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[Serbovia]

Fennian authorities round up members of banned native religious group
AP Mpungu-nkanka

Himyarite decolonization activists have reported the arrests of several dozen native religious activists in the Fennian Union's Himyari colonies during a week-long government crackdown. The arrested were part of the Children of Christ Movement, a Daru- dominated syncretic religious faction banned in 1946 by then-Governor General Akseli Sumuvuori for what his colonial administration characterized as "blasphemous and seditious conduct".

Sources say members of the Protected Territories Police and the Military Police Security Department were involved in the raids, which took place primarily in several towns of the Darujha Tribal Reserve in the Northern portions of New Fennia. The colonial authorities intend to charge the arrested with offenses such as blasphemy and sedition.

The Children of Christ were founded in 1932 by Aloryi Afrani, a priest of the Fennian Church whose doctrine of combining traditional Daru beliefs of pantheism and ancestral worship with Christianity - and Afrani's claim to the Daru being a Lost Tribe of the Jews - were quickly denounced by the mainstream Church. Though his congregation was driven underground and Afrani himself arrested and executed for treason in 1934 by the Fennians, the Children of Christ are estimated to have several thousand supporters among the Daru population in New Fennia.

 

[Polesia]

Nidara ya Wa-ya-wa
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

If the reports of repression of the practice and expression of religious faith are indeed proven to be true, the Cathiopan Republic will be in a state of severe disappointment with the Fennian Union. The freedom of faith is one of the greatest rights of man, and it is the awareness of our spiritual connections that separates us from the beasts of this Earth.

Not only do the arrests constitute a great assault on the rights and dignity of native Himyaris, but also a direct affront to the Cathiopan Republic. Having only days earlier defended continued Fennian presence in Himyar, noting the potential material and political benefits, and apologised to the Fennian government for the statements of a few outspoken legislators, the timing and nature of these actions appear to be a deliberate abuse of Cathiopa's goodwill.

The Fennian representative resident in Mpungu-nkanka has been summoned to explain in greater detail Fennian colony policy and practices regarding indigenous religious movements.

 

[Serbovia]

Ulkoasiaintoimisto
Foreign Office

Fennian Unioni
The Fennian Union

The Union government will note to its counterparts in Cathiopa that the specific laws under which the recent arrests of the so-called Children of Christ Movement's members have been carried out - that being the Blasphemy and Peace of Religion Act - are maintained to an equal degree within Fennia Proper itself, having been adopted by the Protected Territories in 1897 in direct paraller of the legal statures that had previously been put in place within the Fennian Union itself.

The position of the Union administration is not to intervene in the conduct of the judiciary in the Protected Territories, though we will appropriate advise the Cathiopans to take heed of such legistlation's role in maintaining peace of religion, especially in an environment such as that of the Protected Territories where numerous religious groups co-exist. Thus Cathiopia should recognize that such legistlation and its application does not constitute any kind of a message to the Cathiopans or any other foreign government for that matter, but internal policy aiming to maintain peace and stability in the Protected Territories.

To that effect, the Union government shall remind the Cathiopans that freedom of religion is appropriately maintained in New Fennia and the Union as a whole, though the role of the administration as a responsible upholder of peace and order is to intervene when such activities defame and cause broad insult among the members of other religious groups or when they are used to advance questionable political causes of anti-Union intent.

Regards,
Mr. Kauko Vannas,
Foreign Minister

 

[Polesia]

Cathiopan politician calls for murder of Fennian settlers
AP Mpungu-nkanka

The growing political dispute between Cathiopa and the Fennian Union over the status of New Fennia is likely to intensify after a member of the radical Children of Himyar called for the murder of white Fennian settlers. The call follows a new campaign by the Fennian government to encourage more settlement by ethnic Fennians to the Himyari colony.

Bartholomew Ikbara made the comments before a rally held by the Children of Himyar in Músipopó Province, which were first scrutinised by local papers before later being noted in the national press. The National Republican Guard has since detained Bartholomew Ikbara on a number of charges related to the comments, and the leadership of the Children of Himyar have distanced themselves from Ikbara, with chairman Bonifacio Bonogo describing his words as "unacceptable".

In his speech, Ikbara called Fennian settlers "invaders", and said violent resistance to continued Fennian rule was "legitimate", before eventually demanding Fennian settlers be shot. The speech was well received, with many of those those attending the rally applauding and imitating gunfire at its conclusion.

The comments are likely to further strain relations between Cathiopa and the Fennian Union. The Junior Council, the lower chamber of Cathiopa's legislature, has already been the focus of criticism by the Fennian Union after Junior Councillors, at the initiative of the Children of Himyar party, voted in favour of a motion urging greater native involvement in New Fennia's governance. The Cathiopan government has since criticised the arrest of members of an indigenous syncretic religious movement in New Fennia.

The comments further demonstrate the strength of nationalist feeling in Cathiopa. The Children of Himyar party is enjoying widespread attention and increasing popularity as a result of its antics, and is hoping to do well in the next elections, along with other, smaller nationalist groupings.

 

[Serbovia]

Ulkoasiaintoimisto
Foreign Office

Fennian Unioni
The Fennian Union

The Union government is most appalled by this instance of unashamed advocation of genocide on behalf of Mr. Ikbara, though we are also satisfied that the Cathiopan legal system will be able to provide appropriate and due justice in this affair.

Regards,
Mr. Kauko Vannas,
Foreign Minister

 

[Saaremaa]

Gunshots in a peace march in Kuressaare
AP International

Following the declaration of Raasiku and the rebellion of the army, groups of students have gathered together in what they called a "peace march to stop the wars between brothers". The original idea of the students were to march from the Kuressaare Polytechnic on the Elva river banks to the Royal Palace, protesting against the rebellion of the army that sparked what some even called a civil war in the Kingdom of Saaremaa. The people were shocked when they saw that the police loyal to the government stood in their way, the protesters couldn't even leave the White Square, in front of the Kuressaare Polytechnic. Moments after the police surrounded the protesters, gun shots were heard, with estimates varying from three deaths and fifteen wounded to more than sixty deaths. It is not yet clear what really happened, as both sides claim different stories.

One thing is sure; Kuressaare was again shocked by the one and probably the biggest street fight it saw in the last two months. The student movement clearly lost this time, as the police crackdown saw many of it's leaders arrested. It is clearly grave news as it seems that both sides of this fight now have no chance to reconcile when earlier they provided a combined front in front of the generals in Raasiku, a front that political analyst often described as having the potential of raising the masses against the generals. This circumstance puts some question marks in the equation, if not the shooting was orchestrated by agents sent by the generals or the policemen were firing on agents of the generals. The government has opened an investigation on this matter.

"They mistook us for rebel agents. It is a laughable excuse. We now know, that both sides of this conflict are keen on taking respectively keeping power. And for that they will do anything. we now see how criminal, both of these sides are," commented on the matter a student who remained anonymous.

 

[Ashkelon]

TCI Consortium Jet Steals the Show at Air Fair
AP Giecz

For the past several months since its inception, True Civilisation Industries LLC has been performing an extensive amount of secretive research and development concerning a new advanced jet fighter. TCI is a consortium formed to facilitate the cooperation of multiple aerospace manufacturers from four nations, including the Aodh-Mór Corporation of Ivernia, Malek Aeronautics of the Mezhist Union, Hammersten-Busch Fabrik of Danmark, and Khyber Aeronautics of Sikandara. After months of complete silence, TCI has finally announced a breakthrough in its developments when it unveiled a new prototype design, the TCV-32 "Cloudcutter" at the Malekmiejske Air Festival yesterday. The 35° swept-back design is clearly reminiscent of the AMC's AME-100 Shimmering Eagle, which currently serves on the air forces of several countries, as well as other contemporary swept-wing designs. Nevertheless, the Cloudcutter astounded onlookers when it took to the air and clocked at almost 1200 kmh during the show, and displayed a remarkable climb rate.

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The TCV-32 Cloudcutter in mid-flight at the 1953 Malekmiejske Air Festival.​

Khyber Aeronautics expressed the Sikandari Imperial Air Force's interest in adopting the TVC 32 as its primary attack plane, while stating they would continue to assist in the development of the new Advanced Aerial Superiority Combat Craft (AASCC) that the Consortium is developing. "I suppose you could consider it a 'side-project'," explained TCI's spokesperson Iwona Kostka at a press interview during the show. "The goal of TCI in developing the AASCC is to set a new standard in jet fighters. The AME-100, the Ma-262G, even the TCV-32... these are all very excellent designs. But we want to go over that... push the envelope. I guess if you wanted to put it in a few words, TCI aims to be the future of fighter jets."

When asked about the projected development time of the AASCC, Kostka answered, "Give us a year or two. You see, the AASCC is already on the drawing board, and is making use of some very radical designs. We would like to properly test those designs before revealing them to the public. You'll see it when it takes off, I assure you." On the subject of other types of jet aircraft, she added, "We do not yet have any plans to expand our product line, but we'll let you know once that changes."

 

[Rheinbund]

Scientists Freie Universität Trier discover chemical structure of DNA

As it became known today, two scientists from the Freie Universität Trier, Dr. Welchersohn and Dr. Krampf, discovered the chemical structure of DNA, the substance that contains the genes of humans, animals, plants, trees and everything that lives on this planet. Basically, this molecule consists of two threads that form a double helix containing phosphates and four kinds of carbohydrates. The four carbohydrates paired two-by-two connect the two threads to each other. Dr. Welchersohn and Dr. Krampf indicate that their discovery opens the way to the cure of many diseases: "Numerous diseases have been linked to one or more defects in genes. In the future, it might be possible to locate the defect gene, find out what is wrong and maybe even correct the mistake." The two scientists also mentioned the possibility to find the causes of cancer, and with that even new treatments against cancer.
The Freie Universität Trier is currently working on organising a congress on the structure of DNA, that will be presented by Dr. Welchersohn and Dr. Krampf. Geneticists from all over the world will receive invitations for that congress. It is expected that many more people will want to know more about this major discovery. Dr. Welchersohn and Dr. Krampf indicated that they look forward to meeting geneticists from all over the world so that they can tell about their historic discovery.

 

[Ivernia]

Ivernians answer the call
AP Alderburgh

Following a mid-year Budget re-adjustment, the Ivernish Senate has vamped the Ivernish Military budget considerably. The head of the Department of Defence ''Prince-Elector'' Evan MacGrath, stated for the national newspaper An Nuactán na hÍvernia that ''This is a direct responce to the various local uprisings that are sweeping Scania. The local safety and stability of the Gothic Sea has plummeted in the past six months after a moment of peace after the August Catastrophe. The Senate of Ivernia with the approval of the Commander-in-Chief High King Felix Ua Neill has decided to make large increases in the Army, Navy and the Air Corps.''
Record numbers of Ivernians have been accepted by recruitment rallies and many men and women who were on hold to join have been accepted. The reserve forces have seen the majority increase, as most of the recruitment rallies are aimed at recruiting for the reserve forces. The Department of Defence has said that they are looking at military contractors both at home and abroad to equip the new forces.

Business AP Alderburgh
Recent reports has also shown the Ivernish Stock Market has seen major drops after the attacks in Boganhem and the uprising in Saaremaa has hurt Ivernia's major trade routes. With a weakened export economy Ivernia's domestic economy has also begun to stagnate. The Senate of Ivernia has approved a rise in the issuing of Government Bonds at a higher interest rate to help combat the issue. The Bank of Ivernia has also been made to offer business loans at lower, subsidised rates to kick start the domestic economy.

 

[Danmark]

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Pertaining to the deaths, a total that remains officially obscured, in the Saaremaari capital city of Kuressaare, I send my own condemnation and, representing Den Folkhus and the Rigskabinet, we are all unanimous.

Whilst this Kingdom and Empire placed immense trust on the authorities in the Saaremaari kingdom to maintain level heads in response to this burgeoning crisis and crescendo of torment, there are immense questions to be asked as to whether the officialdom are directly inculcated in this outrage or whether it was the result of rogue slivers who became far too gung-ho.

Nonetheless, the march of peace gave indications of a deep and clamorous desire for the restitution of normality. We are not entirely deceived that this march could not have been penetrated by elements desiring sheer bloody outcomes and acting in a infiltrationary guise, but this cannot distract anyone from the thrust of this organised march, it being one of peace.

Sincere questions need to be asked not only of on-the-ground commanders, and whether they directed this atrocity, or whether they failed to maintain control over their juniors. But huge questions need to be asked of the even higher authorities and whether they were implicated. Evidence is too hard to give an exact opinion.

But events have developed in a swift fashion seeing the monarchy of Saaremaa with His Majesty King Alvar, a direct blood-cousin to our own Majesty, and the royal household seeking asylum in the High Kingdom.

We cannot and will not condemn the monarchy of Saaremaa but the conveyor of historical developments and realities requires composed focus on the next step.


UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE KING AND EMPEROR

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HR. HENRIK JOACHIM WESTERVELD

FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE GREAT DANISH IMPERIUM

 

[Serbovia]

Fennia expands border minefields as tensions in Scania continue
AP Kalevala

Unspecified Fennian military sources have reported to the Associated Press that Fennian border troops, acting in concert with the regular Union Army, have commenced an operation to increase the size of defensive minefields deployed along Fennia's borders with its neighbor Ostveg.

The historical territorial dispute over the Fennian region of Malminmaa - claimed as Vesterålen first by the former Kingdom of Agderike and now by its successor state the Kingdom of Ostveg - has seen a renewal since the Agder Succession Crisis and contributed to heightened regional tensions in Scania. The regional uncertainty appears to continue as the Fennian government placed the relinquishment of any territorial claims as a prerequisite for possible recognition of Ostveg, while the government in Kristiania has in turn responded by calling for a Fennian recognition of Ostveg before a change of policy in regards to the Malminmaa region could occur.

The Fennian War Office, responsible for oversight of the Fennian military, declined to comment on the reports. A spokesman of the War Office said to the AP that the organization and composition of Fennian border defenses were considered a military secret.

Since the 1937 seizure of power in Fennia by the National Unity Front, numerous border fortifications have been erected to the Fennian borders. These are known collectively as the "Häyhä Line" after Fennian leader Stateholder Joakim Häyhä. The minefields apparently being expanded by the Fennian government along the border form a part of this defensive line.

 

[Touzen]

Constitutionalists appoint new leadership in wake of military setbacks
AP Nokanawa

Following the victory of Taketoriite forces in the suburbs of Nokanawa and the subsequent declaration of Nokanawa as an 'open city' by Citizens' General Hamasaki Riku to "prevent grave loss of life, economic assets and buildings of immeasurable historic value", the Constitutionalist leadership has reshuffled the National Emergency Council, citing the need for "a strong leadership of the Constitutional State as we approach the second year of struggle for the future of our country and people."

Hamasaki is succeeded as Supervisor of Military Affairs by Citizens' General Mori of Army Group West. Nishimura Katsumi will resign as Chairman of the Emergency Council, but remain the Citizens' Congress spokesman in the National Emergency Council in his role as Supervisor of Political Affairs. He is succeeded as Chairman of the National Emergency Council by Shizuka Haruto, previously chief secretary of the personal staff of Lord Protector Kaneko Haru. New Supervisor of Economic Affairs will be Moto Isamu, succeeding Nakamoto Kenta who will instead take control of the political education section of Army Group Middle.

Elected Lord Protector Kaneko Haru remains unconscious after the December 1st attack on the Citizens' Congress. The bomb planted by Taketoriite supporters, with some controversially claiming returned political exile Taketori himself being directly involved, detonated during a state visit by Jurchen Marshall Dorgon intended to solve the deep-seated political crisis in the Constitutional State after months of low intensity skirmishes between competing political factions and political deadlock. The attack claimed the lives of 76 Members of Congress, with hundreds injured. Marshall Dorgon himself survived the attack, but lost sight on his left eye, while recently appointed Lord Protector Kaneko suffered severe burns and remains unconsciousness, cared for and hidden in an unknown location. Acting under the impression of the temporary collapse of Constitutional State authority and rapid gains by militants of all colors, remnants of the All Citizens' Congress and Lord Protector Kaneko's administration reformed in the National Emergency Council intended to stabilize the political situation and restore constitutional order.

The National Emergency Council has not been met without criticism however, with some denying it its self-appointed role as legal representatives of the Constitutional State's government. A previous reorganization of the council this January failed to improve the NEC's standing or ability to counter military threats. The latest reorganization now comes after a statement leaked from Continental Navy circles threatened to refuse to recognize further orders from the NEC's "inefficient military leadership." The inclusion of Shizuka, a close associate of Kaneko's, could now be a signal to opponents of the NEC's claim to authority that it is willing to compromise in its quest to build a national united front.

 

[Serbovia]

Protests in support of arrested Swana murder suspect escalate into a riot
AP Mpungu-nkanka

In the New Fennian capital of Pyhä Henrik, a demonstration for the release of a 24- year old murder suspect escalated into rioting yesterday. A march held by fellow Swana tribesmen for the release of the man - a former servant of the Turkula landowner couple slain over a week ago and arrested for the killing - turned into violence outside of the Pyhä Henrik Central Prison when local constables and mounted military policemen started to disperse the group of two hundred Swanas that had gathered to demonstrate outside of the prison.

The unannounced demonstration was beaten back by baton-wielding policemen after the protesters refused orders to disperse, demanding access to the 24- year old held in the prison pending charges of murder. Canisters containing CN gas, a non-lethal lachymatory agent widely adopted during the recent years in Fennia for riot control purposes, were also thrown into the crowd. According to the Pyhä Henrik police presidium, over fifty people were arrested in the course of this action, while several policemen were reportedly wounded by rocks thrown by the Swana demonstrators. There was no information on injuries sustained by protestors involved.

Later in the evening, a larger group of ethnic Swanas - containing both Pyhä Henrik locals and relatives of the said murder suspect who had come to the city from nearby towns - reportedly set off from the city's Swana Quarter. With cars toppled and set alight and several storefronts owned by ethnic Fennians and other white migrants in the nearby areas ransacked, the Mounted Military Police was again called in to disperse what police sources characterized as the most serious outbreak of rioting in Pyhä Henrik since the 1947 race riots.

During the course of the evening, two people were reportedly killed as a Fennian storeowner used a pump-action shotgun to hold back a group of looters attempting to enter his store. Though this incident was initially described as self-defense, Pyhä Henrik police chief Oskari Lähderanta said that it would be investigated as a matter of routine. According to Lähderanta, up to two hundred rioters were arrested by his policemen and the Mounted Military Police in the course of the night. Those involved in attacking the police and engaging in looting were said to be put in speed trials during the course of the next week.

Lieutenant General Yrjö Hannula, Governor-General of the Protected Territories, reacted immediately and implored the authorities to suppress the riots. "This sort of gangsterism and vandalist actions shall not be tolerated in the Pearl of Fennian Himyar", Hannula said today in an interview of the Union Public Radio, "Persons involved in the rioting will face the highest penalties we can give under the law, and I have ordered the Protected Territories Police and the Union Military Police to pre-empt any further incidents of unrest." Troops from the 3rd Marine Infantry Brigade, a crack unit of the Fennian Union Marine Corps stationed in Pyhä Henrik, were put on standby in case of further unrest.

The motive for the rioting appears to be in the investigation of the Turkula murder case, which some Swana activists have claimed has been conducted unfairly by the Protected Territories Police. The arrested 24- year old continues to protest his innocence, even while admitting that he had taken some of the private possessions of the murdered landholder couple. More so, the incident highlights underboiling tensions in the Fennian colonies facing a growing government-encouraged influx of white settlement, and where historically the colonies' black natives have faced informal discrimination on behalf of the Fennian and other white migrants.

 

[Socialist Commonwealth]

All-Workers Congress in Carentania with historical changes
AP Rijeka

Every six months, ten thousands of delegates from all corners of Carentania gather in Rijeka to decide on the future of the country and pass reforms wherever deemend necessary. However, rarely has seen a Congress such drastic changes to Carentanian politics as the one held last weekend. Fundamental reforms to the emergency services, brought underway after a devastating traincrash in Cazma earlier this year, are perhaps the least memorable of all these changes, even though they will have considerable impact on life in Carentania. More notable to many is the end of a taboo in Carentanian political life, come about with the establishment of an internal secret service. This Agency for Covert Investigations is tasked with gathering informations for the combat against Mezhist terrorists - and the resolution would perhaps be unthinkable if not for the shocking assassination of the Carentanian Marshal of the Army weeks ago in the center of Rijeka. During this terrorist attack in the heart of Carentania, the massive carbomb used for this purpose killed dozens of Carentanians and injured many more.

The assassination led to a change in the military high command of Carentania, which is now dominated by hardliners and hawks. A change that was now followed by the election of Tomas Jerman to the position of Commissar for Foreign Affairs. Deemed a hardliner and hawk as well, many expect Carentania to pursue a far more aggressive and confrontational foreign policy now, abandoning past attempts of cooperation with capitalist powers and focusing on partnership with other socialist states. While Mr. Jerman stressed - backed by several resolutions of the Congress that force him to pursue this goal regardless of his own opinion - that he seems to end current foreign deployments of the Carentanian military, he will not do so at the cost of Carentanian interests abroad. This position will likely be further reinforced by the military expansion programs passed by Congress: by the end of the decade, Carentania wants to field an airforce consisting solely of jet-fighter types. Currently, many bombers and especially the dedicated close-air-support fighter crafts are still using propeller engines. Furthermore, Carentania wants to lay down a third carrier fleet within the same timeframe, using a larger design than the currently operating Maximo and Samobor.

Another goal to be reached by the end of the decade which Carentania committed to last weekend was the goal of putting a man in space. The creation of a space programm had been proposed by a consortium of Carentanian industry, academia and military and was enthusiastically endorsed by the All-Workers Congress. Carentania will seek the partnership of its allies in pursuing this goal and had been negotiating the possibility of a joint space programm with both its allies Havenshire and Parthia in the recent months. It is likely that these countries will, now that the All-Workers Congress has finally endorsed this goal, finalize their agreements and begin research into spaceflight.

 

[Transabina]

Ideological Differences Threaten to Split Saami Agrarian Union
AP Aanaari

The Saami Agrarian Union, or Saami Verroboanda, has been rocked by a crisis of ideology and leadership, since the death of party-founder Nilaa Imarri last month. Saami Verroboanda was founded in the early 1920s, by then Congressman Imarri, following a break with the leadership of the conservative Saami Homeland Party (Ruosaapmiin). Under the leadership of Imarri, the small party grew rapidly in the 1930s and 1940s, becoming the leading center-right party in Saamiland, and an important coalition member in the conservative Uuliskii and Kvimaaki presidencies between 1935-1945. It is currently the second-largest opposition party within the Saami Congress, with 11 seats (9.5%).

The untimely death of Nilaa Imarri has raised serious questions over the direction the party should take. At last week's Saami Verroboanda Party Congress, heated debates were made on this subject by the party's two major candidates for the role of party leader, Emel Olavsen and Aabrraan Meandaasi. Congressman Emel Olavsen led conserviative elements in advocating a continuation of Saami Verroboanda's original platform, as advocated by the late Nilaa Imarri. He was challenged by the young and charismatic party member Aabrraan Meandaasi, the recently elected first-term Mayor of Salla. Meandaasi proposed a new, populist direction, advocating a radical platform based upon land reform, the end of conscription, political decentralization, and a return to direct democracy in Saamiland.

Like their policies, Meandaasi and Olavsen are a study in contrasts. Emil Olavsen, age 61, comes from a wealthy background the son of large landowners in western Tsappesuvarri province. Groomed for a political career from a young age, Olavsen attended the private Christian college Risttaallaskulva Tsappesuvarri. His history with the party reaches back almost to its founding, and he was widely considered the most prominent of Imarri's adjutants. In comparison, the 33 year old Aabrraan Meandaasi is a relative newcomer to both the Saami Agrarian Union and to political office. The son of sharecroppers in southern Salla province, Meandassi traveled abroad to study medicine in Touzen. A doctor by training, he only entered politics four years ago, but has nonetheless developed a strong following among Saami Verroboanda's constituency. Compared to the rigid nationalist Olavsen, Meandaasi has commented publicly on the considerable influence his time in Touzen had upon his development, and has indicated his support for the Post-Delegationist ideology.

After three days of private debate, the Saami Agrarian Union Party Congress held a public vote for party leader on Wednesday. The results, announced just last night, indicate that Emil Olavsen will take leadership of the party. However, in this morning's press conference, Mayor Meandaasi stated that he does not consider the issue closed, and has called for a party caucus to affirm last night's vote. This demand was echoed by other liberal members of the Saami Agrarian Union in similar press statements today, including four of the party's 11 members of the Saami Congress. If this demand is not met, the Meandaasi has threatened to break with Saami Verroboanda and form a competing organization under his own leadership.

This dispute threatens to undermine the Saami Agrarian Union's position within the Saami Congress and among its ordinary members. Should a break occur, it is likely that the Saami Agrarian union will be reduced to as few as seven seats in the Saami Congress, relegating it to the status of a minor opposition party. Perhaps more worrying for Olavsen and other Saami conservatives is the possibility that Meandaasi's faction could join in the center-left governing coalition led by President Isku Ooli's Justice Party (Vuoigaatvuđ), raising their total to 73 seats in the Saami Congress - dangerously close to a critical 78-seat 2/3rds majority. Whether this will happen remains to be seen, but it is clear that the future of the Saami Agrarian Union - and perhaps the entire political order of Saamiland - will be decided in the next few days as Congressman Olavsen considers his rival's demands.

 

[Socialist Commonwealth]

New airplanes may have been involved in Carentanian victory in Bay of Vangala
AP Rijeka

Informations about the war being waged between Yujin and Vangala are hard to come by and much of what appears to be a decisive defeat of Imperial Yujins offensive against the fledgling communist state remains shrouded in obscurity. Even scarcer are informations about the exact nature and extent of Carentanias involvement in the war, even though the Workers' Republic is an official participant in the war ever since the Liangang Consulate Crisis, during which Imperial Yujin declared war on Carentania and Havenshire. Apart from the official report to the All-Workers' Congress in may, there was hardly any official statement from the Commissariate for Defense or the Carentanian military adressing the fights in the east.
Part of the reason for this mysterious silence about what is deemed a thorough military victory may be, that Carentania seems to be using the war to test new weapons systems. Eye-witnesses in the Bay of Vangala and sources within the Yujin military indicate that a previously unknown type of airplane was involved in the fighting on Carentanias side and apparently has proven to be a deathly foe for military vessels within the region. The plane appears to be capable of long-range strikes on enemy ships from beyond visual range and may be the reason why Carentania has managed to decisively defeat the Imperial Navy of Yujin with only a relatively small surface fleet present in the vast area of the Bay of Vangala.
Carentanian officials have, however, refused to comment on these claims.

 

[Vangala]

Reports of mass graves in south-eastern Vangala
AP International

Authorities in Vangala have claimed the Imperial Yujiner Army is responsible for a number of mass graves discovered in south-eastern Vangala, where the majority of fighting with Yujin took place. The Vangalan government has released a few images as evidence to selected media organisations, including Associated Press, but refused to allow foreign investigators near the sites of the mass graves, citing security concerns.

The ruling Communist Party believes the massacres took place during the brief occupation of Vangala's southern border regions by Yujiner forces, often as reprisals for acts of resistance by local Vangalan villagers. Vangalan President Jadugopal Basu has promised to rebury the victims and honour them with an official memorial.

Vangalan External Affairs Minister Ajoy Qamaruzzaman, speaking to the global press in the port-city of Chattananga, which last month was only a few miles away from the fighting, has demanded concerted action from the international community against Yujin for the mass graves. Yujin has become increasingly isolated in international affairs since the attacks on Carentanian and Havenite consulates in Liangiang, and is widely seen as the aggressor in the recent war with Vangala.

Yujin has rejected the accusations made by the People's Republic of Vangala, and has praised the conduct of its soldiers during the conflict. Yujin instead alleges massacres were carried out by Vangalan forces, and attempts to blame the Yujiner Imperial Army are part of a wider propaganda effort. Similar claims have been made by Maga nationalist groups, who assert Vangalan troops mass-murdered ethnic Magas for supposed collaboration with the invading Yujiner forces.

The conflict between Vangala and Yujin has currently reached a stalemate, with the frontline stabilising along the border, which is marked by the Meghalaya Mountains and Emerald River. However, the People's Republic of Vangala has declared it will not sign a peace treaty unless Yujin agrees to war reparations and demilitarisation of its border regions, both of which are unlikely.

 

[Serenierre]

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OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE

The Imperial Government, under the leadership of Chancellor Suleymani, is most disturbed to hear the position being adopted by the Communist clique ruling in Kilkila, which is so averse to the possibility of ending the conflict with Yujin. It is our advice to the leaders of that country to abandon the demands it has placed as conditions for a peace agreement. Failure to do so, will create an impression in the world and amongst the neighbouring states of that country that, the communist clique is a wider threat to regional stability and tranquility. The Imperial Government is observing the situation with great interest and must convey its own preparations to counter any breach of the sovereignty of this country by forces loyal to the Communists in Vangala with the might of the full force of our arsenal of weapons. We remind the communist clique to sue for peace as the benefits of a peaceful region, far outweigh those of a region at war. We urge the communist leadership Kilkila to heed our advice in the interests of a better future for this continent. Raza Jamali Khar Grand Councillor for Diplomatic Affairs​

@Vangala

 

[Vangala]

Ministry of External Affairs

The Imperial State of Sikandara demonstrates untrammelled arrogance in attempting to dictate the terms of any possible future peace treaty between the People's Republic of Vangala and the Empire of Yujin. Let it be remembered that the People's Republic of Vangala is the victim of an unprovoked assault by the Empire of Yujin, whose armies are responsible for unspeakable horrors on our lands, including the mass murder of entire communities. To allow the Xiang Cabal to continue their reign unpunished would be an affront to the legacies of the Revolution's martyrs. The People's Republic of Vangala will insist on reparations to rebuild devastated areas and demand the demilitarisation of border regions to ensure an invasion will never occur again.

 

[Socialist Commonwealth]

Commissariate for Foreign Affairs

The Sikandaran government should reconsider any threats towards the Vangalan people, state and government. Carentania will aid Vangala in repelling any aggression and the defeat of Yujin should serve as warning example to the reactionaries in Shahdara.
Yujin has repeatedly breached international rights and acted in reckless aggression towards other members of the European community: from its assault on foreign nationals during the Liangang consulate crisis, to its declaration of war on Carentania and Havenshire, as well as its unprovoked attack on Vangala. It is only reasonable that, given this history, Vangala demands reparations and guarantuees of security from the Yujin government.

Therefore, the People's Republic of Vangala enjoys the full support of its Carentanian allies.