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This screengrab provided via AFPTV video footage taken on April 10, 2021 shows Lynn Thant (an alias) wearing a mask next to a laptop where they are working on an underground newsletter to spread information in Yangon, amid internet outages as demonstrations continue against the military coup. Photo by – / AFPTV / AFP YANGON — Myanmar youth are fighting the junta’s internet shutdown and information suppression with an explosive underground printed newsletter they are secretly distributing across communities. For 56 days straight there have been internet outages in coup-hit Myanmar, according to monitoring group NetBlocks. The country has been in turmoil since democratically-elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ousted in a February 1 coup, triggering a mass uprising that has resulted in a brutal security crackdown and more than 700 civilian deaths. Thirty-year-old Lynn Thant, not his real name, started the underground newsletter and gave it the edgy name Molotov to appeal to ... » Learn More about Myanmar youth fight internet outages with underground newsletter

In this file photo taken on September 21, 2020, a man trains his cocks to fight in Havana. Cuba’s Council of State on April 10, 2021 published a long-awaited decree law on animal welfare, the first in the country’s history, with fines for abusers but allowing cockfighting and religious slaughter. Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP HAVANA — Cuba on Saturday published a new animal-welfare law, the country’s first, providing fines in cases of abuse but not banning cockfights or animal sacrifices during religious rites. The legislation is considered a victory for Cuba’s civil society, one of the first times its demands have become law in the Communist country. On April 7, 2019, some 500 people marched in Havana to demand an animal-protection law, in what was the first independent, nonpolitical mass demonstration ever authorized by the Cuban government. In February, a few dozen animal-rights activists assembled again in front of the Agriculture Ministry. The new decree, published by the ... » Learn More about Cuba: New animal-welfare law allows cockfights, religious sacrifice

With a third of the Thai Cabinet in isolation after coming in close contact with Covid-19, a MP claims 2 Cabinet ministers went to a nightlife venue in Bangkok’s Thong Lor where a cluster of Covid-19 infections have been reported. The chair of the House committee on legal affairs, justice and human rights, Sira Jenjaka, says he has photo evidence of public officials visiting an entertainment venue, but he did not identify the ministers. Some have been skeptical of Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob’s whereabouts after he tested positive for Covid-19, but he insists he did not visit a bar in Thong Lor. Earlier reports say his staff member, who tested positive for the virus, had visited a nightlife venue in Thong Lor. The Transport Minister’s first travel timeline released to the public had missing information for various dates, sparking criticism from the public, but his timeline has since been revised. Sira, Palang Pracharath Party MP, is pushing for the politicians to reveal ... » Learn More about MP claims 2 Cabinet ministers visited Covid-cluster venue in Thong Lor

Investigators say at least 40 Thai minors are victims of a Thai child modelling agency , in Pathum Thani, accused of transnational crimes including child pornography and sexual assault. The company, Nene Modelling Agency, which lies north of Bangkok, was raided over a week ago by the Thai Department of Special Investigation, with a 23 year old “agent” being arrested in the process. Danudet Sangkaew, who goes by “Nene,” was arrested as part of DSI’s Operation Casting Call, which was created after a tip-off from the Australian Federal Police last year. The investigation was led by a team of international agencies, including FBI, Homeland Security, New Zealand Police and a non-profit called Operation Underground Railroad. The investigation uncovered more than half a million image files related to child sexual exploitation in Nene’s possession, which included thousands of male children worldwide, between 6 and 15 years of age, in addition to the Thai children. Nene allegedly ... » Learn More about 40 Thai minors found victimised after Thailand modelling agent arrested for assault and pornography

Workers are sanitizing 11,402 polling stations nationwide, which will be open for 12 hours of voting LIMA - Some 25 million Peruvians are set to turn out Sunday to vote for a new president amid the country's deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic and a surge in new infections. Voting is mandatory in the country of 33 million, which saw an average of 279 daily deaths over the past week and 384 fatalities in 24 hours reported Saturday -- the third daily death toll record this week. Over 11,200 new cases were recorded Saturday. Unlike its neighbor Chile, which was also due to hold elections Sunday but delayed them over the pandemic, Peru's government decided to press ahead. More than 1.6 million people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Peru to date, and more than 54,000 have died. The South American continent is battling a surge in infections fueled by new virus variants believed to be more contagious. Six of the 18 presidential candidates have contracted the ... » Learn More about Peru votes amid deadly coronavirus surge