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[Serenierre]

Escalation of tensions in greater Touyou
AP Shahdara

The Sikandari government, today, broadened the scope of already an already crippling sanctions regime against the Kingdom of Matara by imposing a blanket ban on exports of Sikandari oil to the country due to their alleged human rights violations against the Muslim minority that lives in the country. The announcement comes after a series of tense diplomatic communiques were exchanged as a result of a particularly bloody engagement between border security forces between the two forces, which according to the Sikandari government's report began when Matari border guards sought to use force to prevent asylum seekers from crossing over into Sikandara.

The government of Chancellor Suleymani has stated that they had to take the drastic step of an oil embargo when the Matari government refused to engage with the issue of the oppression of the Muslims in that country. The government's spokesman stated that the Matari government had been informed about the clauses of the embargo statutes which governed the policy and were aware of the possibility of such an action by Sikandara.

Analysts in the know on Matara, have said that they believe that the Sikandari government is trying to weaken the military junta in place in Kampot by discrediting it internationally and seek to restore the royal government under the King's control. Recent tensions between the two countries mark the end of a long period of stability between these two historic rivals in the region. While many in Gallo-Germani fear an open conflict developing between the two nations, both the Matari and Sikandari governments have reasserted their commitment to peace. But the failure of both governments to de-escalate the situation leaves many in doubt.

 

[Clarenthia]

Editorial: Milesia Forces Ragnarrike to Confront Itself
AP Ragnarrike

Duncan Loch, a senior Claíomh Solais member of the Ivernish Parliament, proudly proclaimed that the new Ivernish Imperial Federation will extend from Ragnarrike to Naoned. Obviously, the implication is that Ivernia will conquer and assimilate both Caledonia and Heilagrheim into their new regime. The statement was clearly confrontational and has caused grave concerns amongst the Jarldoms of South Heilagrheim, a land whose borders seem to be the forefront of the Heilagrish-Ivernish debate. While threats from Ivernia to Heilagrheim and vice versa have subsided in recent decades, the tensions still loom. The radical fringe group, Claíomh Solais, making such a severe threat is not particularly surprising nor uncommon. The real question is, why has King Erlingur chosen to remain silent?

News of the Ivernish Civil War has flooded Heilagrish networks for months now. The nation that has historically remained dominant in Scania is now destabilized and putting both Heilagrheim and Caledonia in a unique position to assert increased control. At the forefront of this destabilization is the declaration of the Republic of Milesia, a former province of Ivernia that is now seeking independence. One needs to know, why has King Erlingur of Heilagrheim chosen to be so quiet when it comes to the perils of Milesia – a new nation engaged in a struggle with the Ivernish.

The answer is that supporting Milesia will implicitly force the Heilagrish King to confront the ongoing hypocrisies of the Heilagrish system. A weakened Ivernia is an obvious foreign policy benefit for Heilagrheim. However, a weakened Ivernia at the expense of galvanizing anti-monarchist forces within Heilagrheim, is of no benefit.

There’s no surprise that it’s denied in an official setting, but Republican and Separatist forces in Heilagrheim have grown in recent years, moving from an inconvenience to a serious concern to the future of that nation. Should Erlingur make the decision to support the Milesian struggle, he proclaims that he supports a Republican separatist movement.

I believe this shows the overall weakness of Heilagrheim’s Monarchy – which is an institution of 104 years of age trying to subjugate a system that has existed for 973 years. People have a right to self-determination, King Erlingur. It seems unfortunate that the one chance Heilagrheim has to weaken Ivernia needs to be passed because of the possibility of weakening itself in the process.
[MENTION=1187]Ivernia[/MENTION] [MENTION=1517]Caledonia[/MENTION]

 

[Ivernia]

Naval Battle in heavy storm in Gothic Sea
AP Caladbolg

Reports have come in that during a major Autumn storm in the Gothic Sea last week a convoy of two Ivernish Imperial Navy cruisers have been attacked during the heaviest night of the storm. The reports have come in from the besieged loyalist city of Lowport, where the sailors regaled their story to the local people.

It is expected that the attack was committed by the military of the ''Self-Proclaimed Milesia Republic.'' Up to this point Naval battles in the Ivernish Civil War were very few, with most campaigns being through the use of army forces.


Some of the sailors in Lowport stated the call came in to assist Lowport due to the republicans gaining major territory and the besieged city being on it's ''last legs''.


Mr. Duncan Loch, the new Minister for War and senior party member of Claíomh Solais, stated ''While the excursion was unfortunate, the Gothic Storm proved effective in cloaking this mission. The damage done in the combat is minimal and the people of Lowport shall know that Caladbolg will not abandon those loyal to them.''

 

[Serenierre]

Anger simmering in Serenierre after arrest of Burgundian spies
AP Villesen

The mood in Villesen is tense. The security outside the Burgundian Embassy has been tightened. In the corridors of power all across the beautiful city, members of the highest body of the Communist Party have been gathering, in private and in public, to discuss the developments with the People's Republic's northerly Grand Ducal neighbour. The People's Tribune, the ruling party's official publication, announced, earlier today, that state authorities had arrested three Burgundian nationals who had been found amongst known supporters of the Grand Duke of Bourgogne for the long-extinct throne of Serenierre.

Rumours across the capital have suggested that a secret meeting of the highest authority within the Communist Party, the Commissariat of People's Deputies was to hold a meeting to discuss the bilateral relationship with Bourgogne. It has long been felt in Serenierre that Bourgogne's royal rulers have sought to unite the countries under a single crown. This kind of pan-national Francophone union has been controversial in the country ever since the Republican Revolution in 1844. This hostility to pan-Frankism has continued following the People's Revolution in 1929. The matter came to the forefront recently when the Grand Duke refused to give up his claim to the Serenierrese throne.

The Governments of Serenierre & Bourgogne have not responded to our calls.

 

[Saaremaa]

Countrywide protests as summit approaches. Protesters call the republic a failed experiment
AP Kuressaare

As the summit of Kuressaare approaches, protesters have taken to the streets to protest against the actions of the Lepp cabinet. The protests first started in Imavere and Kuressaare but in the next days it has soared to all the main cities and towns of the country. The main reason of the protests is the fact that Riina Lepp declared that she wants Saaremaa to be aligned with the socialist countries. The head of the protesters is the leader of the Democratic Liberal Party, Anna Sepp. She was the last Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saaremaa, until in 1953, the military organized the coup d'etat.

Sepp declared that proclaiming a republic, two years ago was a mistake of gigantic proportions and calls it a scheme of the left wingers to create a communist dictatorship like in Serenierre of Kadikistan. Sepp also said in a speech she held in the King Mihkel Square in Kuressaare that "when the Kadikis condemned the democratic regime in Saaremaa, it was a trigger for Riina Lepp to start implementing the dictatorial policies she aspires to". Protesters, many of whom were supporters of the Progressive Union and of Republicanism n 1954, have signed petitions in which they call for the re-investiture of Prince Alvar as King Alvar VI. The manifest signed by the conservative and liberal members of the parliament, together with a big number of members of the civil society, describes the fact that Saaremaa had a three century tradition of democracy before 1953 and now, the current actions of the government are destroying it. They stated that they want the return of King Alvar VI as a guarantor of the Saare democracy.

Protests have also started in Loago, where the Saare minority there has always been described as being more conservative than their metropolitan brothers. There were even Fante people who demonstrated for the return of King Alvar VI, with Lord Protector Jaak Manyika declaring that he is ready to cooperate either with Lepp or with Alvar and he also condemned the actions of the Saare government, saying that "it is a grave mistake to turn towards communism. Even if Loago is a brotherly nation of Saaremaa, we will not accept it and will be ready to fight it, if Kuressaare would try to impose it on us. That is why we are participating at that summit, to be sure that our voice is heard."

When asked is there is a threat towards the civilian government coming from the army again, General Andrus Massing dismissed the claims and said that after the fall of the military regime, the subjects involving the army or police have become taboo, such a thing being a grave problem as the law enforcement institutes are weak, Kuressaare currently being one of the most dangerous cities to live in from the Western World, excluding Milesia. But the general also stated that he always was a royalist and he believes that the reduced living standard in the 1953-1956 period compared to the pre-1953 period has disgruntled many people who at the beginning supported the republican government.

Prince Alvar, who was invested in 1952, King Alvar VI, King of Saaremaa and of the North, has been deposed less than a year later. He lived together will his mother, the late Queen Dowager Eha in Eiffelland after the military regime came to power and has returned to Saaremaa in 1954, when the republic was declared and after Queen Eha died. Now, the 20 year old prince declared that he will listen to the people and if needed he will return to perform his duties. His older brother, Prince Mihkel, who passed the throne in 1953 has currently married with Maarika Tamm the daughter of Andrus Tamm, the head of the Maausk faith and is the chairman of a charitable organization that helps the families from the northern regions that were hit by poverty to survive the winter. Prince Mihkel also declared that Saaremaa was in better shape in the old days, but he also said that it doesn't matter what titles the head of state has, such things does not change the say the country functions. "But if they really want a return of the monarchy, there are many loops in the law that can make it a reality without even a referendum, especially when the realities of the north come to be known by Kuressaare, especially on how the republican referendum was organized in 1954, it can easily be declared null and void by the Constitutional Court," stated the prince, not willing to give more details on what electoral problems he was referring to.

 

[Saaremaa]

CEB investigates the alleged referendum fraud
AP Kuressaare

The Central Electoral Bureau has started an investigation regarding the alleged referendum fraud that took place in Pohjamaad after Prince Mihkel Saar stated for Affiliated Press that the Maausk believers were persuaded if not coerced into voting for the republican constitution. The Chairman of the Central Electoral Bureau, Jaak Raud has declared that the CEB has not investigated into this further because no complaints were registered at the headquarters of the CEB in Pohjamaad, in Imavere. After the statement made by Prince Mihkel, the Maausk Democratic Party, a member of the "A Right Saaremaa" Alliance has declared that the Socialist Worker's Party, the main party in the Progressive Union has employed tactics of coercion, barring the Maausk believers to vote and then falsified the electoral documents to make it look like the turnout was close to 100%. It is true that in the referendum, the regions where the Maausk believers were the majority, the turnout was in average 95% and more than 90% of the voters supported the republic. Concomitantly with the MDP, many people from Pohjamaad came to the Electoral Bureau to file a complaint regarding the fraud.

If the CEB is to declare that the referendum results were rigged, the electoral law of Saaremaa states that all the constitutional changes brought by the said referendum are declared null and void. Such a thing would officially disband the Federal Democratic Republic of Saaremaa and bring back the Kingdom of Saaremaa. The leader of the extraparliamentarian opposition, Anna Sepp declared that she hopes to see the CEB see the truth regarding the abuses of the communist regime in power. The Maausk Democratic Party and the Democratic Liberal Party have also stated that if the CEB will declare the referendum valid, they have organized a petition to have a second referendum to return the monarchy. Currently, in the background of the anti-communist protests in Saaremaa, the petition has been signed by more than 210.000 people, two times more than what the law stipulates that the requests enters the parliament.

The head of the Social Democratic Party, the minor partner in the Progressive Union, Koit Sisask has entered negotiations with the Maausk Democratic Party and the Democratic Liberals to leave the Progressive Union and join the Right Saaremaa Alliance. He has described the Union and the party led by Riina Lepp as being a "sinking ship".

 

[Dorsendo]

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[Lovisa]

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[Holy Frankish Empire]

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[Oneida]

Military Arrests 10 Varanasi-born Nationals
AP Solis

Today, soldiers of the Aurarine People’s Army raided a tenement and arrested 10 Varanasi nationals whom are accused of conspiring against the Aurarine State. The entire tenement was shut down and the residents were speedily moved into temporary housing while the Commissariat for Defense launched an investigation into the matter.

“We Are Sworn to Protect,” spokesmen Julio Rodriguez stated “That means stopping all threats, both foreign and domestic. Auaria has, and always will be, a place for all the refugees of the Bourgeois to find a home free of oppression. Taking that stance opens us up to the potential of attack and it is the responsibility of all citizens to work with their Government to ensure the preservation of our freedom. We Are Sworn to Protect.”

Details on the arrest have been kept quiet as so far only military personnel have entered the building. Tenants are unavailable for interview. The identity of those arrested have not been released and reports show that The Commissariat has not been in communication with the Varanasi Embassy in Solis.

“Is there any reason to believe there is a larger plot to which threatens Aurarine stability?” a journalist asked.

“Do not ask such incendiary questions,” Rodriguez replied “There is no concern to cause a panic. The People’s Armed Forces will forever work in tandem with the Community Guard to ensure the safety and security of all of our people.”
[MENTION=32]Talemantros[/MENTION]

 

[Rheinbund]

Eiffellandian armed forces announce war games in Eastern Long Sea and Kalahari Sea

Today the Eiffellandian armed forces announced that they will conduct war games in the Eastern Long Sea and the Kalahari Sea, in which mainly the Navy and the Air Force will be involved but the Army will have a role as well. The war games will take place between 22 and 29 February 1956. The Ministry for Defence indicated that the war games will take place far away from the official and most common sea routes so that commercial and passenger sea travel won't be hampered. Governments of the countries near the places where the war games will take place as well as all large shipping companies have been notified. As an extra safety measure, the location of the war games will be checked if any vessels are traveling in its neighbourhoods. Such vessels will be informed about the war games and adviced to follow a route that will keep them out of the location of the war games.
The Ministry for Defence indicated "periodic need of exercise" as the only reason for the war games, but there are rumours that Kadikistan's recent threats against Justiza and Saaremaa were factors in the decision to hold these war games, although the Eiffellandian government does not want to confirm these rumours.

 

[Saaremaa]

Party of the Left declares war on the Kingdom of Saaremaa
AP International

The Party of the Left, which was declared illegal at the beginning of this year after the restoration of the monarchy and whose leaders have ran away from the country and set up their new headquarters in Ivar, has formally and officially declared war on the Kingdom of Saaremaa. The decree banning the party was signed by the head of the National Unity Government, Anna Sepp, after the party refused to take part in the unity government, following the restoration and openly called for a revolution against the state. The decree stipulated that the party is to be banned from the Saare politics following the calls to violence done by the party leaders and for the creation of a paramilitary wing, called the Promethean People's Revolutionary Army, which is considered a terrorist organization.

The party, which is a founding member of the Marxist-Leninovist International has since then moved it's headquarters from Kuressaare to Ivar, the capital of Kadikistan, has received much more funding since entering the international and has started a wide political campaign to oppose the restoration of the monarchy in Saaremaa. After the arrest of four members of the Promethean People's Revolutionary Army yesterday, Koit Sokk, the chairman of the party, has officially declared war on the government of Anna Sepp and called for all left wingers in the country to organize and fight against the Saare authorities.

"It is the duty of all progressive minded Saare to fight against the reactionary and corporatist regime that recalled the teenage tyrant, Alvar VI back too power. If needed, everyone should take a weapon and start fighting against the corporatist authorities and disrupt the functioning of the state, so that we can prepare for the return of the republic, the regime that brought us wealth and freedom. I hope that our comrades in Kadikistan will support us in our fight for freedom, and if needed join our armed struggle," stated Koit Sokk in his address to the party members in Ivar.

The Saare authorities responded by stating that the Unitarian and Royal Army is ready to act against any attack of the communist terrorists and also warns the Kadiki Government against any military more against the Kingdom or in support for the terrorists.

 

[Rheinbund]

Aussenministerium
Trier, Eiffelland

Although we consider it a bad move to ban the Party of the Left in Saaremaa, we don't agree with this declaration of war, either. We will deliver all the support needed to the Government of Saaremaa, i.e. the Government under King Alvar VI.

Rudolph Kögler, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Vice-Chancellor

 

[Oneida]

“They must shoot us down.”
AP Solis

Today, Chairman Ignacio Caballero has issued a decree that Aurarine Cargo planes, operated under the People’s Air Corps will begin airlifting food, medicine, and other supplies to the island nation of Justiza. The surprising announcement shocked the media as the Chairman has otherwise been silent on the tension between the Kadikistani and Justizian nations.

“Kadikistan’s aggressive posturing across the globe is unsettling,” the Chairman said “Auraria values the dignity of human life and right now, the workers of Justiza must know that liberation does not mean subjugation.

The Chairman went on with what has become a theme in his administration, a “global pursuit to defend human dignity.” The Aurarine Chairman has kept rather distant of the Kadikistani leaders. A reporter asked about the sensitive nature of the blockade and what it would mean for Aurarine airmen.

“If the Kadikistani intend to stop our shipments of humanitarian aide, then they will be left with no option but to open fire on our air craft.”

The Chairman announced that there will be no time for the Kadikistani Government to issue a statement or counter argument to Aurarine action. The Chairman said that the airlifts will begin immediately. At the end of the conference, he uttered the motto of the Aurarine State:

“We Are Sworn to Protect.”

 

[Rheinbund]

Aussenministerium
Trier, Eiffelland

A blunt but very courageous move by the Aurarians. Should it be needed, the Eiffellandian air space will be open for the Aurarian planes.

Rudolph Kögler, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Vice-Chancellor

 

[Pelasgia]

Bloodbath in Propontis - Martial Law imposed
AP Propontis

A deadly explosion rocked Propontis' Central Railway Station yesterday, leaving more than sixty people dead and hundreds terribly wounded. Police, paramedics and firemen rushed to the scene of the explosion, whose blastwave was so strong it shattered the windows os shops and houses near the station. Local hospitals, particularly the 501 Saint George's Imperial Military Hospital, where overwhelmed by the sheer number of wounded people, while Military Police set up checkpoints around the city.

Earlier today, a day after the attack, the Emperor adressed the nation. In his adress he confirmed suspicions of a terrorist attack, while revealing that several the persons involved in the planning and execution of the attack where already in custody. He also announced a nationwide State of Emrgency as well as Martial Law in the Theme of Phryxaea, the adminitistrative region wherein Propontis is located, vowing that the rest of the conspirators would be brought to justice, while calling on the Empire's people to draw strength from their faith and history.

Later that day, Imperial Police announced that six people had been arrested while attemtping to flee the capital and another had been shot dead by Military Police when he attempted to breach a checkpoint with a vehicle. Two more were arrested in Kerasond, the Imperial Dynasty's home city, where it seems they had been planning another attack. The arrestes were made thanks to evidence found in the baggage of the would-be runaway conspirators in Propontis' eastern suburbs. The identity and affiliation of the attackers has yet to be revealed, leading to wide speculations as to who instigated the strike. At the same time many witnesses have come forward with testimonies, though it is unclear how helpful these will be.

There is a wide wave of mourning, both in Propontis itself as well as the Empire as a whole, as thousands line up outside hospitals to donate blood. Many have hanged the Imperial flag outside their houses, while many magazines and papers have black cover pages. Yesterday's major football game between Athlitiki Enosis Propontidos, Propontis' sports club, and Panatthikos Athlitikos Omilos, Atthis' sports club, saw a minute of silence being held before the game itself. The act was spontanious by the players and fans, since news of the attack only reached them shortly before the game's planned starting time. AEP went on to win the match, resulting in applause from fans of both teams.

It is unclear what changes the attack might bring to Propontine politics, however it is almost certain that they are bound to be significant. More information is expected to be uncovered and revealed about the events of February 27 as the days go by and the authorities' investigation proceeds. In the meantime, Propontis is full of armed troops and the Ministry of Public Security & Policing is advising Propontis' citizens not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.

 

[Socialist Commonwealth]

SWR Navy spotted in Gothic Sea
AP Caerdydd

Military vessels flying the colors of the Socialist World Republic have been spotted in the Gothic Sea, far off from their Borean homelands. Initial reports by local fishermen could be confirmed when several of the managed to take pictures of the ships, which since then have been identified as Hamilton Class Destroyers, one of the main assets of the Republican Navy. The vessels are believed to be part of the First and Second Great Sea Fleets, which had dispatched for a maneuver announced by the Republic's Navy Marshal roughly a week ago. Why they had now entered the Gothic Sea remains unknown, as SWR authorities have refused to comment on the issue.

 

[Oneida]

Progressive Leader, Former Chancellor Patrick Budai blasts Imperial Government
AP Linz

“You must be jesting,” Patrick Budai stated “The Publishing Company would never allow a critique of a Carinthian Chancellor to be sent across the world.”

Patrick Budai is the Party Leader of the Progressive Union and has lead the floor for the opposition to the National Democratic Union’s government under Chancellor Wulf Jordan. Budai and Jordan have an interesting relationship, one that sets them apart from any other pair in their respective roles. In 1946, Patrick Budai was sworn in as the first Harkaner Chancellor in over 15 years and served until 1950, when he was replaced by Wulf Jordan of the National Democratic Union.

Unfortunately for Mr. Jordan, he was only able to keep control of Parliament for two years and in 1952, he returned power to Mr. Budai. Budai lead the Progressive Union through one of the dirtiest and closest elections in history in 1954, just barely maintaining a majority. That Majority collapsed in 1956 when Wulf Jordan organized a coalition government to once again reclaim the Chancellorship.

Recently, Leader Budai submitted a resolution to the Imperial Parliament’s Committee on Governance to request that the legislative body officially censure the government of Chancellor Jordan. The move was not unprecedented, but definitely uncommon. While the move garnered media coverage in Harkány and to a lesser extent Carinthia, it hardly made it outside of the two Crown Lands. That is what brought Deputy Budai to the Associated Press. Below is an excerpt between an interview with AP Reporter Sebastian Beckert and Leader Patrick Budai.

“Chancellor Jordan, in less than one hundred days, has put Carinthia-Harkány on an almost certain warpath with the so called democratic Kadikistan. For 8 years I prevented armed conflict, used diplomacy to talk down conflicts and I certainly never would have supported the current regime in Ivernia,” Budai said.

“Do you support the Milesian Revolt?” asked Beckert.

“Of course not, I reject any armed conflict. Humanity is more evolved than the level of discourse displayed. However, it is difficult to ignore the kind of fascism exuded by the current regime in Ivernia. I can understand their plight, but I reject their notion of violence,” Budai answered.

“Do you believe that requesting the Parliament to vote on an official censure of itself is a destabilizing move at a time when the nation should be brought together and unified?” Beckert put forth.

“That depends on what you want the unifying message to be,” Budai began “Some believe we should unite and invest ourselves into a costly war, a war unprecedented and inconceivable to the people of our nation. Others are more concerned with the children of Traum, Krems, Salzburg, and other towns along the border who have not been to school in weeks, who worry about whether or not sirens will wake them in the night, they worry if communists will march upon them – they fear for their lives. It is for them that I speak out.”

“Should a war break out, God forbid, would you lead the Progressive Union and opposition parties on obstructing the war effort?” Beckert asked.

“Of course not,” Budai shot back immediately “That’s a ridiculous notion.”

“How will this incident affect the relationship between the Progressive Union and the National Democratic Union?” Beckert inquired.

“Not well, the Progressives will be cautious because we now know that Chancellor Jordan is prepared to use the military with little due process. I hope that in 1957 the people of our nation realize that,” Budai replied.

“Already preparing for the 1957 elections?” Beckert jested.

“Elections? Is that what makes you think the National Democratic Union holds the seats it holds? Carinthia and Harkány both get 60 deputies to send to Parliament. Years ago, Harkány switched to at-large elections to fill those positions with seats awarded proportionally to votes. Carinthia, it’s different. There, their Parliament elects their 60 Deputies. Here is what happens there. You have a Deputy elected to the Carinthian Parliament, they serve their due term and decide if they rather retire or be promoted to the National Parliament,” Budai’s tone was noticeably negative.

“You don’t speak highly of that system,” Beckert observed.

“How can you? It awards patronage, it is reminiscent of everything the Progressive Union has tried to undue, it perpetuates what Harkaners stand against.” Budai paused and leaned back in his chair “But, it is one of those things we can do little about. That change needs to occur in Carinthia as neither The Progressive Union, Harkány, nor the Imperial Parliament have a say. Carinthians just don’t have the same democratic tradition.”

 

[Rheinbund]

Government of Eiffelland calls upon Navies in Gothic Sea not to disturb commercial traffic

During a press conference at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, a spokesperson of the Ministry commented on the situation in and around Ivernia. He indicated that especially the situation in the Northern part of the Gothic Sea may seem threatening to non-military shipping, and called upon all the Navies currently active in the Gothic Sea to keep the disturbance of commercial traffic to a minimum. More specificly, he talked about “signals that for instance many fishermen from Gouw Marken consider the situation in the Gothic Sea to be dangerous”. He also pointed at the current food crisis in that country, because of which Eiffelland, Kadikistan and Cymru Annibynol are currently delivering food aid to Gouw Marken. “In this situation, it is essential that the fishermen of Gouw Marken, a country that did not take sides in the Ivernish Civil War, and, therefore, should be considered neutral in this matter, are not hampered in their activities,” he added.

 

[Kadikistani Union]

Kadikistan dismantling large quantities of Milesian industrial equipment?
AP Waesfjord

Highly reliable local sources in and around Waesfjord have reported an increased foreign presence in the industrial zones within the territories of the self-proclaimed 'People's Republic of Milesia' (PRM). The latter was founded on the 14th of March 1956 after a split occurred in the Milesian republican movement causing the Kadikistani supported 'Marxist-Leninovist Republican Movement' to break away and proclaim what is also known as the 'Second Milesian Republic'. Outside of a handful of unaligned militias all other republican factions have either surrendered or abandoned the way of the armed struggle. The last four weeks local sources have indicated that more and more foreign-speaking forces are being deployed in and around the remaining industrial areas under PRM control together with thousands of forced labourers. The forced working force is the result of one of the PRM's first official acts which was to 'adequately punish defeatist elements within the republican movement while offering them a chance to redeem their crimes' according to government officials. Reports indicate that over ten thousand of such forced labourers exist and that they are currently being used to fortify the PRM's military defence positions as well as the dismantling of Milesia's industrial capacity. Many stories are circulating that the death-toll among these forced labourers is nothing short of catastrophic. PRM officials have denied the latter, but not the fact that their industrial equipment is being dismantled and shipped off.

Col. Nathan Mac Clancy, who was recently appointed 'Revolutionary Commissar for War' of the Kadikistani-backed PRM government made the following statement last week: "It is true that a substantial amount of Milesia's industrial production is being dismantled and transported to a secure location for safe-keeping. The industrial equipment being dismantled is limited to the factories and other facilities that are currently inactive due to a lack of manpower and sometimes even expertise. The latter being a direct consequence of the defeatist actions by the world republican elements formerly within the movement. The People's Government deems it more opportune to stock our valued industrial capacity in a safe heaven so they can be returned when the situation stabilizes. This way it will not fall into Ivernian imperialist hands should the revolution suffer under further enemy advancements." Mac Clancy nor Keinan O'Malley, Revolutionary Commissar for Internal Affairs, refused to give any further details on the exact amount of industrial equipment being dismantled. Local sources have contested the PRM's claim that only inactive factories are being emptied and are saying that even the operational factories are being "raided by foreign forces".

A local functionary and volunteer AP correspondent who wishes to stay anonymous due to the well-documented brutal repression of the newly established Kadikistani-backed state managed to contact us, risking his life while doing so: "I witnessed well-organized Kadiki-speaking forces in cooperation with PRM collaborators shutting down and dismantling active factories and even forcefully enlisting workers into their militias. Me and several others attempted to track the huge transports to see where our country's industrial resources were being taken. We managed to follow them until we reached the fortifications around the counties of Dubra, Rulex and Féin, commonly becoming known as 'Little Kadikistan'. A nickname three counties got after the infamous 'Kadikistani Revolutionary Volunteer Forces' established it as their base of operations in Milesia in February. We suspect the improvised harbour at Dubra is used for sending the equipment to Rurikgrad, Kadikistan." The testimony suddenly took an even more grim turn. "On the way back some of us were intercepted by a RMLB (ed. Republican Marxist-Leninovist Brigade) which capture three of my friends. That happened two days ago so I am expecting PRM collaborators at my doorstep at any moment. My friends have undoubtedly already endured hours of torture, something which the new regime is increasingly known for. That is why I will head for the harbour in hopes of reaching a SWR evacuation vessel, but not before I made this last independent report coming from AP Waesfjord."

We at AP International wish all our correspondents in Milesia the best of luck and urge all parties to respect the freedom of press. We hope to be able to keep updating the world on the ground situation in the terrible Ivernish-Milesian conflict.