Enduring Issues - Course 8 by Regina McKie https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw Modern Day Update en-us 2020-02-11 15:59:30 UTC 2025-01-12 18:38:04 UTC hello@padlet.com President Xi remckie https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/443764429 Under President's Xi's administration, the Chinese ethnic and religious group known as the Uighurs have been rounded up and detained in "re-education" centers that human rights groups have deemed more like concentration camps or internment camps.  Investigations report that inside these camps the Uighurs are tortured and "re-trained" to behave more like the Han Chinese, including denying them their right to practice Islam.  The government claims they hold extremist views and are a threat to security. 

]]> 2020-02-11 15:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/443764429 Rodrigo Duterte kamosca https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444588981 Journalists are flagged as terrorists when they criticize Duterte. He attempted to discredit its critics via "silly diagrams" and fabrications. The government has attempt to have more than 600 people—including leftist critics of the administration—designated as members of the Communist Party and terrorists. There were 85 recorded verbal and physical attacks on journalists in the first 22 months of Duterte’s administration. Permits are required for rallies, and police sometimes use violence to disperse anti-government protests.]]> 2020-02-12 19:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444588981 Vladimir Putin josuh https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444589301 He turned people against his political opponents by saying they were murderous, corrupt and "infirm". Also, Putin arranged for elections to be at certain times in order for his preferred candidates to have the maximum advantage. ]]> 2020-02-12 19:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444589301 Erdogan:Turkey olcamhi https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444589384 -Jailed uncredited reporters
-Mainstream radios felt political pressure to announce things the government wanted
-Banned gay and transgender pride marches ]]> 2020-02-12 19:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444589384 Xi Jin Ping josamberg https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444589770 He got rid of the 5 year, 2 term limit which allowed him to rule for as long as he is alive which is an abuse of power. He also did not appoint a successor which allowed him to pass whatever laws he wants. There is only one legal political party, the Chinese Communist Party, and all others are heavily censored and outlawed

]]> 2020-02-12 19:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444589770 Rodrigo Duterte jizhang https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444589775 The Philippines' Duterte has attempted to eliminate and label his political opponents as "communists," which effectively deem them terrorists in a government ruled by Duterte's Democratic Party of the Philippines. Additionally, he threatens to eliminate critics of his government and veto Supreme Court verdicts that oppose his authority. The government claims that these methods can and will help move the country forward.]]> 2020-02-12 19:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444589775 Erdogan comelis https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444590396 Closed media outlets, forced others into new ownership and used friendly judges to prosecute them. People are being convicted for what they say on twitter. Banned any critical pieces about himself

]]> 2020-02-12 19:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444590396 Orban asye https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444590407 Orban and his ruling party have passed laws that limit the influence of opposition parties and journalists.]]> 2020-02-12 19:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444590407 Orban asye https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444590671 Opposes freedom of Religion - he pledged to keep Hungary Christian and safe. Wants purity and has talked about avoiding intermarriage in Hungary. Orban is huge on censorship, creating right wing media outlets (Skandal24). Took over Hungarian media, ]]> 2020-02-12 19:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444590671 Jair Bolsonaro eats doggie etsolodukhin https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444590756 He insulted many homosexuals during an interview. This may have been caused do to the corruption found out about his family and a low approval rating against him . ]]> 2020-02-12 19:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444590756 Rodrigo Duterte https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444590905 Duterte signed an act which proclaimed that the Communist Philippines Party (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA) were terrorists. While this act was still pending as of the end of 2018, this act created a sort of division between the Filipinos and these parties and also created fear surrounding the Communists.]]> 2020-02-12 19:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444590905 Andrzej Duda of Poland chemanuel https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444592383 The media is state owned which, of course, causes harsh and effective propaganda. There was also a lot of pressure on independent journalists to allow for censorship. They outlawed research into World War II so that people were not aware of Poland's participation in the war.]]> 2020-02-12 19:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444592383 Rodrigo Duterte evwhymark https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444592459 Duterte in his effort to fight in the war against drugs would kill and unlawfully arrest people that were suspected in the drug trade. People would not be given any trials and could be killed on the side of the street if suspected of dealing with the drug trade. People that were arrested would be tortured and not given due process.]]> 2020-02-12 19:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444592459 Orban eats people johalperin https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444592868 - Highly against immigrants.
- Currently holds many anti-Muslim laws. 
- Believes that immigrants are taking jobs that were previously held by Hungarians]]> 2020-02-12 19:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444592868 Erdogan https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444595422 People were persecuted when they spoke against Erdogan. People had to apply to the government for the ability to say anything against it.  ]]> 2020-02-12 19:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444595422 Erdogan jagostfrand https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444595772
  • He fired 18,632 state members that included 8,998 police officers and 6,152 military personnel.

    • ]]>     2020-02-12 19:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444595772     Andrzej Duda of Poland https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444596079 Although civilians are free from violence for the most part, there has been many reports of police abuse against specific enemies of the state. This may not have been done by Duda personally, but he definitely turned a blind eye toward it.]]> 2020-02-12 19:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444596079 OOOOrban asye https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444596363 2020-02-12 19:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444596363 President Xi jung7 https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444596538 President Xi controls the media and there is not privacy over text messages. When searching for things online that the government wants to attempt to erase from history, nothing would show up. This was justified because people who do say things against the government would be extremists that would cause unrest.]]> 2020-02-12 19:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444596538 Jair Bolsonaro illaurence https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444597612 Bolsonaro’s oldest son has been depositing money into his account
    Employed the wife and mother of the leader of a violent paramilitary gang Paramilitary gangs are made up of current and former members of military police and military.

    ]]>     2020-02-12 19:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444597612     Erdogan https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444598540 Fired all of his parliament. He had the ability to replace his cabinet members with whomever he chose. He also gave himself a lot of executive powers in changing a through the constitution]]> 2020-02-12 19:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444598540 arlivne https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444598983 2020-02-12 19:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444598983 arlivne https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444599132 2020-02-12 19:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444599132 arlivne https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444599641 2020-02-12 19:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/remckie/gp776d7gq3aw/wish/444599641