A Dutch citizen, Harry Johannes van Wurden, was sentenced to three years in prison in Moscow for punching a police officer during an altercation over a knocked-down road sign. The incident occurred in October, and van Wurden was found guilty of using violence against a government official. This case is part of a trend in Russia where foreign nationals, including Americans, have been detained in high-profile cases, possibly as bargaining chips in relation to ongoing tensions over the Kremlin’s military actions in Ukraine.
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Tŝilhqot'in Nation at UN calls for government help battling toxic drug crisis
Tsilhqot'in National Government Advocates for Support Amid Drug Crisis During a visit to the United Nations, Vice-Chief Francis Laceese of the Tsilhqot'in National Government emphasized the ongoing toxic drug crisis as a continuation of historical threats faced by Indigenous Peoples, such as the impacts of residential schools and the smallpox epidemic of the 1860s in British Columbia. The government is urging both the B.C. and Canadian governments to increase funding for recovery beds and essential...
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