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Azerbaijan's Imprisoned Women Journalists: Silenced Voices

 

An original painting of the women journalists behind bars in Azerbaijan: from Abzas Media, Sevinj Vagifgizi, Nargiz Absalamova, and Elnara Gasimova; from Meydan TV, Aynur Elgunash, Aytaj Ahmadova, Aysel Umudova, and Khayala Aghayeva; and independent journalist Fatima Movlamli. © 2024 Meydan TV staff artist

Nine women journalists in Azerbaijan are marking International Women’s Day behind bars or under house arrest amid the government’s relentless crackdown on critics.

Women journalists and civic activists who speak truth to power face unique risks in Azerbaijan’s patriarchal society. The authorities have a long record of subjecting them to gender-based smear campaigns and trolling in an effort to intimidate and discredit them. As an Azerbaijani woman journalist living in involuntary exile myself, the steep price of criticizing the government – including the gender-based threats – is all too familiar.

But the government’s approach to political persecution is otherwise perversely nondiscriminatory. Its wider, vicious crackdown has targeted an ever-rising number of critics and dissenting voices. Since 2023, authorities have arrested dozens of human rights defenders, journalists, and independent civic activists on politically motivated, bogus criminal charges.

Freelance reporter Fatima Movlamli was arrested just last week, on February 28, and held in pretrial detention. The spurious money laundering charges against her are part of a broader investigation against Meydan TV, an independent news outlet she collaborated with.

“I am a journalist, and I have done nothing criminal,” Movlamli wrote in a personal note following her arrest.   

Movlamli is one of 20 journalists now facing trumped-up money laundering charges. They were rounded up over the course of 13 months and are from five online media outlets, Abzas Media, Meydan TV, Toplum TV, Kanal 13, and Kanal 11. Many face additional, spurious accusations of tax evasion and illegal entrepreneurship.

There are eight other women journalists in custody: Sevinj Vagifgizi, Nargiz Absalamova, and Elnara Gasimova from Abzas Media; Aynur Elgunash, Aytaj Ahmadova, Aysel Umudova, and Khayala Aghayeva from Meydan TV; and Shahnaz Beylerqizi from Toplum TV. 

On February 26, authorities transferred Beylerqizi to house arrest due to a deteriorating health condition, but she faces a prison sentence if convicted.

No journalist should pay for their work with their freedom. Azerbaijani authorities should immediately drop the bogus charges and free all jailed journalists and other activists, allowing them to do their work without government interference.

China says will firmly counter US trade pressure

 

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi listens to a question at a press conference during the ongoing National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 7, 2025. Photo: AFP

China’s foreign minister on Friday vowed Beijing would “firmly counter” US pressure, after Donald Trump heaped tariffs on Chinese goods and torched off a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Trump imposed more blanket tariffs on Chinese imports this week, following a similar move last month -- levies expected to hit hundreds of billions of dollars in total trade.

The mercurial magnate has overturned the international order since returning to office in January, from pushing Ukraine to seek a peace deal with Russia to floating a widely condemned plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza.

At a press conference on the sidelines of a key political meeting, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi framed Beijing as a bulwark of stability in an unstable world.

He warned the “law of the jungle” could take hold if nations were to pursue purely their own interests.

Wang touted Beijing’s cooperation with the United States in the fight against the fentanyl epidemic, in which Washington has accused China of being complicit in justifying its tariffs.

Washington should not “repay kindness with resentment, let alone impose tariffs without reason,” he said.

“There are around 190 countries in the world,” Wang said.

“Imagine if every country emphasised their own priority and believed in strength and status, the world would fall back into the law of the jungle.”

He said the policy currently implemented by Washington was “not how a responsible major country behaves.”

The Chinese top diplomat was speaking on the sidelines of the “Two Sessions” political meetings in Beijing, so far clouded by a new administration in the United States that is overturning the international order.

He told the attending press that good China-US economic and trade ties benefitted all parties.

“If you choose to cooperate, you can achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results,” he added.

“If you use only pressure, China will firmly counter.”

“China and the United States will both exist on this planet for a long time, so they must coexist peacefully,” Wang stressed.

‘No winners’ in war

The veteran diplomat, however, appeared to side with Trump’s push for peace talks to end the conflict in Ukraine.

He also called for negotiations between all parties -- warning “conflict has no winners, and peace has no losers.”

Beijing, he stressed, “welcomes and supports all efforts dedicated to peace.”

And he urged all parties to seek a “comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza and increase humanitarian assistance.”

Beijing has vowed to fight a trade war with the United States “to the end” as tariffs from Washington buffeted the global economy and threatened to hit Beijing’s lagging growth.

The country’s leaders set an ambitious annual growth target of around 5% this week, vowing to make domestic demand its main economic driver as the escalating trade confrontation with the United States hit exports.

They also raised the country’s military budget by 7.2 % as Beijing’s armed forces undergo rapid modernisation and eye deepening strategic competition with the United States.

Trump Admin Cancels $400M for Columbia University

 

The Donald Trump administration announced on Friday that it had canceled $400m in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University in New York because of what it alleges is the college’s repeated failure to protect students from antisemitic harassment.

The announcement comes after Columbia set up a new disciplinary committee and initiated its own investigations into students critical of Israel and its war on Gaza after Hamas’s own attack on Israel. That move by the university has alarmed advocates of free speech.

It also comes at a time of widespread backlash to American universities by the Trump administration and conservatives more broadly who see the higher education sector in the US as dominated by liberals and ripe for a rightwing attack on its influence.

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Linda McMahon, the Trump-appointed secretary of education, had warned on Monday that Columbia would lose federal funding if it did not take additional action to combat antisemitism on its campus.

A statement issued on Friday by the Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, and the US General Services Administration, states: “These cancellations represent the first round of action and additional cancellations are expected to follow.”

“For too long, Columbia has abandoned that obligation to Jewish students studying on its campus,” McMahon said in the statement.

The statement also refers to ongoing “illegal protests” on college and university campuses, a phrase Trump has used to refer to some student protests, though what makes these illegal remains unclear.

Columbia was central to campus protests that broke out across the US over Gaza last spring. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up an encampment there in April and inspired a wave of similar protests in many other colleges.

The first amendment to the US constitution protects the rights of people to “peacefully assemble” and to petition the government for a “redress of grievances”.

The extent that pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campuses can be considered antisemitic is still debated across political and academic spheres. Republican lawmakers viewed the protests as antisemitic, despite the fact many protesters denied the accusations or were Jewish themselves.

Trump has threatened college students with imprisonment and deportation on Tuesday on his Truth Social platform, writing: “Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime, arrested.”

A Columbia University spokesperson wrote in a statement to the Columbia Spectator, that it was “reviewing the announcement from the federal agencies and [pledged] to work with the federal government to restore Columbia’s federal funding”.

“We take Columbia’s legal obligations seriously and understand how serious this announcement is and are committed to combatting antisemitism and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our students, faculty, and staff,” the spokesperson wrote.

It is not immediately clear what contracts or grants would be cut under the directive. Columbia University currently holds more than $5bn in federal grant commitments, the GSA statement said.

Katherine Franke, a retired legal scholar and former professor at Columbia Law School told the Guardian how she was “pushed out” of her role in January because of her pro-Palestinian activism. She had been with Columbia for 25 years.

Franke says that the university was told “unless we as faculty and students take a pro-Israeli position, it [the university] will be sanctioned. And at the same time, the university is now committing itself to something it’s calling institutional neutrality.”

She says that though not all the grants were cut, the Trump administration did “cut a significant part of them, and the important research that’s being done with those grants will stop”.

Franke is highly critical of the way Columbia is responding to the threats from Trump, believing the institution could have done more to protect students, faculty and the pivotal role the university plays in a democracy.

“If you grovel before a bully, it just emboldens the bully, and the bully has now become an authoritarian government with the capacity to act on a level that was unthinkable for us a couple of years ago,” she said.

Columbia is one of five colleges currently under the new federal investigation, and it is one of 10 being visited by a taskforce in response to allegations of antisemitism. Others under investigation include the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Minnesota; Northwestern University; and Portland State University.

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Macron's Plan for French Nuclear Power, Ukraine Troop Boost

 

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced he would discuss extending France's nuclear deterrent to European partners and raised the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine to enforce a peace deal, as Europe scrambles to respond to Donald Trump's upending of the transatlantic alliance.

In an address to the nation, Macron said that the French were "legitimately worried" about the start of a "new era" after Trump began his second stint in the White House by reversing US policy on Ukraine and risking a historic rupture with Europe.

"I want to believe that the United States will stay by our side but we have to be prepared for that not to be the case," he said bluntly.

"The future of Europe does not have to be decided in Washington or Moscow," he added.

Trump has made clear his desire to swiftly end the war caused by Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine through direct negotiations with Moscow.

But Macron offered a stark picture of Russia's aggressive behaviour, which he said does "not seem to know borders" after its invasion of Ukraine.

"Russia has become, at the moment I am speaking to you and for the years to come, a threat to France and Europe," he said. "It would be madness to remain a spectator in this world of danger."

"Who can believe that this Russia of today will stop at Ukraine?" he asked. "Russia has become a threat for France and Europe."

But he warned Trump that "peace cannot be agreed at any cost" and there cannot be a ceasefire that is "too fragile".

'Won't fight today'

Ahead of an EU summit Thursday on rearming the continent, he stressed the need for "new budget choices and extra investments" to boost defence spending in France.

Meanwhile, Macron said he would open a debate on extending France's nuclear deterrent to other European nations, following a "historic" call from likely next German chancellor Friedrich Merz on extending that umbrella of protection.

"I have decided to open up the strategic debate on the protection of our allies on the European continent through our nuclear deterrent," he said, while adding that any decision on nuclear weapons use would remain with the French head of state.

Merz, whose right-wing party won the Germany elections, said last month he wanted a discussion on "nuclear sharing" with France and Britain, Europe's only nuclear powers other than Russia.

Warning that "Russia can no longer be trusted to keep its word", Macron also said once a deal is signed Ukraine's allies must make sure it is "not invaded again by Russia".

He reaffirmed that European military forces could be sent to Ukraine if a peace accord was signed to guarantee "respect" of a peace deal.

A peace agreement for Ukraine would be backed "perhaps, by the deployment of European forces," Macron said.

"They won't go to fight today, they won't go to fight on the front line, but they would be there once a peace deal is signed, to guarantee it is fully respected," he said.

He added European military chiefs of staff would meet in Paris next week to discuss how to support Ukraine after a peace deal.

Incomprehensible'

Both Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held separate talks with Trump in Washington last week, followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who was subjected to an excruciating public dressing-down by Trump and his Vice President JD Vance.

But Zelensky appears to be seeking to lower the temperature after Friday's White House bust-up with Trump where the US president accused the Ukrainian leader of not wanting peace and "gambling with World War III".

Zelensky Tuesday called for a "truce" in the sea and sky as a first step to ending the three-year war with Russia, echoing an idea evoked by Macron at talks in London hosted by Starmer at the weekend.

Meanwhile, Macron is mulling a joint visit to Washington alongside Zelensky and Starmer, the French government spokeswoman Sophie Primas said Wednesday.

The French presidency then sought to dampen expectations saying no new visit by Macron to Washington was being considered "at this stage".

Coincidentally, Macron after his address met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Elysee. Orban is an admirer not just of Trump but also Putin, and has repeatedly broken a united EU front on Ukraine.

In another indication of tension with Washington, Macron on Wednesday called planned US tariffs on European products "incomprehensible", adding that he hoped to "dissuade" Trump from imposing them.

Baywatch Actress Pamela Bach, Ex-Wife Of David Hasselhoff, Dies By Suicide At 62

 

Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, the former Baywatch actress and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, has died by suicide at the age of 62. Ms Bach was found dead at her home in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday (Mar 5), a representative from the Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office confirmed, according to a report in the New York Post.

As per law enforcement officials, Ms Bach's family members got worried after they didn't hear from her for a long time. First responders reached her house after receiving a report of an unconscious female. She was allegedly found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and no note.

Her ex-husband, Mr Hasselhoff in a statement said: "Our family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time but we kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time."

Who was Pamela Bach?

Born in Oklahoma, Ms Bach began acting in the 1970s. Her acting resume included performances in The Young and the Restless, Cheers, The Fall Guy, TJ Hooker, Superboy and Viper.She married Mr Hasselhoff in December 1989 and the couple had two daughters together, Taylor and Hayley. They reportedly met on the set of Ms Bach's most recent Instagram post, shared on New Year's Eve, featured a photo of her posing in front of an elaborate Christmas tree as well as a video of her granddaughter.

"Happy New Year, everyone! As we step into 2025, my heart is full of gratitude, especially for my precious grandbaby, London," she captioned the post.

"My wish for all of you this year is health, happiness, and an abundance of love. May 2025 be filled with beautiful moments, laughter, and all the blessings your hearts can hold. Here's to a year of making cherished memories, spreading joy, and embracing every precious moment!"

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