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Radicada em Portugal há seis anos, Deborah Trois se divide entre a contabilidade e o fascínio pela genealogia, área a que se dedica há 11 anos. Nas pesquisas, descobriu ser a descendente direta do bibliotecário real de D. João VI, na transferência da corte de Portugal para o Brasil.

The Christina School District will phase out its use of school resource officers at middle schools, and replace them with constables.  Following a heated debate at a meeting earlier this month, the Christina school board voted to retain school resource officers (SROs) at middle schools for just six months, giving the district the time to […]

تخت‌ جمشید در معرض خطر؛ هشدار درباره تعرض به حریم میراث هخامنشی

پیت هگست، وزیر جنگ ایالات متحده، روز شنبه ۱۴ شهریور در واکنش به حمله موشکی سپاه پاسداران به دو ناو جنگی آمریکایی هشدار داد که اگر جمهوری اسلامی به کشتی‌های آمریکا شلیک کند، نیروهای ایالات متحده نفتکش‌های آن را «نابود و غرق» خواهند کرد.

El futbolista que pertenece al Real Madrid tampoco levanta cabeza en la Serie A de Italia.

Más de 2.000 efectivos policiales movilizados contra trabajadores que, en un 93,6%, no tenían ninguna falta migratoria. El informe desarma el relato oficial sobre la «amenaza extranjera» y expone el plan sistemático para frenar trámites, exigir requisitos fantasma y fomentar la xenofobia en medio de la crisis económica nacional. Por Mario Canaviri para ANRed. La […]

موافقت آمریکا با فروش تسلیحات پیشرفته به کشورهای منطقه با هدف تقویت بازدارندگی در خلیج فارس

Naoružan samo automatskom puškom u otvorenoj kabini, ukrajinski strelac deo je vazduhoplovne jedinice koja obara ruske dronove iz sovjetskih propelerskih aviona Yak-52.

Київщина вкотре зазнала російської атаки, у Бучанському районі загинули дві людини

د امریکا د متحده ایالاتو د پوځ مرکزي قومانداني (سنټکام) وايي چې امریکايي ځواکونو د شنبې په ورځ (سپټمبر پنځمه) د ایران درې تیل بیړۍ په نښه کړي دي.

С инициативой выступил пропагандист Евгений Поддубный

С инициативой выступил пропагандист Евгений Поддубный

С инициативой выступил пропагандист Евгений Поддубный

С инициативой выступил пропагандист Евгений Поддубный

El Salvador's Temporary Protected Status is set to expire September 9, leaving roughly 170,000 immigrants at risk.

柬埔寨軍方周五宣布，在暫停近十年後，將於明年初恢復與美國的聯合軍事演習。柬埔寨在2017年停止了與美國的此類聯合軍演。

柬埔寨军方周五宣布，在暂停近十年后，将于明年初恢复与美国的联合军事演习。柬埔寨在2017年停止了与美国的此类联合军演。

Li bajarê Qamişlo yê Rojava ebreşîya Yekîtîya Krîstîyanan civînek derbarê aştîya sivîl pêk hat. Di civînê de nûnerên hemû pêkhateyên netewî û olî yên herêma Cezîrê beşdar bûn.

Detention of Chinese dissidents draw continued pressure, attention to treatment of refugees Human rights organizations have urged Thailand to immediately halt the possible deportation of Chinese dissidents currently detained in Bangkok, warning that returning them to China would violate the international principle of non-refoulement and expose them to a serious risk of persecution, arbitrary detention, torture, and enforced disappearance.The case has drawn renewed international attention to Thailand's treatment of refugees and political asylum seekers at a time when the country's diplomatic and economic relations with China continue to deepen. Rights advocates argue that the detention of the four dissidents illustrates a broader trend in which geopolitical considerations increasingly outweigh humanitarian obligations, raising concerns that Thailand is becoming an increasingly unsafe transit country for individuals fleeing political persecution in China. A number of Chinese dissidents were detained at the Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok between July and August. At least four were known: former investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong, activist Zhou Junyi, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Zhang Xinyan, and human rights advocate Tan Yixiang. All four are recognised as refugees by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).On 13 July 2026, Human Rights Watch publicly urged Thai authorities not to deport the detainees, stating that the Chinese government had intensified pressure on Bangkok ahead of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's official visit to China from 16–20 July. HRW warned that any forced return would constitute a violation of Thailand's international legal obligations and would further damage the country's human rights reputation.Sunai Phasuk, Senior Thailand Adviser at Human Rights Watch, criticized Thailand's repeated willingness to comply with requests from Beijing concerning Chinese political dissidents. He argued that successive Thai governments have repeatedly ignored international human rights obligations in order to maintain favorable relations with China. According to Sunai, Thailand should instead permit the dissidents to travel safely to third countries where they have already been accepted for resettlement.Among this group, Zhang has since been released and resettled in Canada. A Falun Gong practitioner, journalist, and member of the “Hong Kong Parliament” exiled activist group, Zhang is wanted by the Hong Kong authorities along with 14 other members of the group for alleged “subversion” under Hong Kong’s draconian National Security law.Zhang had been approved for resettlement in Canada and was scheduled to leave Thailand on 8 July. However, Thai immigration authorities prevented her from departing shortly before her flight and transferred her to immigration detention.Human rights organizations issued statements calling for her release. Fortify Rights submitted a petition on 15 July to Thailand’s Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, Justice and Human Rights requesting an investigation into Zhang’s detention and urging authorities to facilitate her departure to Canada. The organisation argued that preventing a UN-recognised refugee from reaching a country willing to provide asylum raised serious concerns regarding due process and Thailand’s human rights obligations.Zhang’s legal representatives were unable to contact her during the first few days of her detention and were not allowed to visit her. They filed for a court hearing under Thailand’s Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, requesting that all relevant agencies be summoned to testity on why Zhang was not allowed to board her flight and why her representatives were not informed of her whereabouts.During the hearing on 16 July, a representative of the Immigration Bureau confirmed that the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok had requested that her resettlement be delayed, while Canadian authorities had already accepted her for resettlement and issued the necessary visa. The Thai Immigration Bureau subsequently prevented her departure while the case was considered by Thai authorities.Hong Kong Free Press reported on 6 August that Zhang has arrived in Canada. Her arrival ended weeks of uncertainty over her fate and concern over potential deportation to China.The case of Bai Zhaodong has also received particular international attention. Bai is formerly an investigative journalist for the investigative magazine Caijin. He has reported on high-level corruption in rural China and the social consequences of President Xi Jinping’s poverty alleviation initiatives on vulnerable populations, and fled China after facing pressure for his reporting.Bai told Reporters Without Border (RSF) that at least five charges were brought against him between 2011 and 2022 by various public security departments due to his reporting on fraud and corruption. He was also accused of “inciting subversion of state power,” which carries up to five years in prison. If a court classify it as a “major crime,” five year is the minimum sentence.Reuters reported that China has requested Bai’s extradition from Thailand, claiming that Bai is wanted on charges of extortion and bribery.Bai remains in detention. His lawyers have filed a petition with the South Bangkok Criminal Court for his release on the grounds that he is being unlawfully detained. A hearing will take place on 18 September.Nadthasiri Bergman, one of Bai‘s lawyers, said that Bai has a visa for a third country. He was initially scheduled to leave Thailand on 5 February, but the trip was cancelled after Thai authorities claimed that the exit clearance process was not completed. His re-scheduled trip on 22 June was also cancelled. Nadthasiri said that exit clearance must not take more than 3 weeks and should be completed. She noted Bai has no criminal charge in Thailand and a third country has already agreed to his resettlement, and that it is unclear why he is not allowed to leave the country.Another detainee, Tan Yixiang, has reportedly been deported. A Catholic activist and vocal advocate for the rights of Tibetans and Uyghurs, Tan came to Thailand in 2022. According to Human Rights Watch, he was then arrested and later released on bail in mid-2023. The police arrested him again in February 2024 and placed in immigration detention.Thai Enquirer reported that Tan was deported around 11 - 12 July, days before Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s official visit to Beijing. Sunai told Thai Enquirer that Tan was deported, but there was no confirmation from the Thai or Chinese governments.It is unclear whether Zhou Junyi, a member of the banned China Democracy Party who fled China in 2015 and was arrested in Bangkok in 2025 after organising a memorial event for the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, is still held in immigration detention.The case of the detained dissidents follows a broader pattern of controversial deportations and forced returns by Thailand that have drawn international concern. Thailand has previously returned refugees and dissidents to countries like China, Vietnam, and Cambodia, where they are likely to be prosecuted or face other abuses. Many of those forcibly returned were UN-recognised refugees.Two Chinese activists and UN-recognised refugees, Dong Guangping and Jiang Yifei, were deported to China in 2015, despite being approved for resettlement in Canada. Both were subsequently detained upon their return.In February 2025, Thailand deported 40 Uyghur men to China despite repeated warnings from the UN and international human rights organizations that they could face human rights violations upon their return. Earlier, in 2015, Thai authorities also deported more than 100 Uyghur asylum seekers to China, triggering widespread condemnation from the international community.In November 2021, Thai authorities deported at least three Cambodian refugees despite UNHCR having notified the government of their refugee status and concerns about their safety if returned. UNHCR condemned the deportations, saying that it contravenes the principle of non-refoulement. Freedom House has also documented the case of four Cambodian dissidents who were deported from Thailand that same month despite being registered as refugees with UNHCR; all four were reportedly arrested immediately after their return to Cambodia.Thailand has also faced criticism over the forced return of Vietnamese dissidents. In November 2024, Thai authorities extradited Y Quynh Bdap, a Montagnard human rights and religious activist who had been recognised as a refugee by UNHCR, to Vietnam. Human Rights Watch said his return placed him at risk of torture and other serious abuses, while Bdap had previously been sentenced in absentia by a Vietnamese court to 10 years in prison on terrorism-related charges that he denied. The case prompted renewed concerns that Thailand may prioritise immigration enforcement and bilateral relations over the protection of people fleeing political persecution.Even refugees and asylum seekers who are not dissidents are not safe. Thailand has hosted displaced persons from Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam for decades, and UNHCR reported that Thailand was hosting more than 80,000 refugees from Myanmar in nine border shelters and around 6,500 urban refugees and asylum seekers from more than 46 countries as of February 2026. In 2025, Human Rights Watch reported that Thai authorities continued to carry out mass deportations of Myanmar nationals, including children, despite the grave risks they could face if returned given continuing conflict and repression in Myanmar. More recently, in August 2026, rights groups warned that 26 ethnic Karen villagers detained in Phetchaburi province faced possible deportation to Myanmar after Thai authorities raided their community and arrested 28 people, including children and pregnant women.Thailand is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and has no national refugee law. However, its 2023 Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Dispparance Act prohibit the transfer of individuals to a countries where they may face torture or inhumane treatment. Human rights organizations have argued that deporting the dissidents would be in conflict not only with international human rights laws but also with Thailand’s own legislation. Meanwhile, the absence of secure legal status leaves many refugees and asylum seekers vulnerable to immigration detention, forced return and pressure from the governments they fled.Human rights advocates believe that these cases reflect a broader pattern of transnational repression, whereby governments are cooperating with each other to monitor, intimidate, detain, abduct, or forcibly return political oppositions and human rights defenders. In Southeast Asia, dissidents who fled to neighbouring countries continue to face surveillance, legal pressure, extradition requests, and diplomatic efforts aimed at securing their return.The pressure also operates in the opposite direction. Thai activists who fled to Laos, Cambodia, or Vietnam have disappeared or been killed, such as Chatchan Buppawan and Kraidej Leulert, whose body was found in the Mekong River in December 2018 after they disappeared in Laos along with fellow dissident Surachai Danwattananusorn. Siam Theerawut and Chucheap Chewasut, both Thai dissidents living in exile in Vietnam, were reportedly extradited back to Thailand but were never heard from again.Taken together, these cases illustrate how transnational repression can function through a combination of formal and informal mechanisms: extradition requests, immigration detention, diplomatic pressure, surveillance, cross-border policing and, in the most serious cases, alleged abduction or enforced disappearance. Freedom House has described Southeast Asia as a major centre of such cooperation, noting that authoritarian governments increasingly collaborate to pursue dissidents beyond their own borders. The result is a regional environment in which exile does not necessarily guarantee safety. For refugees and political activists, crossing into a neighbouring country may provide temporary physical distance from persecution without providing durable protection from the governments they fled.Observers also argue that Thailand's expanding strategic partnership with China has contributed to growing concerns regarding refugee protection. China has become one of Thailand's largest trading partners and a major investor in infrastructure, tourism, and transportation projects. While neither government has publicly acknowledged any connection between bilateral relations and the treatment of Chinese dissidents, Human Rights Watch warned that Beijing's increasing pressure ahead of Prime Minister Anutin's official visit has heightened fears that political considerations may influence decisions concerning refugee protection. Thailand’s handling of the case may also affect its international standing ahead of its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) later this year. As a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Thailand has repeatedly committed to strengthening human rights protections, including for refugees and asylum seekers. Yet the detention, threatened deportation and forced-return cases involving people from China, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar have raised broader questions about whether Thailand can provide a safe and reliable place of refuge for people fleeing persecution. For refugee advocates, the cases of Bai Zhaodong, Zhou Junyi and Tan Yixiang therefore extend beyond the fate of three individuals: they are a test of whether Thailand will uphold the principle of non-refoulement when doing so may conflict with diplomatic or security interests. Human Rights Watch and Fortify Rights have urged Thai authorities to allow the remaining dissidents to travel to countries willing to receive them, arguing that Thailand's response will demonstrate whether its international human rights commitments are being implemented in practice. eng editor 1 Sat, 2026-09-05 - 23:05 Round Up

Бывший министр связи России Николай Никифоров, ставший фигурантом дела о финансовой пирамиде Finiko, уехал из страны за несколько часов до возможного задержания, утверждают источники «Бизнес Online».