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Argentina’s Libertarian President Goes On Defense As A Corruption Scandal Spreads
President Javier Milei of Argentina on Thursday fired back at his political opponents and defended his influential sister against claims that she and other close associates profited from a bribery scheme within the country’s disability agency. In his first major remarks on the corruption scandal, Milei accused his rivals of orchestrating a smear campaign against him and his libertarian party. “This week’s operetta is nothing more than another item in the long list of schemes by the ‘caste,’” Milei told business leaders at a trade conference, using his preferred term for Argentina’s left-leaning Peronist opposition that has dominated politics for decades. “Like...
Chinese Victims Of Online Sexual Abuse Face Uphill Battle In Finding Justice
A Telegram channel with hundreds of thousands of subscribers that offered revenge porn, hidden-camera videos and other non-consensual content of Chinese women has highlighted gaps in laws protecting victims of sexual abuse in China. The uproar over the online group comes after Chinese authorities have silenced public activism over women’s rights in recent years, even sentencing some activists to prison for promoting #MeToo. The Telegram channel called MaskPark, which offered pornographic content in Chinese, came to national attention in recent weeks and was quickly shut down by Telegram. But activists say alternate channels have already emerged, with only some being shut down. Now...
Wife Of Ousted President Yoon, And Ally, Indicted By Special Prosecutors
The wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former prime minister were indicted Friday as part of investigations into his administration and his attempt to overcome opposition by declaring martial law. Yoon set off South Korea’s most serious political crisis in decades when he attempted to overcome an opposition-dominated legislature that blocked his agenda by abruptly declaring martial law. His decree lasted only hours but triggered months of turmoil that paralyzed politics, disrupted foreign policy and rattled the economy. Yoon was impeached, then removed from office in April and rearrested last month after his conservative party lost a special election to choose...