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The new legislation eliminated the need for special measures laws for the types of operations the SDF had engaged in since 2001 and added new provisions for limited collective self-defense.
28 May 2021 Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 On 27 May, Asliddin Khudaiberdiyev was jailed for teaching five boys and six adult men how to read the Koran and pray. The jailing followed a police and secret police raid on a Samarkand Region mosque as Muslims were preparing to worship. The raid came as the regime publicly announced and implemented increased restrictions across the country on under-18s attending mosques. Also, Religion Law changes are still going through parliament but the regime continues to hide the text its parliament is discussing. On 27 May, a Judge in Samarkand Region jailed Muslim...
13 May 2021 Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 In late April the Deputy Headteacher of a Bukhara school rang Muslim parents to say that the ordinary police and the SSS secret police had visited to ask "how religiously devout families and children are". Parents were warned of unspecified consequences if they teach Islam to their children, or any of their children wear the hijab. Human rights defenders have heard unconfirmed accounts that the ordinary police and SSS secret police are making similar visits to schools in other parts of the country to ask similar questions. In late April the Deputy Headteac...
Bill to amend law on vote to revise Japan's Constitution likely to pass Diet Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ The House of Representatives' Commission on the Constitution approved a bill on Thursday to amend the national referendum law on revision of the Constitution. | KYODO Kyodo, Jiji May 6, 2021 A bill to amend the national referendum law on revision of the Constitution is likely to be passed by the Diet before the end of the current session, set to...
~ Japan’s current Constitution marked its 74th anniversary on May 3, in the midst of overlapping challenges. In a joint statement at the U.S.-Japan summit in April, both countries emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, with China in mind. The issue of peace and security of Okinawa and the Senkaku Islands are intimately related to that of Taiwan. North Korean issues – specifically nuclear weapons, missiles, and the abduction of Japanese people – remain unresolved. Moreover, Japan is presently in the midst of a third state of emergency due to COVID-19, with...