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Amritpal Singh's uncle was arrested after legal process, family was informed, Punjab police inform HC

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab police on Monday informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that radical Sikh preacher Amitpal Singh’s uncle, Harjit Singh alias Chacha was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) after following proper legal process before being sent to Central jail Dibrugarh in Assam.

The Times of India

Israel greenlights new national guard demanded by far-right security minister

The Israeli government approved Sunday the formation of a national guard, which opponents warn would function as a "private militia" of firebrand National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir who had pushed for the decision.

France 24

Israel Advances National Guard Force for Right-Wing Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Sunday gave preliminary approval for the creation of a national guard overseen by an ultranationalist Cabinet minister with a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts. Netanyahu agreed to move ahead on the force last week after he postponed a contentious government plan…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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How a Canadian judge erred in ordering the repatriation of suspected ISIS members

In a January 2023 Federal Court decision, the government of Canada was ordered to request repatriation of four suspected ISIS members currently being held in Syria.

The Conversation

TikTok ban: "Patriot Act on steroids"

Gen Z, progressives and libertarians can all agree on one thing: Bipartisan effort to ban TikTok is "garbage"

Salon

Hong Kong rejects US report criticising crackdown on freedoms

Hong Kong on Saturday "firmly rejected" findings in a new U.S. government report that said U.S. interests had been threatened and that Beijing continued to "undermine" the rule of law and freedoms in the territory under a national security crackdown.

Reuters

How a little-known agency holds power over TikTok's future

Under pressure from the U.S. government, TikTok is now facing the music with the possibility of a nationwide ban if it defies a government order to sell to an American company — unless the popular social media app can convince a high-powered panel that its data security restructuring plan sufficiently…

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Australia says ‘deep concerns’ over journalist detained in China

Chinese-Australian Cheng Lei has yet to receive a verdict after more than two and a half years in detention.

Al Jazeera

Australia concerned by delays in trial of journalist detained in China

Australia said it has "deep concerns" about delays in the case of Australian journalist Cheng Lei who faced a closed door trial in Beijing on national security charges a year ago.

Reuters

Australia concerned journalist still awaits verdict in China

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her government remains deeply concerned that Australian journalist Cheng Lei has not learned of a verdict a year after standing trial in China on national security charges

The Independent UK

National security watchdog calls for controversial terror laws to be dumped in scathing review

The national security watchdog argues laws that allow convicted terrorists to be held in prison after their sentence is over should be dumped.

ABC News

Australia’s powers to detain ‘terrorist offenders’ to prevent future crime must be abolished, watchdog says

Preventive detention regime is disproportionate to the threat of terrorism and makes us a ‘harsher society’, report says

The Guardian - AU

Security watchdog wants terror laws reform

Terrorists left to rot in Australian jails long after their prison sentences expire could soon be offered a major reprieve. The national security watchdog

The New Daily

National security watchdog wants terror laws overhauled

A review of laws enabling the detention of terrorists after they have served their prison sentences is recommending the power be scrapped.

AAP

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The Guardian - US

‘This is very bad for them’: months of leaks rattle Canada’s low-profile spy agency

Allegations of attempted meddling by China put uncomfortable spotlight on publicity-shy CSIS

Asharq Al-Awsat

No Invitation Has Been Extended From Biden to Israel’s Netanyahu Yet

White House officials said Tuesday there are still no arrangements regarding the possibility of US President Joe Biden inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, noting that the US administration has not yet issued an official invitation. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “There…

Tribune News Service

Biden aide speaks with China counterpart as tension spikes

WASHINGTON — White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Friday, people familiar with the matter said, as the two sides look to ease tensions that have continued to build in recent months.

Al Jazeera

US says China can spy with TikTok. It spies on world with Google

Lawmakers’ push to ban app comes as they mull extending powers that force tech firms to enable mass snooping for the US.

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Reuters

White House's Sullivan speaks with China's top diplomat Wang Yi -Bloomberg

White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Friday, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters

White House: Seen no willingness by North Korea to discuss nukes

The United States has seen no willingness by North Korea to accept a U.S. offer to hold talks on its nuclear weapons program but the offer still stands, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Paul Mashatile, South Africa's new deputy president, has a critical task: to bring back a sense of stability

In a recent cabinet reshuffle President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Paul Mashatile, the deputy president of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), as the country’s deputy president. The tradition in the ANC since democracy in 1994 has been for its elected deputy president to ascend first to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tehran: No Limit on Promotion of Ties with Neighbors

The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the country sees no limits to the enhancement of cooperation with the neighboring states. Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi on Monday. “Within the framework of…

The Guardian - UK

It’s the great TikTok panic – and it could accelerate the end of the internet as we know it

Democracies should be maturely debating online safety and data, not making kneejerk responses, says Emily Taylor of the International Security Programme, Chatham House

The Guardian - AU

More than 800 secrecy laws keeping Australian government information from the public, paper shows

Experts alarmed by volume and complexity of restrictions as discussion paper sets stage for Labor’s push for reforms

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s New Hijab Plan Includes Fines Up to $6,000

Iranian authorities are preparing a new Hijab Plan that includes fines up to $6,000 on defiant women breaching the country’s mandatory Hijab rule, revealed hardliner lawmaker and member of parliament’s cultural committee Hossein Jalali. There will be fines issued for women who break dress code regulations, ranging from 5,000 Iranian…

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