate and strike the Iranian nation.”

Another senior official directly blamed Saudi Arabia, Iran’s regional rival, for the growing unrest. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council, told a Lebanese Arabic-language TV channel that the number of messages on social networks sent online via Saudi Arabia showed the country was involved. He warned that Iran would retaliate with “an appropriate response” in due course.

[Honduras] Families fear no justice for victims as 31 die in Honduras post-election violence

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/02/us-silent-as-honduras-protesters-killed-in-post-election-violence

The contested results triggered the country’s worst political crisis in a decade and have led to the deaths of at least 30 people, according to the Committee for the Families of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras (Cofadeh), a human rights group.

Most of the victims were opponents of President Juan Orlando Hernández, who they say rigged the vote to beat the opposition candidate, Salvador Nasralla. According to Cofadeh, at least 21 people were killed by the military police, (PMOP), which was originally created to lead the government’s crackdown on violent street gangs.

http://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/PRC-Document-1.pdf

China's Communist Party adopted a secret plan in September to bolster the North Korean government with increased aid and military support, including new missiles, if Pyongyang halts further nuclear tests, according to an internal party document.

The document, labeled "top secret" and dated Sept. 15—12 days after North Korea's latest underground nuclear blast—outlines China's plan for dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue. It states China will allow North Korea to keep its current arsenal of nuclear weapons, contrary to Beijing's public stance that it seeks a denuclearized Korean peninsula.

[US-Palestine-Israel] Trump threatens to cut US aid to Palestinians to force peace talks

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/03/trump-threatens-cut-aid-palestinians-peace-talks

Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to threaten to cut off US aid money to the Palestinian Authority, saying they were no longer willing to negotiate.

Trump, in a pair of tweets, said the US paid “the Palestinians HUNDRED [sic] OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect. They don’t even want to negotiate a long overdue … peace treaty with Israel.”

US leaders of both parties have long utilised foreign assistance dollars, a minor percentage of the overall budget, to promote American interests abroad, alleviate humanitarian crises and support oppressed peoples.

[US-Mid Term] Utah senator Orrin Hatch to retire – leaving door open for Mitt Romney

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/02/utah-senator-orrin-hatch-mitt-romney

Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican in the US Senate, announced on Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the year. In doing so, he made room for a potential Senate bid by former presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

“I’ve always been a fighter,” Hatch, 83, said in a video statement. “I was an amateur boxer in my youth, and I brought that fighting spirit with me to Washington. But every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves. And for me, that time is soon approaching.”

Shortly after Hatch’s announcement, Romney issued a short statement praising the Utah senator “for his more than 40 years of service to our great state and nation”. He did not address his own ambitions. A recent polled found that three in four Utahns thought Hatch should not seek an eighth term. A plurality expressed support for Romney taking his place.

Trump’s support has also been viewed as a move to stop Romney, who has privately expressed interest in Hatch’s seat, from declaring his candidacy. Hatch has been one of Trump’s most ardent defenders; Romney has been among the most vocal critics of Trump, as both candidate and president.

[Germany] AfD politician 'censored' under new German hate speech law for anti-Muslim tweet

http://www.dw.com/en/afd-politician-censored-under-new-german-hate-speech-law-for-anti-muslim-tweet/a-41992679

Beatrix von Storch, a leading figure in the Alternative for Germany party, is one of the first hit by new hate speech laws on social media. Critics say the legislation opens the way for censorship by internet companies.

A top lawmaker from the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was blocked from Twitter and Facebook on Monday after slamming the Cologne police for sending a New Year's tweet in Arabic.

The incident caused the AfD to lash out further and criticize censorship as a controversial new German social media law known as NetzDG went into effect January 1 in a bid to clamp down on online hate speech.