CBS New York says the New York City Fire Department have come to the conclusion the historic Christian church recently set on fire was “intentionally set”
The South Bushwick Reform Church was built in 1863 and served generations of worshippers. It will be completely torn down and is a total loss
I want to ask the students screaming “Death to America”, do you have any idea what happens when American values die?
Because I do.
My family fled Iran, a country where freedom died. You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.
You think America is oppressive because you have never experienced real oppression.
You think silence is violence because you’ve never been silenced.
You think words are dangerous because you have never watched a government drag someone away for speaking them.
You think capitalism is evil because you have never stood in a bread line.
You think borders are immoral because you have never had to flee across one.
You think revolution is romantic because you have never had a revolution take everything from you.
I have.
And that’s why I refuse to be quiet.
Tibetans in Mysuru India, took to the streets y'day against Chinese rule.
From forced new 'ethnic unity law' to destroyed monasteries, Beijing's grip on Tibet is a human rights disaster.
The free world cannot stay silent.
#FreeTibet
WHY WAS THE ORIGINAL POST DELETED? | Chinese scholars publicly pushed the idea of claiming sovereignty over Batanes. Then, the original Jinan University post suddenly disappeared. But the same report and the same narrative continue to circulate through a Chinese state-linked think tank and state media.
Why delete the original?
Is it because the claim was exposed for what it was—an attempt to rewrite history?
Or because of the facts were undeniable—that Batanes has always been Philippine territory, governed by the Philippines, with no legal basis for China's claim?
Or because the backlash made the original publication too embarrassing to defend?
Deleting a post doesn't erase the evidence.
It doesn't erase history.
It doesn't erase international law.
And it certainly doesn't erase Philippine sovereignty.
When a narrative can't survive the truth, sometimes the first thing to disappear is the disinformation.
The claim may have been scrubbed from one site—but Filipinos won't forget who tried to make it. 🇵🇭
#BRPSierraMadre #WPS #WestPhilippineSea #RuleOfLaw #ArbitralAward #UNCLOS #FactsMatter #NotOneMore
If crushing corals & poisoning fishing grounds is protection of marine environment then China is the biggest savior of environment
China destroyed over 20000 acres of Coral Reefs in West Philippine Sea but look at Beijing's audacity to call itself the savior.
13 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 2016 𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃; 𝐑𝐄𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐀'𝐒 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐒
Fourteen countries, including the Philippines, reaffirmed in a joint statement the decision of the 2016 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞���𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚'𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 in the South China Sea, including those based 𝐨𝐧 "𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬."
Joining the Philippines in supporting the 2016 arbitral ruling were 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚, 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚, 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚, 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲, 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧, 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐯𝐢𝐚, 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐙𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚, 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬.
The countries also reaffirmed that the 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐱 𝐕𝐈𝐈 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 (𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒) 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 on the maritime entitlements and claims covered by the case.
Moreover, the countries reiterated that they strongly opposed any destabilizing or unilateral actions, including by force or coercion, that threaten peace and stability in the region.
They also urged China to abide by the 2016 Award and resolve disputes peacefully through dialogue and other lawful mechanisms in accordance with international law.
Source: https://t.co/flTqQBZCN8
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#WPSTransparency
#2016ArbitralAward
#UNCLOS