JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
DISEASES-ANIMAL TO HUMAN
REVELATION 6:7-8 (500 MILLION DEAD EACH FROM THE 4 JUDGEMENTS)(2 BILLION TOT DEAD HERE)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 billion) of (8 billion) to kill with sword,(WEAPONS)(500 million) and with hunger,(FAMINE)(500 million) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES)(500 million) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE)(500 million).
THE COVID-19 TOTALS.
WORLD OVER ALL CASES 179,320,883 DEAD 3,883,427 - AS OF MON JUN 21,2021
IT IS INTERESTING THAT FAUCI HAD MONEY INVOLVED IN THE WUHAN CHINA BAT EXPERIMENTS. WHEN THE COVID 19 BROKE OUT IN CHINA. WERE FAUCI HAD HIS MONEY INVOLVED IN. WE KNOW IT WAS EITHER BATS THAT ESCAPED THE BUILDING. WERE FAUCI HAD HIS MONEY FOR EXPERIMENTS. OR IT WAS DELIBERATELY INFECTED BATS SENT OUT. WHAT A GREAT SITUATION FOR FAUCI. THE HEAD OF COVID. WERE HE CAN CONTROL THE PROPAGANDA OR SAY WHAT PROPAGANDA HE WANTS TO GET RICH OFF OF THIS LABRATORY WAY TO MURDER OFF PEOPLE ON EARTH. DISQUISED AS A ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE.
Internet reform to see merger of ISP, infrastructure subscriptions-Starting in 2022, home internet consumers will pay just one company for access; communications minister: No more bouncing between companies for tech support-By Emanuel Fabian-JUN 21,21-Today, 1:43 pm
Israeli home internet consumers will no longer have to grapple with the complexities of service providers and infrastructures just to get themselves online after a new Communications Ministry reform is implemented.Starting at the beginning of 2022, Israelis will only subscribe to one company for an internet plan, as the split between ISPs and internet infrastructure will be annulled.The decision came a week after Israel swore in a new government after over two years of political crisis. “This is one of the first decisions because of its impact on the pockets of Israeli citizens,” Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel said in a statement Sunday.Until now, consumers had to pay for both an ISP subscription and a monthly fee to one of the internet infrastructure companies. In some cases, ISPs would offer a bundle of both infrastructure and service, but this was not mandatory. In addition, it was not always clear who was responsible when technical problems occurred.Hendel said this was another main reason for approving the reform, to prevent “the bouncing of consumers between companies in cases of malfunction.“The new structure of the internet market will allow consumers to enjoy quality services, and at the same time will promote the market in a way that will ensure competition,” said Liran Avisar Ben-Horin, director general of the ministry.She added that the split had led to a large number of dormant subscribers, as some consumers had moved companies but did not cancel their previous ISP or infrastructure payments, and continued to pay needlessly.The country has four main infrastructure companies: Bezeq, HOT, Partner, and Unlimited.There are some 50 ISPs in the country, some of which are subsidiaries of the internet infrastructure companies.
Sweden PM loses confidence vote amid housing crisis, toppling government-Lofven becomes 1st Swedish premier to lose such a vote, giving him a week to decide if he’ll call snap election; political upheaval triggered by plan to deregulate rental market-By david keyton and JAN M. OLSEN-JUN 21,21-Today, 1:22 pm
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Stefan Lofven, Sweden’s Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday amid a housing crisis and skyrocketing real estate prices, making him the first Swedish government leader ever to lose such a motion.The vote was initiated by the small Left Party, an ally of the minority government that is not in the two-party center-left coalition but had provided the votes to pass legislation.At the center of a controversy that sparked the Left Party to lose confidence and vote against Lofven are plans to deregulate Sweden’s housing market because of accelerating price increases that took place during the pandemic.Sweden has strict regulations on rents aimed at maintaining affordable prices in larger cities. However, this disincentives property developers from building new homes for the rental market. People needing to rent a home can find themselves waiting for years for a contract, and buying property is increasingly hard amid soaring home prices.However, the Left Party fears that deregulating the rental market will lead to rapid price increases and deeper segregation between rich and poor.It is unclear what will happen next in Sweden. Lofven said last week he would wait for the vote and then “think through what is best for Sweden.”The prime minister has one week to decide whether to call an early election.Over the weekend, Lofven held last-minute meetings seeking to secure a majority in parliament for his proposed rent reforms. On Sunday, he sought to soften the reforms by inviting landlords and tenant organizations for talks.However, the leader of the Left Party Nooshi Dadgostar stood by its decision to oppose Lofven and said his effort was “a political show.”“We have done something that is perceived as unusual in politics… kept our word,” she said.
Israel’s i24News channel to open Dubai office-Tel Aviv-based station will expand Middle East coverage from the UAE’s media hub-By AFP and TOI staff-JUN 21,21-Today, 1:22 pm
The Israel-based i24News television network said Monday it would open an office in Dubai, the first to do so since the normalization of ties between the Jewish state and the UAE.“In the last year, we have witnessed regional diplomatic changes that enable business ties and opportunities for partnerships,” said Frank Melloul, chief executive of i24News.“The establishment of our office in Dubai Media City gives us a strategic platform to expand our coverage of the Middle East right from the heart of the region’s media industry hub,” he added.The news channel also announced a series of agreements with the United Arab Emirates, including content exchanges with the publisher of English-language daily Gulf News, and advertisements from UAE’s tourism ministry.Mona Al Marri, director-general of the Government of Dubai Media Office, welcomed “the establishment of cooperation between the media sectors of UAE and Israel,” and Majed Al Suwaidi, the director of Dubai Media City, said that adding i24News to the center “adds to the rich global diversity of media.”Two major Emirati telecom operators, Etisalat and DU, would carry content from i24News, which broadcasts in Arabic, English and French.A general view of the Marina district towers is seen from the observation deck of “The View at The Palm Jumeirah” in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)-In December, the channel based in Israel’s coastal city of Tel Aviv signed a deal with Abu Dhabi Media for shared reporting and archival content.The state-owned Dubai Media Incorporated said it signed a memorandum of understanding with i24News to cooperate on content creation, media technology, and employee exchange programs.The channel and Dubai Media Incorporated also said they connect their media with a “Fibre of Peace” optical line connecting the Gulf to Israel to share information.The UAE was only the third Arab country to normalize and maintain ties with Israel, following Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco have since followed suit.The agreements broke with the longstanding Arab notion that there should be no normalization with Israel until it reaches a comprehensive peace deal with the Palestinians. Palestinian leaders condemned the agreements as “a stab in the back” and “treason.”Israel has already signed a raft of deals with both UAE and Bahrain, ranging from tourism to aviation and financial services. This month, a first Emirati student began studies at an Israeli university.
Coalition MK to co-host ‘occupation-apartheid’ Knesset event-Meretz’s Mossi Raz, Joint List’s Touma-Sliman to hold conference at parliament; Yamina’s Chikli slams ‘disgrace,’ asks legal adviser to block participation of Human Rights Watch-By TOI staff-JUN 21,21-Today, 1:02 pm
Two lawmakers from the coalition and opposition are set to host an event in the Knesset on Tuesday titled “After 54 years: From Occupation to Apartheid.”The event is to be hosted by MK Aida Touma-Sliman of the opposition Joint List and MK Mossi Raz of Meretz, a party that is a member of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government.Raz’s involvement is sure to raise hackles within the coalition, which was formed under the understanding that its rightist and leftist parties would avoid contentious issues in order not to rock the boat.Amichai Chikli, a rebel MK from Bennett’s Yamina party, labeled the event “a disgrace” and on Monday sent a letter asking the Knesset’s legal adviser and events department to prevent the participation of organizations he said were working against Israel in the international arena.“This is a serious act of political sabotage and it is unbearable that it should take place within the walls of the Knesset,” Chikli said.According to Chikli, organizations expected to participate in the event include left-wing rights groups B’Tselem and Breaking the Silence.However, Chikli said that he was most concerned about the involvement of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s best-known rights groups, saying that the organization works for the delegitimization of Israel and should not be permitted to participate.A flyer advertising the conference did not list the potential speakers.Earlier this year HRW said that Israel was guilty of the crimes of apartheid and persecution because of discriminatory policies toward Palestinians within its own borders and in the Palestinian territories. Israel rejected the accusations.Chikli said that the event was set to be addressed by Omar Shakir, the New York-based rights group’s director for Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, who was expelled from Israel in 2019 after a lengthy court battle when the country accused him of supporting boycotts of the Jewish state.Authorities said at the time that Shakir’s expulsion was the first from inside Israel under a 2017 law allowing the deportation of foreigners who support a boycott. The move was condemned by international bodies, with the UN warning of a “shrinking space for human rights defenders to operate” in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
PROOF HALF ON EARTH DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD (8 BILLION ON EARTH)
REVELATION 6:7-8 (8 BILLION- 2 BILLION = 6 BILLION)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth,(2 BILLION) to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
REVELATION 9:15,18 (6 BILLION - 2 BILLION = 4 BILLION)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,
18 By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMBS)
HALF OF EARTHS POPULATION DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION.(THESE VERSES ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
LUKE 17:34-37 (8 TOTAL BILLION - 4 BILLION DEAD IN TRIB = 4 BILLION TO JESUS KINGDOM) (HALF DIE DURING THE 7 YR TRIBULATION PERIOD JUST LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS)(GOD DOES NOT LIE)(AND NOTICE MOST DIE IN WAR AND DISEASES-NOT COMETS-ASTEROIDS-QUAKES OR TSUNAMIS)
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other shall be left.(half earths population 4 billion die in the 7 yr trib)
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.(Christians have new bodies,this is the people against Jerusalem during the 7 yr treaty)(Christians bodies are not being eaten by the birds).THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES.BECAUSE NOT HALF OF PEOPLE ON EARTH ARE CHRISTIANS.AND THE CONTEXT IN LUKE 17 IS THE 7 YEAR TRIBULATION OR 7 YR TREATY PERIOD.WHICH IS JUDGEMENT ON THE EARTH.NOT 50% RAPTURED TO HEAVEN.
MATTHEW 24:37-42 (THESE ARE JUDGEMENT SCRIPTURES-SURE NOT RAPTURE SCRIPTURES)
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken,(IN WW3 JUDGEMENT) and the other left.
42 Watch therefore:(FOR THE LAST DAYS SIGNS HAPPENING) for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
AMERICA (POLITICAL BABYLON)(NUKED BY SNEAK ATTACK FROM RUSSIA)
IN REVELATION 17 & 18 IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL BABYLONS.IF YOU CAN NOT DECERN BETWEEN THE 2 BABYLONS IN REV 17 & 18.YOU WILL JUST THINK THEIR BOTH THE SAME.BUT NO-THERES A RELIGIOUS BABYLON (THE VATICAN IN REV 17)(AND THE POLITICAL BABYLON IN REV 18 (AMERICA OR NEW YORK TO BE EXACT)
ISAIAH 34:10
10 It (AMERICA-POLITICAL BABYLON) shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
JEREMIAH 51:29-32 (CYBER ATTACK 1ST)
29 And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon,(AMERICA-NEW YORK) to make the land of Babylon (AMERICA) a desolation without an inhabitant.
30 The mighty men of Babylon (AMERICA) have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
031 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon (NEW YORK) that his city is taken at one end,
32 And that the passages are stopped,(THE WAR COMPUTERS HACKED OR EMP'D) and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.(DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO)
COMPLETE SILENCE AFTER AN EMP GOES OFF
REVELATION 8:1
1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
JEREMIAH 50:3,24
3 For out of the north (RUSSIA) there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.
24 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon,(AMERICA) and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. (RUSSIA A SNEAK CYBER,EMP ATTACK,THEN NUKE ATTACK ON AM
EZEKIEL 39:11-22
11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog (RUSSIA/ARAB/MUSLIMS) a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers (EAST OF THE DEAD SEA IN JORDAN VALLEY) on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog (RUSSIAN) and all his multitude:(ARAB/MUSLIM HORDE) and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.(BURIEL SITE OF THE 300 MILLION,RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIMS)
12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.(OF ISRAEL)
13 Yea, all the people of the land (OF ISRAEL) shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I (GOD-JESUS) shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
14 And they shall sever out men of continual employment,(NUCLEAR ATOMIC BOMB EXPERTS) passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
15 And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it,(WON'T TOUCH IT) till the buriers have buried it (PROPERLY) in the valley of Hamongog.(RUSSIA/ARAB/MUSLIMS NEW BURIEL SITE)(EAST OF THE DEAD SEA IN THE JORDAN VALLEY)
16 And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.(OF THE ISRAEL-GOD HATERS)
17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl,(500 MILLION MIGRATING BIRDS THREW ISRAEL EVERY SPRING,FALL) and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.(OF THE RUSSIAN/ARAB/MUSLIM ARMIES)
18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
WELL WE GOT THE RIGHT GUY IN IRAN NOW TO FULFILL BIBLE PROPHECY. A WEST HATING TERRORIST THAT WILL USE PROXYS TO DO TERRORIST ATTACKS ON ISRAEL AND THE WEST. AND ISRAEL WILL FINALLY NUKE IRAN. AND RUSSIA MUSLIMS IF THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME IN HISTORY TO HAPPEN.
Iran’s Raisi says won’t meet Biden or negotiate on missiles, support for proxies-In first press conference since win, president-elect says he is a ‘defender of human rights’ when asked about involvement in 1988 mass executions-By Agencies-jun 21,21-Today, 2:20 pm
TEHRAN — Iran’s president-elect said Monday he wouldn’t meet with US President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias, sticking to a hard-line position following his landslide victory in last week’s election.Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi also described himself as a “defender of human rights” when asked about his involvement in the 1988 mass execution of thousands of people.Raisi made the comments in his first press conference in Tehran.The president-elect also said his administration will not allow negotiations for the sake of negotiations in talks with world powers aimed at reviving a 2015 nuclear deal.“Any negotiations that guarantee national interests will certainly be supported, but… we will not allow negotiations to be for negotiation’s sake,” he said, adding that his election on Friday followed a “massive” voter turnout.“The US is obliged to lift all oppressive sanctions against Iran,” he said.The victory of Raisi, the protege of Iran’s supreme leader sanctioned by the US in part over his involvement in the mass executions, came amid the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. Millions of Iranians stayed home in defiance of a vote they saw as skewed in Raisi’s favor, after candidates who could have put up a fight were barred from running.Of those who did vote, 3.7 million people either accidentally or intentionally voided their ballots, far beyond the amount seen in previous elections and suggesting some wanted none of the four candidates.In official results, Raisi won 17.9 million votes overall, nearly 62% of the total 28.9 million cast.Raisi’s election puts hard-liners firmly in control across the government as negotiations in Vienna continue to try to save a tattered deal meant to limit Iran’s nuclear program, at a time when Tehran is enriching uranium at 60%, its highest levels ever, though still short of weapons-grade levels.Representatives of the world powers party to the deal returned to their capitals for consultations following the latest round of negotiations on Sunday.
TV: Police chief formally okays use of low-caliber bullets for riots in Israel-Kobi Shabtai also said to approve use of drones carrying tear gas, as well as to allow cops to decide on use of batons without the order coming from a senior officer-By TOI staff-JUN 21,21-Today, 11:46 am
In the wake of rioting and unrest that swept a number of mixed Jewish-Arab cities last month, Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai has approved the use of a controversial form of live ammunition as a crowd-control method within Israel, Kan news reported Sunday.According to the report, Shabtai approved the use of low-caliber Ruger rounds, a type of munition normally used for riot dispersal in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as it is considered less lethal than the larger caliber rounds typically used by the military.However, such rounds can kill, especially if used incorrectly. The use of the controversial rifle has been cited as a cause of death for Palestinians in clashes with Israeli troops.The decision by police was apparently a formalization of a policy that had already been in effect. Police used Ruger rifles during the riots last month on at least one occasion, shooting a man in the legs as he tried to throw a firebomb toward a municipal hall in Lod.However until now, the munition had officially been used as a riot-dispersal method only in the West Bank, as well as in East Jerusalem where it was used during a period of violent clashes in the fall of 2015The report said that police stationed near the controversial nationalist flag march through Jerusalem’s Old City last week had been armed with Ruger rounds amid concerns of violence.According to Kan, use of the rifle by officers in the field will necessitate approval by high-ranking officers.Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report.According to Kan, Shabtai also approved the use of drones that disperse tear gas as a crowd-control method and said that the use of batons would now be left to the discretion of individual police officers rather than senior officers.Also on Sunday, Shabtai submitted a preliminary report to Public Security Minister Omer Barlev on the violence between police and residents on Saturday in the northern Arab town of Deir al-Asad that left one man seriously injured and four officers lightly hurt.The clashes occurred after officers responded to reports of gunfire during a wedding in the northern Arab town of Deir al-Asad. Celebratory gunfire is a common phenomenon at some celebrations in the Arab community.According to Kan, Shabtai’s report said that officers only understood that the shooting was at a wedding when they arrived on the scene and that they fired into the air because they felt that their lives were in danger.A 43-year-old local resident was shot and seriously injured. Local witnesses claimed the man, Muhammad Amar, was shot by police.Four police officers were lightly wounded, one of them hit by a rock thrown from a building, and two police cars were set alight amid the clash.
UN calls for action on worst ‘cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes’-Rights chief Bachelet highlights situations in China, Russia and Ethiopia; warns extreme poverty, inequalities and injustice are rising as democratic and civic space are eroded-By AFP-JUN 21,21-Today, 3:56 pm
GENEVA — The UN rights chief called Monday for “concerted action” to help recover from the worst global deterioration of rights seen in decades, highlighting situations in China, Russia and Ethiopia among others.“To recover from the most wide-reaching and severe cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes, we need a life-changing vision, and concerted action,” Michelle Bachelet told the opening of the UN Human Rights Council’s 47th session.“Extreme poverty, inequalities and injustice are rising. Democratic and civic space is being eroded,” she warned.The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced deep concern about a number of country situations.She said she was “deeply disturbed” by reports of “serious violations” in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, wracked by war and with some 350,000 people threatened by famineShe pointed to “extrajudicial executions, arbitrary arrests and detentions, sexual violence against children as well as adults, and forced displacement,” and said she had “credible reports” that Eritrean soldiers were still operating in the region.Refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region ride a bus going to the Village 8 temporary shelter, near the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, Dec. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)Other parts of Ethiopia, which was holding elections Monday, were also seeing “alarming incidents of deadly ethnic and inter-communal violence and displacement are linked to increasing polarization about longstanding grievances,” Bachelet said.“The ongoing deployment of military forces is not a durable solution,” she said, calling for national dialogue.-‘Chilling impact’-The UN rights chief also pointed to the “chilling impact” of a sweeping national security law introduced in Hong Kong.The law, which took effect on July 1, 2020, is seen as the speartip of a sweeping crackdown on Beijing’s critics in the semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong following 2019’s huge democracy protests.It has criminalized much dissent, given China jurisdiction over some cases and awarded authorities a suite of powerful new investigation powers.Bachelet warned that “107 people have been arrested under the National Security Law and 57 have been formally charged.”The first trial under the new law is due later this week, in what she said would “be an important test of independence for Hong Kong’s judiciary.”She also said she hoped to finally be able to visit the Chinese region of Xinjiang this year.“I continue to discuss with China modalities for a visit, including meaningful access, to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and hope this can be achieved this year,” Bachelet said, pointing out that “reports of serious human rights violations continue to emerge.”China has faced mounting international criticism over its policies in the northwestern region, where the United States has accused Beijing of committing genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs.At least one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been held in camps in the region, according to rights groups who also accuse authorities of imposing forced labor — allegations Beijing vehemently denies.Kremlin undermining critical voices-The UN rights chief also criticized recent measures by the Kremlin shrinking the space for opposing political views and access to participation in upcoming elections.“I am dismayed by recent measures that further undermine people’s right to express critical views, and their ability to take part in the parliamentary elections scheduled in September,” she said.She highlighted in particular the recent moves to dismantle the movement of Russia’s main opposition politician Alexei Navalny, currently behind bars.Barring his organizations from working in the country, a Moscow court earlier this month branded them as “extremist,” in a ruling Bachelet said was “based on vaguely-defined allegations of attempting to change the foundations of constitutional order.”Russian President Vladimir Putin has meanwhile signed legislation outlawing staff, members and sponsors of “extremist” groups from running in parliamentary elections.“I call on Russia to uphold civil and political rights,” Bachelet said, insisting “legislation restricting the freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association should be brought in line with international human rights norms and standards.”“I further urge the authorities to end the arbitrary practice of labelling ordinary individuals, journalists, and non-governmental organizations as ‘extremists,’ ‘foreign agents’ or ‘undesirable organizations.'”
