“The Burmese military survives because of the arms and money it receives from the international community, and because even countries claiming to support peace and democracy in Burma repeatedly go along with fake peace and reform processes implemented by the Burmese military...”
Today in the Iranian Cybersphere: October 20, 2026
Today’s selection looks at retired steelworkers in Isfahan demanding overdue payments, better healthcare and salary adjustments, as well as Iran’s worsening cost-of-living crisis, where a ten-million-rial government commodity voucher reportedly buys just one cleaning product.
The selection also explores a family’s mourning of 21-year-old Alireza Raisi, who was executed after his arrest during Iran’s January 2026 protests, as his loved ones gather around his grave in the desert near Anarak, Isfahan province.
More: https://t.co/o7sxTvGp3M
A video sent to Iran International shows a banner in Tehran addressed to newly appointed Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi, saying missiles will not protect the Islamic Republic and the people will overthrow it.
The scarecrow is tied up with the labels 'World Bank' and 'IMF'——a clear satire. The livelihoods of ordinary people are crushed by the policies of these giants, and their sense of powerlessness is reflected in this silent protest.
The Army has postponed by one week a tour of its Chengkungling military base in Taichung, originally scheduled for Saturday, because of the approaching Typhoon Champi.
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The Select Committee on China is committed to holding the CCP accountable for its efforts to intimidate, coerce, and wrongfully detain Americans.
Visit the Select Committee’s YouTube channel to watch how the CCP uses wrongful detention as political leverage and employs other tactics to carry out its campaign of transnational repression.
https://t.co/bXcjq5fsp3
Afrin and Paris… two cities that have nothing in common, except in these images.
In Afrin in 2018, Turkish-backed militants carried away whatever they could loot from the belongings of local residents during the occupation of the city, in a scene that remains a stark reminder of the destruction and displacement suffered by Afrin and its people.
In Paris, some scenes bring back memories of Afrin.
Between Afrin and Paris, the issue is not the city itself, nor its beauty or sophistication, but the conduct of those who invaded and occupied it, looted its property, and displaced its people.
An event was held in Kobe to match Ukrainian firms with Japanese counterparts. The areas of focus were drones and AI. Technology for the detection of land mines by drones was discussed. https://t.co/jaiST4FqKQ
Attorney General Todd Blanche says the U.S. is pressing China to curb the flow of chemicals used to make fentanyl.
Blanche said talks with Beijing have made “pretty good progress” on some precursors, but stressed that it is “not a victory” and that continued engagement is needed to ensure Chinese pharmaceutical companies comply.
https://t.co/mN1vMpnyK1
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An RSF drone strike on the Tendelti power station in White Nile state has triggered widespread blackouts across North Kordofan, knocking out transmission lines and leaving key cities without electricity.
https://t.co/6X5MR42KAs
#Sudan#SudanWar#Tendelti#NorthKordofan #WhiteNile
A mass funeral was held in Mosul on Tuesday for 47 members of the Iraqi security forces who were killed in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), with their remains having been found in two mass graves in the vicinity of the northern Iraqi city
https://t.co/aSdl469YSZ
Days ahead of his superannuation, IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh flew his final sortie aboard HJT-16 Kiran Mk-1 trainer aircraft at his alma mater near Hyderabad, bringing his distinguished flying career in the Indian Air Force a full circle.
https://t.co/UzoQkU6Z7i