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• Oklahoma National Guard helps motorists in winter storm Army News 07 Feb 2022 -- The Oklahoma National Guard concluded a multi-day state active-duty mission helping the Oklahoma Highway Patrol rescue stranded drivers during a winter storm.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DOD Focused on Protecting the Defense Industrial Base From Cyber Threats DoD News 07 Feb 2022 -- The Defense Department relies on the entrepreneurial companies and their innovative, hard-working employees in the defense industrial base, or DIB, to create capabilities for warfighters.
• Flintlock 2022 begins next week in Cote d'Ivoire AFRICOM 07 Feb 2022 -- More than 400 service members from more than 10 African partner and allied nations will participate in Flintlock 2022 in Cote d'Ivoire from Feb. 15-28, 2022.
• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing DoD 07 Feb 2022
• U.S. Forces, JGSDF dominate air, land and sea during Exercise Noble Fusion USMC News 07 Feb 2022 -- Multiple elements of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force continue to operate in the vicinity of Okinawa during Exercise Noble Fusion, alongside the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on Feb. 6.
• US deploys more troops to Poland as Ukraine downplays speculations of Russian invasion Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- More US troops have landed in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine as part of efforts to reinforce NATO's military buildup in eastern Europe.
• SECAF, CSAF visit 16th Air Force to discuss gray zone-focused competition US Air Force 07 Feb 2022 -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. visited 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) Feb. 2 to learn more about the numbered air force's capabilities in gray zone warfare.
• American, French, Italian Carrier Strike Groups Sail Together in the Mediterranean Sea US Navy 07 Feb 2022 -- Naval forces from France, Italy and the U.S. sailed together while conducting naval training in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 6-7.
• COMSUBPAC Announces Battle "E" Winners US Navy 07 Feb 2022 -- Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) announced the COMSUBPAC winners of the 2021 Battle Efficiency ("E") Competition Awards, Jan. 1.
• Army Reserve Soldiers ready National Guard military police unit ahead of deployment Army News 07 Feb 2022 -- Army Reserve Observer Coach/Trainers, currently mobilized to First Army's 5th Armored Brigade, provided a unique training exercise for Tennessee National Guard Soldiers preparing for an upcoming deployment.
• NATO Deputy Secretary General in Oslo to discuss Ukraine and the future of NATO NATO 07 Feb 2022 -- NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană and Norwegian Defence Minister Odd Roger Enoksen gave their views on the situation in and around Ukraine and NATO's future adaptation.
• NATO Secretary General discusses Russian military build-up with President of Poland NATO 07 Feb 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed President Andrzej Duda of Poland to NATO Headquarters on Monday (7 February 2022) for talks about the ongoing Russian military build-up in and around Ukraine.
• Stoltenberg: NATO Considering Increasing Presence in Eastern Flank on Long-term Basis Sputnik 07 Feb 2022 -- NATO is considering the possibility of increasing its presence in the eastern flank of the alliance on a long-term basis, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday.
• Senior Russian Diplomat Links Nuclear Arms Talks To Moscow's European Security Demands RFE/RL 07 Feb 2022 -- A top Russian diplomat says nuclear arms controls talks between Moscow and Washington will be largely guided by negotiations on security demands the Kremlin laid out in December amid an ongoing crisis with neighboring Ukraine.
• Putin: Russia's Key Security Concerns Ignored by US, NATO Sputnik 07 Feb 2022 -- Russia's key concerns regarding security guarantees were ignored by the US and NATO, the open door policy is a rather free interpretation of the principle of equal and indivisible security that is needed exclusively by the United States and individual NATO members, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
• Exercise Cope North commences Australia DOD 07 Feb 2022 -- The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed aircraft and personnel to Guam and other islands in Micronesia to conduct Exercise Cope North 22 with the United States Air Force and the Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force).
• PLA Navy conducts regular rotation of escort taskforces at Gulf of Aden PLA Daily 07 Feb 2022 -- The 39th and 40th Chinese naval escort taskforces held a farewell ceremony in waters of the Gulf of Aden on the afternoon of February 4, local time after completing the task handover procedure and joint escort tasks.
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States - International Engineering Services Program (IESP) and Field Surveillance Program (FSP) Support DSCA 07 Feb 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of equipment and services to support participation in the Patriot International Engineering Services Program (IESP) and Field Surveillance Program (FSP) for five years, including engineering services support, designed to sustain, maintain, and improve the Patriot Air Defense System for an estimated cost of $100 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• CORPORATISATION OF ORDNANCE FACTORIES India PIB 07 Feb 2022 -- The Government is committed to safeguard the interests of erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), as mentioned at various forums including during interactions with the Federations
• FOREIGN PROCUREMENT BY THE DEFENCE SERVICES India PIB 07 Feb 2022 -- Details of expenditure incurred on Foreign Procurement under Capital Acquisition head for modernisation of the Defence Services from Financial year 2014-15 to 2021-22 are as under:/li>
• MISSION SAGAR India PIB 07 Feb 2022 -- Mission Sagar is India's initiative to assist countries in the Indian Ocean Littoral states during COVID-19 pandemic
• MAKE IN INDIA IN DEFENCE SECTOR India PIB 07 Feb 2022 -- Many significant projects including 155mm Artillery Gun System 'Dhanus', Light Combat Aircraft 'Tejas', 'Akash' Surface to Air Missile system, INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Chennai, Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette (ASWC), Arjun Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle, Bridge Laying Tank, Bi-Modular Charge System (BMCS) for 155mm Ammunition, Medium Bullet Proof Vehicle (MBPV), Lakshya Parachute for Pilotless Target Aircraft, Thermal Imaging Sight Mark-II for T-72 tank, Offshore Surveillance Ship, Water Jet Fast Attack Craft, Inshore Patrol Vessel, Offshore Patrol Vessel, Fast Interceptor Boat, Landing Craft Utility, 25T Tugs, etc
• Top commander: IRGC to unveil 'strategic missile' soon Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the force will soon unveil a "strategic missile" in the field of air defense systems.
• IRGC General: Iran to unveil a strategic missile soon IRNA 07 Feb 2022 -- Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (URGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said here on Monday that a new strategic missile will soon be unveiled in Iran.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 07 Feb 2022
• Joint Statement on the U.S.-EU Energy Council US Dept. of State 07 Feb 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the European Union on the occasion of the ninth meeting of the U.S.-EU Energy Council.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken with U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, and European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson at the U.S.-EU Energy Council Ministerial US Dept. of State 07 Feb 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with UK Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America Cleverly US Dept. of State 07 Feb 2022
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 7, 2022 The White House 07 Feb 2022
• Department Press Briefing – February 7, 2022 US Dept. of State 07 Feb 2022

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• 7 February 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 07 Feb 2022
• Security Council sanctions: from blunt instrument to vital tool UN News 07 Feb 2022 -- United Nations Security Council sanctions are no longer the "blunt instrument" they once were, having transformed since the 1990s into "a vital tool" that minimizes negative consequences for civilians, and States that are not directly being targeted.
• The important role of sanctions in maintaining international peace and security UK FCDO 07 Feb 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the Security Council open debate on general issues relating to sanctions
• U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward For Information On Leader Of Islamic State In Afghanistan RFE/RL Gandhara 07 Feb 2022 -- The United States has offered a $10 million reward for information that helps identify and find the leader of the Islamic State (IS) group's affiliate in Afghanistan.
• In the South China Sea, even the name is disputed Radio Free Asia 07 Feb 2022 -- What's in a name? When it comes to the South China Sea, with its tangle of competing territorial and maritime claims, more than you might think.
• Putin Continues to Add Military Capabilities Along Ukraine's Borders DoD News 07 Feb 2022 -- Russian leader Vladimir Putin continues to add to the military formations aligned on Ukraine's borders, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a news conference today.
• Macron, Putin Meeting on Ukraine Crisis VOA 07 Feb 2022 -- French President Emmanuel Macron was meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, trying to curb the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, but the Kremlin said in advance it does not expect any immediate resolution of its stalemate with the West.
• Macron meets Putin in Moscow, says he seeks to 'avoid war' amid Ukraine tensions Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed hope that discussions with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could lead to easing of tensions over Ukraine, amid Western allegations that Moscow is preparing for an invasion of its neighboring country.
• No major breakthroughs expected from Putin-Macron meeting: Kremlin spokesman Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- Moscow says it expects no major breakthroughs from a forthcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, stressing that the talks are nonetheless very important in resolving tensions over Ukraine.
• White House warns costs of Russian invasion of Ukraine could affect China Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- The White House has warned that the United States and its European allies will inflict "costs" on China if the country is seen as backing a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Blinken Believes Ukraine Can Move Forward on Donbass Special Status Using Minsk Agreements Sputnik 07 Feb 2022 -- Russia has repeatedly pointed out Kiev's failure to adhere to the requirements of the Minsk agreements or outright violating them. Moscow has stressed that by failing to follow the accord, Ukraine is perpetuating the conflict in its east and possibly preparing to resolve it using military means.
• VOA Interview: US Ambassador to OSCE on Russia-Ukraine Crisis VOA 07 Feb 2022 -- U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Michael Carpenter spoke with VOA's Russian service Monday to discuss the situation along the Russia-Ukraine border.
• Biden Says U.S., Germany In 'Lockstep' On Approach To Ukraine As Macron, Putin Meet In Moscow RFE/RL 07 Feb 2022 -- Germany and the United States are in "lockstep" as they work to address tensions caused by Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said as he welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House.
• US Says 'In Lock-Step' With Germany Against Russia, 'Door Open' to Sending More Troops to Europe Sputnik 07 Feb 2022 -- Amid a visit to Washington by Germany's new chancellor, Olaf Scholz, the White House said the two NATO allies were united against perceived Russian aggression toward Ukraine. The comment comes after Berlin refused to send weapons to Kiev amid the present crisis, as the US has rushed to do.
• Biden, Scholz Discussing Ukraine Crisis VOA 07 Feb 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were meeting at the White House Monday for talks likely to be dominated by efforts to deter a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany The White House 07 Feb 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and Chancellor Scholz of the Federal Republic of Germany Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 07 Feb 2022
• Background Press Call Previewing the German Chancellor's Visit The White House 07 Feb 2022
• Remarks by President Biden and Chancellor Scholz of the Federal Republic of Germany at Press Conference The White House 07 Feb 2022
• US, EU Pledge Closer Energy Cooperation amid Russian Threats VOA 07 Feb 2022 -- At their first meeting in four years, officials of the U.S.-European Union Energy Council confronted an urgent, short-term priority - bolstering natural gas supplies amid a Russian threat to invade Ukraine - and a longer-term concern: mitigating climate change.
• Biden Says European Pipeline Will End If Russia Invades Ukraine VOA 07 Feb 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden said a crucial European gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2, will not go forward if Russia invades Ukraine, as high-level diplomatic efforts took place Monday to try to prevent an invasion, with Germany's leader traveling to Washington and France's president to Moscow.
• Hundreds of homes razed amid scorched earth campaign in Myanmar's Sagaing region Radio Free Asia 07 Feb 2022 -- Junta troops and pro-military militiamen in Myanmar's Sagaing region burned down more than 700 homes in Pale township over the weekend, according to sources, amid a scorched earth campaign that has left some 1,100 buildings destroyed in four neighboring villages over the span of five days.
• Military and Arakan Army ceasefire at risk after weekend clashes in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 07 Feb 2022 -- Fighting between junta troops and members of the Arakan Army (AA) has resumed in Myanmar's Rakhine state for the first time in more than a year after the military attacked two of the ethnic army's bases over the weekend, an AA official source said Monday.
• Two Pakistani Troops, One Civilian Wounded In Balochistan Blast RFE/RL Gandhara 07 Feb 2022 -- Two members of Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps were wounded in an explosion in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta on February 7.
• Five Pakistani troops killed in gunfire from across Afghan border Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- At least five Pakistani troops were killed at a border post on Sunday, after militants from across the border in Afghanistan opened fire on them, according to Pakistan's military.
• Azerbaijan Returns Eight Captured Armenian Soldiers RFE/RL 07 Feb 2022 -- Azerbaijan has freed eight Armenian soldiers captured during deadly border clashes last year as the two sides look to hold new talks on easing their simmering border conflict.
• UK Reaffirms Sovereignty Over Falkland Islands After China-Argentina Joint Statement Sputnik 07 Feb 2022 -- UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss has said that the United Kingdom "completely" rejects any questions over its sovereignty of the Falkland Islands following a joint statement by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernandez in which Beijing voiced support for Argentina's claim over the territory.

News Reports

• DHS Issues National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin DHS 07 Feb 2022 -- Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the continued heightened threat environment across the United States. This is the fifth NTAS Bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security since January 2021 and it replaces the current Bulletin that was set to expire tomorrow.
• US Mired in 'Heightened Threat Environment' VOA 07 Feb 2022 -- The prevalence of conspiracy theories and bad or misleading information, online and in social media forums, is keeping the United States in a state of heightened alert when it comes to possible terror attacks.
• Federal Indictment Charges PRC-Based Telecommunications Company with Conspiring with Former Motorola Solutions Employees to Steal Technology US Dept. of Justice 07 Feb 2022 -- A federal indictment was unsealed today in the Northern District of Illinois, charging a telecommunications company with conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets. The indictment alleges that a telecommunications company conspired with former employees of Chicago-based Motorola Solutions Inc. to steal digital mobile radio (DMR) technology developed by Motorola.
• Talks with President of France Emmanuel Macron President of Russia 07 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron at the Kremlin.
• Analysts: Putin's Coercive Diplomacy Harks to Cold War Past VOA 07 Feb 2022 -- Vladimir Putin has done much to rehabilitate Russia's Soviet past, a rehabilitation that has grown apace with memorials once again erected to Joseph Stalin, and officials no longer embarrassed to hang portraits of the late Soviet dictator in their offices.
• 'Classic Censorship': Kremlin's Bid To Silence Putin's Political Enemies Puts Media In A Bind RFE/RL 07 Feb 2022 -- Russia's media-monitoring agency, Roskomnadzor, last week began sending out dozens of letters to media organizations ordering them to remove online articles about corruption investigations conducted by a banned organization created by imprisoned opposition leader Aleksei Navalny -- or risk having their websites blocked.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on February 7, 2022 PRC MofA 07 Feb 2022
• China: 'America Competes Act' permeated with Cold War mentality, zero sum concept Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- China has urged the United States to abandon its "Cold War" and "zero-sum game" mentality, after the US House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at increasing American competitiveness with China and boosting US semiconductor manufacturing.
• Photo Ops, 'Iron Brothers,' Gas Deals: World Leaders Capitalize On In-Person Diplomacy At Olympics RFE/RL 07 Feb 2022 -- After not holding in-person meetings with foreign leaders for two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping engaged in a flurry of face-to-face diplomacy on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics as China looked to project its rising global status.
• Closure of media outlets in Hong Kong: Media Freedom Coalition statement UK FCDO 07 Feb 2022 -- The UK, along with its partners in the Media Freedom Coalition express deep concern at the closure of media outlets in Hong Kong.
• Xi, Putin agree on closer strategic coordination PLA Daily 07 Feb 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks here on Friday with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony. The two leaders agreed to deepen strategic coordination in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
• Ambassador Zhang Jun: the US should not go further down the wrong path PLA Daily 07 Feb 2022 -- On February 6, Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the Untied Nations, released a press statement to resolutely refute the unfounded accusations against China made by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, in her interview with CNN.
• China, Pakistan Deepen Ties in Defence, Space as Beijing Opposes 'Unilateral Actions' on Kashmir Sputnik 07 Feb 2022 -- India has rejected references made to Jammu and Kashmir in joint statements issued by China and Pakistan in the past. Despite opposition from New Delhi, the "iron brothers" continue to enhance investments under the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Project.
• Efforts for Increasing Per-hectare Yield of Grains Brisk in DPRK KCNA 07 Feb 2022 -- Agricultural officials and workers in the DPRK push ahead with the work to increase the per-hectare yield of grains this year.
• Rights group protests China's repatriation of North Korean escapees Radio Free Asia 07 Feb 2022 -- With much of the world focused on the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a U.S.-based group is trying to draw attention to China's policy of detaining and forcibly repatriating North Koreans, who face severe punishment and even death once returned home.
• Deal unable to remove maximum pressure not good: Top security official IRNA 07 Feb 2022 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said on Monday that an agreement in which the sanctions that form the maximum pressure are not lifted will condition the country's economy and cannot be the basis of a good deal.
• Iran awaiting practical change in US, Europe behavior: Spox IRNA 07 Feb 2022 -- The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced here on Monday that Iran is waiting to witness practical change in the US and European behavior.
• Parts of Iran's demands on lifting sanctions not met yet in Vienna talks ISNA 07 Feb 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stressed that although the Vienna talks on lifting sanctions will be resumed soon, parts of Iran's demands in the field of lifting sanctions have not been met yet.
• Some agreements reached at Vienna talks : Khatibzadeh ISNA 07 Feb 2022 -- "Iran's negotiating delegation will return to Vienna, tomorrow." Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman says.
• Islamic Republic of Iran in its most powerful state ever: Khatibzadeh ISNA 07 Feb 2022 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stressed on Monday that the 43 years after the Islamic Revolution, everyone should know that the path of pressure and coercion has proven to be a miserable failure.
• Iran says no initiative received from U.S. in Vienna nuke talks People's Daily 07 Feb 2022 -- Iran has so far received no proposed text from the United States in the Vienna talks on the restoration of a 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranian foreign minister said.
• Iran's President Raeisi: We will not leave our country's economy in limbo over JCPOA talks Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Iranian administration will not let the country's economy remain in limbo while waiting for the result of the ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital for the revival of the 2015 landmark deal.
• Iran FM says some of country's demands on removal of sanctions not addressed in Vienna talks Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says despite the advances made in the ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital on the removal of sanctions imposed on Tehran, part of the Islamic Republic's demands have not been taken into account yet.
• Iran calls sanctions removal its 'red line' in Vienna, urges US to bring substance to talks Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- Iran calls the complete removal of US sanctions its "red line" during the course of negotiations with the remaining signatories to the 2015 deal in the Austrian capital of Vienna, urging Washington to bring substance to the talks to immediately reach an agreement.
• EU Says Iran Talks To Resume February 8 As Tehran Demands Removal Of U.S. Sanctions RFE/RL 07 Feb 2022 -- The European Union says talks to revive a landmark nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran will resume in Vienna on February 8 as Tehran warned that the removal of U.S. sanctions was the "red line" to put the deal back on track.
• Iran plans to increase petrochemical production to 200m tons IRNA 07 Feb 2022 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran plans to boost capacity of petrochemical production to 200 million tons per annum by the end of the Eighth National Development Plan, an official announced.
• A Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Burma The White House 07 Feb 2022
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Burma The White House 07 Feb 2022
• Iraq's parliament fails to elect new president due to lack of quorum, postpones vote indefinitely Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- Iraq's parliament has cancelled a vote for a new head of state as it lacked the necessary two-thirds quorum to hold a session, a move that could prolong political uncertainty and government formation in the country.
• Erdogan's Spokesman Says No Legal Barriers for President to Run in Election in 2023 Sputnik 07 Feb 2022 -- There are no legal barriers for incumbent Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to join the presidential race in June 2023, and there will be no early elections either, his spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, said on Monday.
• African Union denounces "wave" of coups sweeping the continent Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- The African Union (AU) has denounced a "wave" of military coups sweeping the continent recently; stressing that the military governments will not be tolerated.
• In Sudan, anti-junta people keep protests going, demand justice for killed protesters Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- Sudanese security forces have used tear gas to disperse thousands of demonstrators calling for justice for those killed during anti-junta protests since the military coup of October 25 last year.
• Ex-president Figueres takes lead in Costa Rica polls, heads into run-off Press TV 07 Feb 2022 -- Costa Rica's former president Jose Maria Figueres has led the preliminary vote count in Sunday's presidential election, with former finance minister Rodrigo Chaves set to face him in a run-off.
• Opposition Candlelight Party gains steam in Cambodia in shadow of crackdown Radio Free Asia 07 Feb 2022 -- A small opposition party in Cambodia is growing quickly and can present a challenge to Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party in upcoming elections, activists told RFA.
• U.S. Actions Against Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez for Corruption US Dept. of State 07 Feb 2022 -- "The United States' commitment to fighting corruption and promoting democracy, rule of law, and accountability in support of the people of Central America is ironclad."