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Swiss critical sector faces new 24-hour cyberattack reporting rule
Switzerland's National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) has announced a new reporting obligation for critical infrastructure organizations in the country, requiring them to report cyberattacks to the agency within 24 hours of their discovery. [...]
X hit by ‘massive cyberattack’ amid Dark Storm’s DDoS claims
The Dark Storm hacktivist group claims to be behind DDoS attacks causing multiple X worldwide outages on Monday, leading the company to enable DDoS protections from Cloudflare. [...]
Eby maps out B.C.'s trade-war power strategy with an eye on Doug Ford and Elon Musk
B.C. unlikely to follow Ontario's lead in slapping surcharge on power exports, premier says
"We're working with other premiers and with the federal government on how we can support the Team Canada approach with no-tariff responses," he said on March 5 about the possibility of B.C. imposing its own surcharges. [...]
Eby also said he is working on "contingency planning" should things escalate.
For example, he noted the impacts of Elon Musk's DOGE — Department of Government Efficiency — on B.C.'s power partners.
B.C.'s power grid is connected to the United States through the Bonneville Power Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Energy that both buys from and sells to British Columbia, as needed.
The agency is down hundreds of positions following mass firings by the Trump administration. [...]
Eby and Harrison both said B.C. has been hindered in the past because Alberta has its own regulatory scheme for managing power, focused around private providers,
cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/2138283
Nate Vance, the cousin of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and a volunteer fighting on Ukraine's front lines, said he is "disappointed" in his relative's stance on Ukraine.
Vance, a former U.S. Marine, defended Ukraine from 2022 to January 2025 as a member of the Da Vinci WolvesFirst Motorized Battalion, a volunteer unit.
"Being your family doesn't mean I'm going to accept you killing my comrades," Vance saidin an interview with Le Figaro published on March 9.
Vance's remarks come at a low point in U.S.-Ukrainian relations, as Washington has halted intelligence sharing and military aid to Kyiv. The freeze followed a contentious meeting in the Oval Office between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President Vance, and President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Nate Vance said he was di
Nate Vance, the cousin of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and a volunteer fighting on Ukraine's front lines, said he is "disappointed" in his relative's stance on Ukraine.
Vance, a former U.S. Marine, defended Ukraine from 2022 to January 2025 as a member of the Da Vinci WolvesFirst Motorized Battalion, a volunteer unit.
"Being your family doesn't mean I'm going to accept you killing my comrades," Vance saidin an interview with Le Figaro published on March 9.
Vance's remarks come at a low point in U.S.-Ukrainian relations, as Washington has halted intelligence sharing and military aid to Kyiv. The freeze followed a contentious meeting in the Oval Office between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President Vance, and President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Nate Vance said he was disappointed in how his cousin treated Zelensky during the meeting.
"When (JD Vance)
Taiwan considers raising travel warnings to countries with close China ties over risks of arbitrary arrests for backing Taiwan independence
cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/2137462
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According to a [Chinese] government memo [...], a high-ranking Chinese official instructed national security units at a closed-door meeting late last month to implement Beijing's 22 guidelines on punishing Taiwan independence activists in countries friendly to China.
[Taiwan says] China is attempting to use these guidelines to “shackle” Taiwan’s democracy and freedom. [Taiwan] has instructed its overseas offices to monitor and evaluate related risks and will strengthen public awareness campaigns on travel safety.
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The senior Taiwanese official said that countries considered higher risk include Cambodia, Laos, and certain African nations. The official said Taiwanese in these countries could be detained and investigated on suspicion of supporting Taiwanese independence.
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The offi
Taiwan considers raising travel warnings to countries with close China ties over risks of arbitrary arrests for backing Taiwan independence
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According to a [Chinese] government memo [...], a high-ranking Chinese official instructed national security units at a closed-door meeting late last month to implement Beijing's 22 guidelines on punishing Taiwan independence activists in countries friendly to China.
[Taiwan says] China is attempting to use these guidelines to “shackle” Taiwan’s democracy and freedom. [Taiwan] has instructed its overseas offices to monitor and evaluate related risks and will strengthen public awareness campaigns on travel safety.
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The senior Taiwanese official said that countries considered higher risk include Cambodia, Laos, and certain African nations. The official said Taiwanese in these countries could be detained and investigated on suspicion of supporting Taiwanese independence.
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The official added that Taiwan’s government assessment indicates that **some countries, including c
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has set new human rights standards: Will they improve the lives of millions?
This story explores the changes that the EBRD has made to its revised safeguards, with a particular focus on human rights due diligence. Strengthening this aspect, particularly the EBRD’s weak enforcement of client requirements, has long been a key priority for Bankwatch and has informed the collect...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/30756587
As of this year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - [which plays a crucial role in sustainable development with over 7,300 projects across three continents] - will start implementing its updated Environmental and Social Policy and Access to Information Policy. These policies set the EBRD’s environmental, social, and human rights standards, as well as obligations for its public and private sector clients. Feedback from civil society organisations like Bankwatch, project-affected communities, and institutions such as the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has led to significant improvements in transparency, stakeholder engagement, and human rights due diligence. However, accountability gaps remain.
One of the most significant improvements is the EBRD’s commitment to greater transparency. The EBRD will now proactively disclose environmental and social information
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has set new human rights standards: Will they improve the lives of millions?
This story explores the changes that the EBRD has made to its revised safeguards, with a particular focus on human rights due diligence. Strengthening this aspect, particularly the EBRD’s weak enforcement of client requirements, has long been a key priority for Bankwatch and has informed the collect...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/30756587
As of this year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - [which plays a crucial role in sustainable development with over 7,300 projects across three continents] - will start implementing its updated Environmental and Social Policy and Access to Information Policy. These policies set the EBRD’s environmental, social, and human rights standards, as well as obligations for its public and private sector clients. Feedback from civil society organisations like Bankwatch, project-affected communities, and institutions such as the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has led to significant improvements in transparency, stakeholder engagement, and human rights due diligence. However, accountability gaps remain.
One of the most significant improvements is the EBRD’s commitment to greater transparency. The EBRD will now proactively disclose environmental and social information
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has set new human rights standards: Will they improve the lives of millions?
This story explores the changes that the EBRD has made to its revised safeguards, with a particular focus on human rights due diligence. Strengthening this aspect, particularly the EBRD’s weak enforcement of client requirements, has long been a key priority for Bankwatch and has informed the collect...
As of this year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - [which plays a crucial role in sustainable development with over 7,300 projects across three continents] - will start implementing its updated Environmental and Social Policy and Access to Information Policy. These policies set the EBRD’s environmental, social, and human rights standards, as well as obligations for its public and private sector clients. Feedback from civil society organisations like Bankwatch, project-affected communities, and institutions such as the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has led to significant improvements in transparency, stakeholder engagement, and human rights due diligence. However, accountability gaps remain.
One of the most significant improvements is the EBRD’s commitment to greater transparency. The EBRD will now proactively disclose environmental and social information, reducing barriers for stakeholders seeking access. Additional
A loss in Europe is a loss in the Indo-Pacific
The United States shocked the world last week with President Donald Trump’s very public rift with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This was followed by a US pause on military aid and some intelligence sharing with ...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/30751424
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There is certainly bipartisan agreement in the US that East Asia is now the key theatre for US grand strategy, and that China’s global ambitions and growing military prowess pose a pacing threat to the US and its democratic allies and partners.
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But the reality is that the European and Indo-Pacific fronts are intricately linked as long as Russia and China support each other and their interests are aligned. Countering one adversary will require addressing the influence of the other.
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The partnership has been material and substantial: China has provided assistance to Russia’s war machine, geospatial intelligence for its military, markets for its natural resources and sanctioned companies, and backing at the United Nations.
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**Both
A loss in Europe is a loss in the Indo-Pacific
The United States shocked the world last week with President Donald Trump’s very public rift with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This was followed by a US pause on military aid and some intelligence sharing with ...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/30751424
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There is certainly bipartisan agreement in the US that East Asia is now the key theatre for US grand strategy, and that China’s global ambitions and growing military prowess pose a pacing threat to the US and its democratic allies and partners.
[...]
But the reality is that the European and Indo-Pacific fronts are intricately linked as long as Russia and China support each other and their interests are aligned. Countering one adversary will require addressing the influence of the other.
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The partnership has been material and substantial: China has provided assistance to Russia’s war machine, geospatial intelligence for its military, markets for its natural resources and sanctioned companies, and backing at the United Nations.
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**Both
A loss in Europe is a loss in the Indo-Pacific
The United States shocked the world last week with President Donald Trump’s very public rift with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This was followed by a US pause on military aid and some intelligence sharing with ...
[...]
There is certainly bipartisan agreement in the US that East Asia is now the key theatre for US grand strategy, and that China’s global ambitions and growing military prowess pose a pacing threat to the US and its democratic allies and partners.
[...]
But the reality is that the European and Indo-Pacific fronts are intricately linked as long as Russia and China support each other and their interests are aligned. Countering one adversary will require addressing the influence of the other.
[...]
The partnership has been material and substantial: China has provided assistance to Russia’s war machine, geospatial intelligence for its military, markets for its natural resources and sanctioned companies, and backing at the United Nations.
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Both countries echo each other’s propaganda, and their massive media and covert disinformation
Human Rights Watch Calls On Governments To Step Up Support for Tibetans in Exile
After nearly 70 years of repressive Chinese state rule, government policies that seek to forcibly assimilate non-Han peoples in China under President Xi Jinping represent an alarming turn for the worse for Tibetans.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/30750704
Today, March 10, 2025, Tibetans worldwide commemorate the 1959 uprising in Tibet.
After nearly 70 years of repressive Chinese state rule, government policies that seek to forcibly assimilate non-Han peoples in China under President Xi Jinping represent an alarming turn for the worse for Tibetans.
While the Chinese government’s crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang received global attention, the slow drip of news about its intensifying repression against Tibetans has garnered less notice due to ever more intrusive and watertight policing, surveillance, and censorship in Tibetan areas.
In Tibet, there is no independent civil society, freedom of expression, association, assembly, or religion. **Under the pretext of national policing campaigns such as “the anti-gang crime crackdown” and the “anti-fraud” crackdown, the Chinese government has decimated what little Tibetan civil so
Human Rights Watch Calls On Governments To Step Up Support for Tibetans in Exile
After nearly 70 years of repressive Chinese state rule, government policies that seek to forcibly assimilate non-Han peoples in China under President Xi Jinping represent an alarming turn for the worse for Tibetans.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/30750704
Today, March 10, 2025, Tibetans worldwide commemorate the 1959 uprising in Tibet.
After nearly 70 years of repressive Chinese state rule, government policies that seek to forcibly assimilate non-Han peoples in China under President Xi Jinping represent an alarming turn for the worse for Tibetans.
While the Chinese government’s crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang received global attention, the slow drip of news about its intensifying repression against Tibetans has garnered less notice due to ever more intrusive and watertight policing, surveillance, and censorship in Tibetan areas.
In Tibet, there is no independent civil society, freedom of expression, association, assembly, or religion. **Under the pretext of national policing campaigns such as “the anti-gang crime crackdown” and the “anti-fraud” crackdown, the Chinese government has decimated what little Tibetan civil so
Human Rights Watch Calls On Governments To Step Up Support for Tibetans in Exile
After nearly 70 years of repressive Chinese state rule, government policies that seek to forcibly assimilate non-Han peoples in China under President Xi Jinping represent an alarming turn for the worse for Tibetans.
Today, March 10, 2025, Tibetans worldwide commemorate the 1959 uprising in Tibet.
After nearly 70 years of repressive Chinese state rule, government policies that seek to forcibly assimilate non-Han peoples in China under President Xi Jinping represent an alarming turn for the worse for Tibetans.
While the Chinese government’s crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang received global attention, the slow drip of news about its intensifying repression against Tibetans has garnered less notice due to ever more intrusive and watertight policing, surveillance, and censorship in Tibetan areas.
In Tibet, there is no independent civil society, freedom of expression, association, assembly, or religion. Under the pretext of national policing campaigns such as “the anti-gang crime crackdown” and the “anti-fraud” crackdown, the Chinese government has decimated what little Tibetan civil society remained, shut down Tibetan websites that promote Tibetan langu
Inside Moscow's Vile Scheme To Kidnap And "Russify" Ukrainian Children
cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/2134965
** "If the whole world could hear me, I would say that we need to win this war as soon as possible so that all children can see their families again..." - Those words come from 12-year-old Sashko from the southeast Ukrainian city of Mariupol, who was separated from his mother by Russians during the so-called "filtration" procedure in the Donetsk region.**
Sashko is one of the thousands of children taken to the Russian Federation from the occupied regions of Ukraine under the guise of evacuation and ensuing rehabilitation ,to teach them to "love Russia."
On March 17, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia, Maria Lvova-Belova. They are suspected of facilitating the forced
Inside Moscow's Vile Scheme To Kidnap And "Russify" Ukrainian Children
cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/2134965
** "If the whole world could hear me, I would say that we need to win this war as soon as possible so that all children can see their families again..." - Those words come from 12-year-old Sashko from the southeast Ukrainian city of Mariupol, who was separated from his mother by Russians during the so-called "filtration" procedure in the Donetsk region.**
Sashko is one of the thousands of children taken to the Russian Federation from the occupied regions of Ukraine under the guise of evacuation and ensuing rehabilitation ,to teach them to "love Russia."
On March 17, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia, Maria Lvova-Belova. They are suspected of facilitating the forced
Inside Moscow's Vile Scheme To Kidnap And "Russify" Ukrainian Children
** "If the whole world could hear me, I would say that we need to win this war as soon as possible so that all children can see their families again..." - Those words come from 12-year-old Sashko from the southeast Ukrainian city of Mariupol, who was separated from his mother by Russians during the so-called "filtration" procedure in the Donetsk region.**
Sashko is one of the thousands of children taken to the Russian Federation from the occupied regions of Ukraine under the guise of evacuation and ensuing rehabilitation ,to teach them to "love Russia."
On March 17, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia, Maria Lvova-Belova. They are suspected of facilitating the forced deportation of children from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories
EU countries seek use of defence funds for critical medicines
Health ministers from Belgium, Czechia, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain have called for a Critical Medicines Act set to be proposed this week to be integrated within broader EU strategic autonomy and security efforts, putting the measure effectively under the umbrella of defence funding.
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The move seeks to access the €800 billion the European Commission is expected to mobilise over the next four years through the Rearm Europe plan, the main principles of which were agreed by leaders at last week's extraordinary EU summit.
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The ministers argue that their proposal aligns with the United States’ Defence Production Act, which designates pharmaceutical supply chains as a national security issue.
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[In an op-ed, the minister say that Europe](https://web.a