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• Yemeni official vows revenge on US, UK IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- A Senior member of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement, Ali al-Qahhoum, has said that the US and the UK will pay a heavy price for attacking the Yemeni navy forces.
• US terrorists' base attacked in northern Iraq again IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- News media have reported that the Iraqi resistance fighters have once again attacked Harir base in northern Iraq where the US terrorists are settled.
• Iraqi resistance conducts drone attack on US base in Syria IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has targeted the United States military base in the village of Al-Khadra in northeastern Syria.
• Oklahoma Army National Guard aviation unit deploying to Kosovo Army News 02 Jan 2024 -- Loved ones gathered alongside nearly 50 Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen during a deployment ceremony Dec. 30 at the Army Aviation Support Facility 2 in Tulsa.
• CMF-assigned Cutter Seizes Hashish and Methamphetamines in North Arabian Sea US Navy 02 Jan 2024 -- A U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrolling under the command of Combined Task Force 150 of the Combined Maritime Forces seized hashish and methamphetamines with a total estimated street value of $24.3 million Dec. 28 in the North Arabian Sea.
• CMF Forces Seize Illegal Drugs in Gulf of Oman US Navy 02 Jan 2024 -- U.S. Coast Guard cutters assigned to the Combined Maritime Forces seized illegal drugs with a total estimated street value of $24.5 million on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 from vessels in the Gulf of Oman.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US aircraft carrier heading home after deployment to protect Israel Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- The United States Navy is bringing home its new aircraft carrier after an extended deployment to the eastern Mediterranean Sea to protect Israel in the regime's war with the Palestinian Hamas resistance group in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Ramstein hosts multi-national aero-medical exchange EUCOM 02 Jan 2024 -- The command surgeon of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center recently hosted a medical knowledge exchange with NATO Allies Denmark and Bulgaria as well as U.S. partner nation Serbia at Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl.
• Russia's Land Forces Received Over 1,500 Tanks in 2023 - MoD Sputnik 02 Jan 2024 -- The Russian Land Forces received over 1,500 tanks in 2023, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
• Russian Armed Forces Receive New Yastreb-AV Artillery Reconnaissance System Sputnik 02 Jan 2024 -- The artillery reconnaissance system is designed to provide intelligence and targeting data to artillery units. Using advanced sensors, communication systems, and data processing capabilities, the system enables artillery commanders to quickly and accurately identify enemy positions.
• Unexpected Problem: Ukraine Unable to Produce Gunpowder Sputnik 02 Jan 2024 -- Earlier, an anonymous senior Ukrainian Armed Forces officer told British media that Russian strikes had "paralyzed" Ukraine's defense industry and prevented it from producing anything on its own.
• China's warplane productions exceed expectation in 2023, contribute to national defense development Global Times 02 Jan 2024 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) have received a solid boost to their comprehensive combat capabilities amid a deteriorating security environment, experts said on Tuesday, after China's aviation industry wrapped up 2023 with warplane productions that exceeded expectation.
• INDIA - UAE JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE 'DESERT CYCLONE' COMMENCES IN RAJASTHAN India PIB 02 Jan 2024 -- The UAE Land Forces contingent comprising 45 personnel arrived in India to participate in the 1st edition of the India - UAE Joint Military Exercise 'DESERT CYCLONE'
• Egypt refuses to join US-led coalition against Yemen: Report IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Egypt has refused to join a poorly-patched coalition of maritime forces led by the United States to counter threats by Yemeni naval forces against ships linked to the Israeli regime amid growing anger in the Arab world about Israel's incessant aggression against Gaza.
• Egypt rejects Israeli proposal to join US-led coalition in Red Sea Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- Egypt has rejected an Israeli proposal to join a US-led maritime coalition formed under the pretext of protecting shipping in the strategic Red Sea following Yemen's retaliatory attacks on Israeli-owned and -bound vessels in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media.
• New purchase in Lithuanian Armed Forces warehouses: 120 mm Expal 120-MX2-SM towed mortars Lithuania MND 02 Jan 2024 -- In the final days of 2023 the Lithuanian Armed Forces received 120 mm Expal120-MX2-SM towed mortars of Spain's EXPAL Systems, S.A. The advanced superior quality equipment will enhance indirect fire capabilities in the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with UK Foreign Secretary Cameron US Dept. of State 02 Jan 2024
• Foreign Secretary call with US Secretary of State Blinken, January 2024 UK FCDO 02 Jan 2024 -- Foreign Secretary David Cameron discussed Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and support for Ukraine with Secretary of State Blinken today.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tajani US Dept. of State 02 Jan 2024

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• 2 January 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 02 Jan 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• 24h Recap: January 2, 2024-Joint Naval, Aerial and Ground Operations to Neutralize Terrorists and Explosives Israel Defense Forces 02 Jan 2024
• PM Netanyahu Speaks with Representatives of the Hostages' Families Israel - Prime Minister 02 Jan 2024
• Israel Rejects Hamas's Hostage Deal Proposal - Reports Sputnik 02 Jan 2024 -- Palestinian movement Hamas, through Qatari and Egyptian intermediaries, presented its proposal for a new prisoner deal to Israel, but the Jewish state found it unacceptable, the Axios news portal reported on Monday, citing Israeli officials and a source.
• Jan. 1: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 02 Jan 2024
• Al-Qassam Brigades says killed 5 Israeli soldiers, destroyed tank IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas resistance movement, has said its fighters have killed five Israeli soldiers on the battlefield in the Gaza Strip.
• Israeli attacks kill over 200 Palestinians in Gaza in last 24 hours: Health ministry Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian health ministry says the Israeli regime's warplanes and artillery keep pounding the blockaded territory, killing more than 200 civilians over the past 24 hours.
• Palestinians return to north Gaza after Israel pulls back troops over 'high cost of war' Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- Thousands of Palestinians have reportedly been returning to the north of the Gaza Strip after the withdrawal of some Israeli forces from the area.
• Death toll of Palestinians rises to 21,978 in Gaza: ministry People's Daily 02 Jan 2024 -- The death toll of Palestinians has risen to 21,978 after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Monday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #59 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (All Information from 31 December 2023 - 1 January 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 02 Jan 2024
• UPDATED: Everyone is hungry in Gaza, warn UN humanitarians UN News 02 Jan 2024 -- UN humanitarians repeated dire concerns for civilians caught up in the war in Gaza on Tuesday, amid reports of continued Israeli bombardment of the southern towns of Deir al Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah, direct clashes on the ground and the firing of rockets overnight by Palestinian armed groups into Israel.
• 1.7 million Palestinians displaced in north, central Gaza: UN IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has disclosed that over 1.7 million Palestinians have been displaced from the northern and central areas of the Gaza Strip.
• Rejection of Irresponsible Statements on Resettlement of Palestinians Outside of Gaza US Dept. of State 02 Jan 2024 -- "The United States rejects recent statements from Israeli Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir advocating for the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza."
• Israeli failed in all its objectives in Gaza war: Iranian FM IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that the Resistance movement has achieved a great victory in the Gaza war and that the Zionist regime has failed to achieve any of its objectives.
• US stuck in 'costly quagmire' in Gaza as Israel reaches 'dead-end': Iran Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said by backing the Israeli regime in its "genocidal" war against the Gaza Strip, the US politicians are caught in a "quagmire" in the besieged territory, which will be costly for them to exit.
• First UK maritime shipment of lifesaving aid for Gaza arrives in Egypt UK FCDO 02 Jan 2024 -- Lifesaving UK aid shipment for Gaza including thermal blankets and essential items delivered from Cyprus by Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Lyme Bay.
• Hezbollah carries out drone attack against Zionist command base IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has carried out a drone attack against Zionist command base in northern parts of the Israeli-occupied territories, Al Mayadeen reported.
• Lebanon targets north of occupied Palestine with missiles IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- The Zionist media have reported that some missiles were fired from Lebanon toward northern occupied Palestine.
• Deputy head of Hamas politburo assassinated in Israeli strike Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- The deputy head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has been assassinated in an Israeli drone attack in the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital of Beirut.
• Assassinating Saleh Arouri once again confirms Israel's disgraceful failure: Hamas Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian Hamas resistance group says Israel's assassination of deputy head of Hamas politburo in Beirut once again confirms regime's disgraceful failure in achieving its goals in the current war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Deputy head of Hamas political bureau martyred in Israeli regime's attack on Beirut IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Deputy head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement was martyred in attack by the Zionist regime on southern Beirut on Tuesday night.
• Four Hezbollah fighters martyred in Israeli strike IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah has confirmed the martyrdom of four of its fighters in the Israeli regime's attack on southern Lebanon.
• Two Commanders of Hamas' Military Wing Killed in Beirut Blast as Gaza Conflict Escalates Sputnik 02 Jan 2024 -- A suspected drone strike by Israel at the Hamas political office in Beirut killed two commanders of Al-Qassam Brigades, which is the Palestinian group's military wing, state Lebanese media cited Hamas as saying Tuesday.
• Israel's assassination of top Hamas official an act of frustration: Iran Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- Iran calls the Israeli regime's earlier assassination of senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri an act of "frustration."
• Hezbollah vows that Hamas leader's assassination 'won't go unpunished' Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah vows that the Israeli regime's earlier assassination of senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri "will undoubtedly not go unanswered and unpunished."
• Palestinian resistance foiled all Israeli goals in Gaza: Hamas chief IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, has said the Palestinian resistance is in "a good shape" following 88 days of hard battle against Israeli forces and has successfully foiled all the illusory goals of the Zionist regime.
• Resistance will teach Israel unforgettable lessons for atrocities against Palestinians: Hamas Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has denounced the death of another Palestinian abductee at an Israeli-run detention center in the occupied territories, vowing to teach the regime unforgettable lessons for its ongoing atrocities against Palestinians.
• Resistance offers Egypt a deal, stressing UNSC guarantee IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- A senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement has announced that the Resistance parties have proposed a deal to Cairo, conditioning an end to the war on Gaza, the withdrawal of occupation forces, and a UNSC-guaranteed reconstruction of the Strip.
• Islamic Jihad condemns mandatory evacuation from Gaza IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Palestinian Islamic Jihad has described the Zionist officials' remarks about the mandatory evacuation from the Gaza Strip as a war crime, adding that others should not keep silent against it.

Other Conflicts

• ASEAN issues rare statement on recent tension in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2024 -- Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, have issued the unprecedented stand-alone statement on the South China Sea, vowing a "peaceful resolution of disputes" in the area.
• In Major Escalation, Drones Target Key Kurdish Power Base Near Irbil VOA 02 Jan 2024 -- In a significant escalation of aggression toward the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, local officials confirmed that two "suicide drone" attacks by suspected Iran-backed Shiite militants late Saturday hit the key headquarters of Peshmerga forces in Pirmam, Irbil.
• Israel attacks Syria with missiles, artillery in fresh acts of aggression Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- The Israeli military has carried out two separate strikes against targets in Syria amid its bloody onslaught against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• 'End of junta is near' amid mass surrenders: Myanmar's shadow govt Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2024 -- The end of the junta is near amid mass desertions and surrenders of junta troops, said Myanmar's shadow government on Monday.
• Internal Conflict in Myanmar Proves to Be a Challenge for China VOA 02 Jan 2024 -- Regional experts believe China's recent efforts to mediate between the Myanmar junta and ethnic rebels on its northern border are motivated mainly by self-interest but unlikely to have a significant impact on the conflict.
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah today chaired a review meeting on the security situation of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, in wake of recent terror attack there India PIB 02 Jan 2024 -- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah today chaired a review meeting on the security situation of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, in wake of recent terror attack there

News Reports

• Prime Minister's Office-Mossad: Former Mossad Director Zvi Zamir, 1925-2024 Israel - Prime Minister 02 Jan 2024 -- Zvi Zamir, the fourth Director of the Mossad (1968-1974), passed away last night; he was 98.
• Turkish police arrest 33 suspected Mossad spies during raid in eight provinces Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- The Turkish police have detained 33 people on charges of espionage for Israel's Mossad spy agency, weeks after the Tel Aviv regime threatened to target members of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas living abroad, including in Turkey.
• Somalia Rejects Ethiopia Sea Access Deal with Somaliland VOA 02 Jan 2024 -- The Somali government has strongly rejected a memorandum of understanding signed between Ethiopia and the self-declared region of Somaliland and recalled its ambassador in protest.
• Ethiopia/Somalia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Jan 2024 -- On 1 January, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi signed a Memorandum of Understanding on granting Ethiopia access to the sea.
• Russian News Outlet Says Data Shows Putin Signed Record Number Of Secret Decrees In 2023 RFE/RL 02 Jan 2024 -- Almost one-half of the presidential decrees signed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin last year were done in secret, a local media outlet said, more than any other year on record.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 2, 2024 PRC MofA 02 Jan 2024
• China is confident in the future development of BRICS cooperation: Chinese FM Global Times 02 Jan 2024 -- China is confident in the future development of BRICS cooperation, a spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday, after the BRICS memberships of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran and Ethiopia officially took effect.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the 45th Anniversary of China-US Diplomatic Relations PRC MofA 02 Jan 2024 -- The year 2024 marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the US. On January 1, President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden exchanged letters of congratulations on this occasion.
• 'Prolonged crisis' in US-China ties set to continue this year Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2024 -- U.S.-China ties remained in a prolonged state of crisis at the end of 2023 despite some "candid and constructive" dialogue at the Xi-Biden summit in November, and will likely stay that way throughout 2024 amid ongoing tensions over democratic Taiwan, analysts told Radio Free Asia in recent interviews.
• Members of HKSAR's seventh-term District Councils take oaths, assume office People's Daily 02 Jan 2024 -- All 470 newly-elected members of the seventh-term District Councils (DCs) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday took oaths to uphold the Basic Law of the HKSAR and bear allegiance to the HKSAR, and assumed office.
• Hong Kong Media Tycoon Pleads Not Guilty to Violating National Security Law VOA 02 Jan 2024 -- Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty Tuesday to criminal charges involving violating national security laws.
• Media magnate Jimmy Lai pleads 'not guilty' in security trial Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2024 -- Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges of "collusion with foreign forces" under a national security law, as prosecutors laid out details of the case against him.
• China says 456,000 Uyghurs newly hired this year in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2024 -- China says that 456,000 people were newly employed during the first 10 months of the year in its far-western Xinjiang region, evidence it said showed that Beijing was successfully promoting economic development to create a "happy and harmonious" Uyghur society.
• Xi's 2024 New Year message highlights confidence, people, global vision People's Daily 02 Jan 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's 2024 New Year message was focused on confidence, people's livelihood and a global vision.
• China starts national economic census People's Daily 02 Jan 2024 -- China on Monday formally started its fifth national economic census.
• Presidential candidates ramp up campaigning as election day draws near CNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Taiwan's presidential candidates and their parties launched a new round of campaign activities on Tuesday, as they look to win over voters in the final two weeks before election day on Jan. 13.
• Mainland official calls for promoting peaceful development of cross-Strait relations People's Daily 02 Jan 2024 -- A senior Chinese mainland official has called for staying committed to the right direction of peaceful development of cross-Strait relations as well as shared efforts to advance the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
• Deferred prosecution for 2 men who helped Chinese firms operate in Taiwan CNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Two Taiwanese nationals were given three years deferred prosecution for their roles in helping two leading Chinese tech companies operate illegally in the country, according to the Taipei Prosecutors Office.
• Man indicted for activities on behalf on China-based digital company CNA 02 Jan 2024 -- A Chinese national has been indicted for illegally setting up an office in Taiwan on behalf of a Chinese security camera giant and conducting commercial activities from that office, according to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office.
• DPP's stubborn pursuit for "Taiwan independence" extremely harmful: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 02 Jan 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday called on compatriots in Taiwan to be fully aware of the harmful nature of the path and policies of the island's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority, which is dominated by its stubborn pursuit for "Taiwan independence."
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Jan. 2, 2023 ROC MND 02 Jan 2024
• Respected Fatherly Marshal Kim Jong Un Watches New Year Performance Given by Schoolchildren KCNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Happy laugh and hopeful songs of the schoolchildren across the country, the might and joy of the dignified Workers' Party of Korea and the powerful DPRK, are reverberating more sonorously in the first morning of the New Year.
• Press Statement of Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK Kim Yo Jong KCNA 02 Jan 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, on Tuesday issued the following press statement "New Year message to the president of the Republic of Korea":
• N Korea vows military strength expansion in message to S Korean President Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2024 -- North Korean leader's powerful sister sent a rare New Year message to the South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, claiming that Seoul's hardline policy was only providing justification for Pyongyang's development of its self-defense military capabilities.
• South Korean Opposition Leader Lee Attacked During Busan Visit VOA 02 Jan 2024 -- South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-Myung was airlifted to a hospital in Seoul Tuesday, hours after he was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southeastern port city of Busan.
• In letter to UN chief, Iran says will pursue General Soleimani's assassination case to bring perpetrators, abettors to justice Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- The head of the Iranian mission to the United Nations says the country reserves the right to pursue the case of the 2020 assassination by the US government of General Qassem Soleimani, the then commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps.
• Iran has asked Iraq to extradite 38 separatist terrorists: Top rights official Press TV 02 Jan 2024 -- Iran's top human rights official says the Islamic Republic has called upon Iraqi authorities to extradite 38 main members of separatist and terrorist groups holed up in the Arab country's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
• Iran Reportedly Executes Kurdish Prisoner Of Conscience RFE/RL 02 Jan 2024 -- Dawood Abdullahi, a Kurdish prisoner of conscience, has been executed in Iran's Qazalhasar prison, local media reports said, after spending more than 14 years in prison.
• Indictment reveals MKO had links to French intelligence service IRNA 02 Jan 2024 -- The fourth session of the trial of the members of the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group was held on Tuesday, during which the prosecutor's representative highlighted the connection between the group and the French government.
• BRICS membership to offer Iran more opportunities in multilateral cooperation: spokesman People's Daily 02 Jan 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, said on Monday, the day Iran became an official BRICS member, that the multilateral platform provided by the BRICS enables Iran to grasp more opportunities to boost economic cooperation with other countries and better serve its national interests.
• Sri Lanka's reported entry ban on Chinese research ships highlights increased interference from India Global Times 02 Jan 2024 -- Sri Lanka is reportedly banning Chinese research vessels from entering its ports. If true, this reflects the increased pressure India has placed on its neighbor, trapping Sri Lanka in an awkward position between two major powers, experts said on Tuesday, as they called on Sri Lanka to maintain diplomatic independence.
• Labor official: As Thailand ages, more Lao migrant workers will be needed Radio Free Asia 02 Jan 2024 -- Thailand's aging population will bring more job possibilities for young migrant workers from Laos in the coming years, a senior Thai labor official said at a recent conference on migration in Bangkok.
• Vucic Rejects Calls To Annul Disputed Serbian Elections Amid Demonstrations RFE/RL 02 Jan 2024 -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has rejected calls for an international probe into alleged voting irregularities during recent parliamentary and municipal elections that sparked weeks of opposition-led protests demanding the vote be annulled.
• Venezuela May Join BRICS During Summit in Russia - Maduro Sputnik 02 Jan 2024 -- Venezuela relies on BRICS and hopes to join the organization during the summit in Russia's Kazan, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday.
• Ethiopia says ready to play constructive role as new BRICS member People's Daily 02 Jan 2024 -- The Ethiopian government on Monday expressed its readiness to play a constructive role in the BRICS mechanism as its BRICS membership officially took effect on the same day.
• Bishop Rolando Álvarez Unjustly Detained for 500 Days in Nicaragua US Dept. of State 02 Jan 2024 -- President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo have unjustly incarcerated Bishop Rolando Álvarez for 500 days.
• World News in Brief: Food aid relief for Rohingya, 5 new Security Council members, jailing of Russian poets draws rebuke from rights expert UN News 02 Jan 2024 -- Critical food aid support is to be stepped up for many hundreds of thousands of Myanmar refugees sheltering in neighbouring Bangladesh, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, announced on Tuesday.
• Jail Sentence for Bangladesh Nobel Laureate Triggers Outrage VOA 02 Jan 2024 -- Rights activists and supporters of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus are expressing shock and anger over a six-month prison sentence handed to the economist on charges of violating labor laws.