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Michigan Court of Appeals Maintains Status Quo Regarding Paid Medical Leave
On January 26, 2023, in the long-awaited opinion in Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, a three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled, in a 3–0 opinion, that the Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA) and Michigan Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, as implemented in March 2019, will remain in place.
Daniel G. Cohen Detroit (Metro) Author
Heather G. Ptasznik Detroit (Metro) Author
Is It Compensable? Missing Work Due to Inclement Weather
Is the time during which employees were scheduled to be at work but could not be due to poor weather conditions compensable? That depends.
Keith E. Kopplin Milwaukee Author
Suzanne M. Watson Milwaukee Author
Denver Ordinance Creates New Avenue for Workers to Pursue Wage Theft Violations by Employers
On January 10, 2023, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock approved an ordinance (File No. 22-1614) passed by the Denver City Council that will provide new avenues for workers in the City and County of Denver to pursue claims for wage theft.
Michael H. Bell Denver
Dallas Author
Rebecca M. Lindell Denver Author
Harrison J. Meyers Denver Author
Albany County, New York's New Law Requiring Disclosure of Pay Ranges in Job Postings
Employers in Albany County, New York, will soon be required to disclose expected pay ranges in job postings under a new pay transparency law. The law, which is expected to go into effect on March 9, 2023, adds Albany County to the growing list of jurisdictions across New York State with similar pay transparency requirements.
Kelly M. Cardin New York
Stamford Author
Zachary V. Zagger New York Author
Connecticut Kicks Off Its 2023 Legislative Session With Slew of Employment-Related Bills
Connecticut employers have seen a significant increase in legislation affecting their businesses over the last few years. The Connecticut General Assembly does not show any signs of slowing down. A slew of labor and employment bills have been proposed in the 2023 legislative session.
Marc L. Zaken Stamford Author
Nicole S. Mulé Stamford Author
Colorado's New Pay Standards Reflect the State's Rising Cost of Living
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) recently released the 2023 Publication and Yearly Calculation of Adjusted Labor Compensation Order (2023 PAY CALC Order). The 2023 PAY CALC Order has increased the compensation thresholds applicable to a variety of Colorado wage-and-hour and workplace requirements.
Roger G. Trim Denver Author
Remote Work Arrangements Pose Travel-Related Reimbursement Challenges for Massachusetts Employers
For many employers in Massachusetts, remote work has become part of the new normal, with nearly a quarter of employees in the state having worked remotely in 2021, according to one recent media report. While such arrangements can be convenient and even allow for cost savings, they present novel challenges for employers, including whether and how to reimburse employees (including nonexempt and exempt employees) for various travel-related expenses.
Rachel Reingold Mandel Boston
Andrea M. Sullivan Boston Author
California Judge Temporarily Enjoins Implementation of FAST Recovery Act
On December 30, 2022, a Sacramento County Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the State of California—in particular, the California Department of Industrial Relations—from implementing the provisions of Assembly Bill (AB) No. 257, the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act).
Karen F. Tynan Sacramento Author
Haidy M. Rivera Sacramento Author
Robert C. Rodriguez Sacramento Author
Paul M. Smith Sacramento Author
German Employers' Obligations to Record Employees' Working Time
On September 13, 2022, the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ruled (1 ABR 22/21) that employers are required to record the working hours of their employees. According to the Federal Labor Court, a comprehensive obligation to record working hours cannot be derived from the Working Hours Act; however, such an obligation follows from the mandatory interpretation of occupational health and safety regulations in conformity with European law. The decision of the Federal Labor Court has caused uncertainty among employers.
Andre Appel Berlin Author
Holiday Gift for Oregon Employers: Security Screenings Are Not Compensable Absent Contract, Custom, or Practice
On December 15, 2022, the Oregon Supreme Court gave employers important clarity regarding the compensability of time spent in post-shift security screenings.
Elizabeth A. Falcone Portland (OR) Author
Christopher F. McCracken Portland (OR) Author
New York Governor Hochul Signs Statewide Salary Disclosure Bill Into Law
On December 21, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S9427A into law, six months after the New York State Legislature passed the pay disclosure bill. The law takes effect on September 17, 2023.
Jessica R. Schild New York Author
State and Major Locality Minimum Wage Updates for 2023
Several state and local minimum wage rates will increase in 2023, with a majority of the changes effective on January 1, 2023. The following chart lists state and certain major locality minimum wage increases for 2023—and future years, if available—along with the related changes in the maximum tip credit and minimum cash wage for tipped employees.
Charles E. McDonald, III Greenville Author
Nancy S. Lester Richmond Author
District of Columbia to Eliminate the Tip Credit: a Specter of the Future?
In early November 2022, nearly 74 percent of D.C. voters approved Initiative 82, the "District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act," which will gradually eliminate use of the tip credit in the District of Columbia by 2027.
James J. Murphy Washington D.C. Author
Steven F. Pockrass Indianapolis Author
Victoria L. Vish Dallas Author
Mexico's Minimum Wage Set to Increase on January 1, 2023
On December 1, 2022, Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that, unanimously, the business and labor sectors, as well as the government, had agreed to increase the minimum wage by 20 percent for 2023, which will be applicable in the Free Zone of the Northern Border (Zona Libre de la Frontera Norte or ZLFN), as well as the wage applicable in the rest of the country.
Pietro Straulino-Rodriguez Mexico City Author
Nora M. Villalpando Badillo Mexico City Author
Ana Paula Delsol Espada Mexico City Author
Minnesota Set to Increase Minimum Wage Rates in 2023, Minneapolis and St. Paul Also Raising Minimum Wage Rates
Every year, the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announces the inflation-adjusted minimum wage rate.
Colin H. Hargreaves Minneapolis Author
Overemployed? The Growing Trend of Remote Workers Secretly Working Multiple Jobs
The COVID-19 pandemic forced countless businesses to transition their employees to remote work, and through this process, many learned that remote work can offer multiple advantages, including increased employee productivity and morale and decreased expense associated with commercial office space and employee parking. Even those companies continuing to prefer an in-person presence have permitted at least some remote work on a hybrid basis, if only to remain competitive in a tight labor market. Lurking in the background is the unavoidable suspicion that at least some remote workers are taking advantage of the situation, and, indeed, some are—and in a surprising way. An increasing number of remote employees are working multiple jobs at the same time, so much so that the phenomenon is now referred to as "overemployed."
Gordon L. Blair Birmingham Author
Tiffany Cox Stacy San Antonio Author
Federal Court Finds In-Home Caregivers Were Employees, Not Independent Contractors, Under 'Economic Realities/Control' Test
Issues related to whether individuals are independent contractors or employees receive significant attention by employers and governmental entities because of the critical impact of misclassification. The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) recently published proposed rule restricting when individuals can be considered independent contractors is an example of this scrutiny.
Lawrence D. Smith San Antonio Author
New York City Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect
On November 1, 2022, New York City's pay transparency law went into effect, requiring most employers in New York City to post salary ranges in job advertisements, including postings for internal opportunities.
Salary Transparency Comes to (Some) of New York State
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, pay transparency laws began to crop up around the country. These laws often require companies to post or disclose pay ranges for available jobs and are aimed at closing pay gaps and ensuring pay equity.
1 More Hour of Sleep but 4 More Wage and Hour Problems as Daylight Saving Time Ends
On Sunday, November 6, 2022, at 2:00 a.m., daylight saving time will end. This World War I–era practice of turning back the clock one hour in the fall became a federal law in the United States when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act in 1966. The jury is still out on whether "falling back" is beneficial. Claims that it helps to conserve energy are dubious. Most people probably don't get an extra hour of sleep that night. And, the time change doesn't actually increase the number of hours of sunlight per day. However, it does present a good opportunity for employers to examine their timekeeping practices with regard to nonexempt employees.
Maria Greco Danaher Pittsburgh Author
Hera S. Arsen, Ph.D. Torrance Author
German Employment Law Fall 2022 Update: Bonuses, COVID-19, and Annual Leave Entitlements
This fall and winter season, employers in Germany have several developments in German employment law to put on their radars, including optional bonus pay due to the spike in energy costs; workplace safety and health measures related to heat, and separately, COVID-19; and annual leave entitlements.
Jacqueline Piran Berlin Author
Supreme Court Questions Whether Highly Compensated Oil Rig Worker Is Overtime Exempt
On October 12, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in a case regarding whether an oil rig worker who performed supervisory duties and was paid more than $200,000 per year on a day rate basis is exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Andrew P. Burnside New Orleans Author
Supreme Court Sends Federal Arbitration Act Interstate Commerce Exemption Issue Back to Ninth Circuit
On October 17, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States vacated a Ninth Circuit ruling addressing the scope of the "transportation worker" exemption from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The FAA generally requires enforcement of arbitration agreements but exempts "transportation workers" from the statute's application.
Ron Chapman, Jr. Dallas Author
DOL Proposes New Multifactor Rule for Determining Independent Contractor Status
On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled a new proposed rule that could make it more difficult for workers to be classified as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rule, which would rescind and replace a prior rule published in January 2021, would shift the analysis of whether a worker is an employee of a business for purposes of the FLSA from a more streamlined "economic reality" test to a more complex "totality-of-the-circumstances" standard.
Taylor E. Gillan Pittsburgh Author
California Federal Judge Applies Viking River to Dismiss Representative PAGA Claims
In Johnson v. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, a decision issued on September 21, 2022, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued an order compelling arbitration of a plaintiff's individual claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and dismissing the remaining representative PAGA claims.
Michael J. Nader Sacramento Author
California Appellate Court Affirms Attorneys' Fees for Meal and Rest Break Claims
On September 12, 2022, the California Court of Appeal held that employees bringing successful rest break and meal period claims are entitled to recover attorneys' fees under California Labor Code section 218.5. The decision reversed a prior denial of attorneys' fees by the appellate court following the Supreme Court of California's May 2022 decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.
Ryan H. Crosner Los Angeles Author
Washington State Announces 2023 Minimum Wage Rate and Salary Thresholds
The 2023 minimum wage rate in Washington State will increase to $15.74 per hour for employees sixteen years of age and older, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced on September 30, 2022.
Adam T. Pankratz Seattle Author
Brenda L. Bannon Seattle Author
Kathryn P. Fletcher Seattle Author
Hurricane Ian and Preparing for Landfall: Employer Best Practices in the Face of a Natural Disaster
Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall somewhere between Tampa, Florida, and the Florida panhandle this week as a Category 4 hurricane according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hal A. Shillingstad Minneapolis Author
New Federal Labor Court Ruling: Legal Obligation for Employers in Germany to Record Working Time
A recent decision of the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) shows yet again that the issue of working time remains highly fraught for German employers. Following a 2019 ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) setting forth an obligation on the part of European Union employers to establish objective, reliable, and accessible systems for recording their employees' daily working time, the subject of working time became a widely discussed topic throughout Germany. The Federal Labor Court effectively put an end to such discussions with its decision of September 13, 2022.
Sophie Reimann Berlin Author
Florida Minimum Wage for Standard and Tipped Employees Set to Increase by $1 on September 30, 2022
On September 30, 2022, the minimum wage in Florida will increase from $10 per hour to $11 per hour for standard employees and from $6.98 per hour to $7.98 per hour for tipped workers. This increase is part of the state's plan to raise the rate to $15 per hour by 2026.
Michael D. Mitchell Houston
Miami Author
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The outcome of the struggle now playing out over whether to smite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime militarily for its purported use of chemical weapons could define the future of the conflict within Syria more broadly. Much of the hesitation toward — even outright opposition to — military action relates to vivid recollections of US/UK deceit before the 2003 Iraq War, more generalized war weariness, competing economic priorities amidst weak economies, and political divisiveness in the US. Nonetheless, another deep-seated source of disquiet among US elected officials and their constituents, for the past 18 months, has been the rise of Islamic extremists within the Syrian armed opposition.
Although it has become clearer only in that proverbial 20/20 hindsight, there seems to have been a very narrow window of opportunity during which the Syrian opposition's Western supporters could have initiated a level of arms and training that might have blunted the regime's revival beginning last Spring without the danger of munitions falling into the hands of Islamic militants (perhaps as narrow as the last few months of 2011). By that time the armed opposition had become sufficiently cohesive to digest a solid flow of foreign military aid while Islamic extremists still comprised a small portion of its combatants.
Yet, that window passed almost unnoticed because of the belief, in part, among so many observers that the rebels seemed to be closing in on the regime without any pressing need for Western arms. So the issue of US or Western supply of munitions to the rebels was not as seriously discussed as it would be later. Instead, the White House was caught amidst one of the early waves of intense pressure for far more direct action, most notably the establishment of some sort of Syrian no-fly zone, from various domestic quarters, the Syrian opposition, and various other parties in the Middle East.
By late January 2012, however, the al-Nusra Front linked to al-Qaeda in Iraq was substantial enough to formally announce its presence among the rebels. A year later, jihadist fighters had become dominant in the forefront of the rebellion. But despite the vigorous contribution of these extremist combatants, in early 2013 the regime forces had regained their footing, and in Spring 2013 took the offensive against the rebels.
In part, the ballooning numbers of militant extremists appear to have filled a vacuum left by less motivated, fragmented, and sometimes corrupt secular opposition militia groups that even alienated certain local populations in northern Syria under rebel control. So, those oppositionists most outspokenly disappointed over the Obama administration's decision to await an US congressional vote have been the same ones with a faltering impact on the course of the fighting inside the country — those so-called "vetted" rebels affiliated with the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
An inability to hold their own as well in the face of the Syrian military or against competing Islamic militant factions may have been as important a cause of the decline of more moderate groups as delays in receiving Western munitions. In addition, however, mounting rage over the regime's widespread brutality and destruction doubtless has radicalized many former moderates. And, admittedly, the greater availability of weapons and ammunition among extremist formations including the latest entry from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which formally declared its presence in 2013, reportedly has caused quite a few moderate fighters to gravitate toward these al-Qaeda affiliates (with munitions being provided by Qatar in particular, despite periodic shortages from that source as well).
For Americans, the high-profile role of al-Qaeda associated extremists in the Syrian resistance has had a greater impact because of the long shadow cast by 9/11 and ongoing high levels of concern about al-Qaeda in its various incarnations. A large body of negative reactions (including via social media) to the proposal to respond militarily to the Syrian regime's alleged CW atrocity cite the al-Qaeda affiliations of rebel combatant groups. This concern probably will feature prominently in the upcoming US congressional debate over the matter.
Indeed, the extremist factor effectively stymied belated US and Western interest in providing arms. President Obama reportedly turned down a proposal to do so in August 2012, and perhaps again at the end of that year. Then, although the administration finally seemed ready to provide arms and training to relatively moderate "vetted" rebels in spring 2013, the implementation seems to have been slow and spotty, with discussions continuing into July, and most designated groups still having not received them last month.
Rebel extremism, along with other leading concerns about the planned military strike (such as its scope), will feature in the upcoming US congressional debate. Should considerable doubts emerge over the extremist nature of many leading rebel formations, even if military action is approved, the US provision of munitions to the opposition could come under greater scrutiny. Should approval for a strike be withheld, much the same might happen. If so, the Syrian regime's hand would be strengthened that much more, and the continued dominance among the rebels of the most extreme elements almost certainly would be ensured — even reinforced.
It's too bad the Administration can't: (1) pursue a careful investigation of this incident in concert with the UN, including sharing its 'evidence' and allowing it to be independently vetted, instead of rushing to judgment with only a flurry of allegations, or: (2) given all of the published evidence, accept the possibility that the gas attack was caused by its own proxies, or, more important, (3) accept the responsibility for the war itself and its obstruction of a negotiation and a peace which it alone could ensure.
Does anyone know what happened to all the looted arms from Libya? Didn't the welling members of the west bring or at least allow al Qaeda to come in and take them? Look at that mess and tell me it won't be repeated in Syria if the U.S. bombs a little or a lot. What too, will Israel do, if not join i? I don't know what to believe about this latest P.R., did he or didn't he, we have yet to pinpoint who. Then there's the administration saying AIPAC was putting a full court press upon congress to bomb Syria, which was later retracted from the original story. That it got out in the first place, says that the "O" was willing to call it for what it is. Also, with the Netanyahoo crying that if the U.S. didn't bomb, that would embolden Iran to bomb Israel in 3 years or some such. Syria's Assad may be a less than good guy, but he's nothing compared to the Israeli leadership. All things considered, I'm starting to believe that leadership has a death wish, but not for themselves, for they'll either be deep in their hiddie holes or flown the coup before any serious destruction happens.


Darius on location at the Hagia Sofia, Istanbul Turkey while shooting PBS's Ancient Invisible Cities.
"Everyone dreamed of being Indiana Jones," tells Darius, "I figured I'd just do it. I wanted to be knee-deep in ancient inscriptions and underground sites, so I started with Latin." While studying Classical Studies at University of Pennsylvania, Darius was accepted to participate in a semester in Rome at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies, fondly known to alums and students at the Centro. While his focus was Greek and Latin, Darius was captivated by the active history all around him and continued on to a Masters and Masters/PhD in Classical Archaeology, at University of Texas Austin, and was awarded a Fullbright scholarship and fellowship at the American Academy in Rome.
Conservators capping an ancient wall at Arya's excavation at Parco dei Ravennati in Ostia Antica. The excavation involved the examination of tombs located along an ancient thoroughfare that flanked the Tiber river, as well as the discovery of a late antique house.
Testing the truth at Rome's Bocca della Verità (mouth of truth), an ancient manhole cover or fountain dating to the imperial age, and one of Rome's favorite selfie spots.
Social media, especially live streaming, takes an active role in education storytelling and promoting cultural heritage, according to Arya, who recently won a Shorty Award for his live streaming reportage. His goal is bring his audience live to cultural heritage sites around the world.
An excavation is a collaborative team effort as history. Arya works side by side with trained specialists and experts in their field such as forsensics anthropologist Pier Paolo Petroni (shown) who helps put the pieces of history together.


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Robin Maximilian Meißner (born 8 October 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for  club Viktoria Köln on loan from Hamburger SV.

Career
Meißner made his professional debut for Hamburger SV in the 2. Bundesliga on 1 March 2021, coming on as a substitute in the first minute of second-half stoppage time against his former club FC St. Pauli. The away match finished as a 1–0 loss for Hamburg.

On 30 January 2022, Meißner joined Hansa Rostock on loan until the end of the season. On 27 July 2022, he moved on a new loan to Viktoria Köln.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens 'A Cinematic Journey' Preview Revealed
By Althea Serad
The release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-Ray/DVD and digital copies will arrive next month on the 5th and the 1st, respectively. As those dates loom near, there have been several teasers showcasing previews of their contents.
The most recent teaser comes from Good Morning America via the TV show's official Twitter account. Their tweet showed a preview of what a documentary titled "A Cinematic Journey" in the upcoming The Force Awakens' copies.
WATCH: Sneak peek at the new behind-the-scenes @StarWars: #TheForceAwakens documentary. https://t.co/dPaJlTJwvK
— Good Morning America (@GMA)
From the looks of it, A Cinematic Journey is a load of awesome behind-the-scenes footage from the film. Fans will certainly get their money's worth on this one.
It was announced last week that a documentary feature titled Secrets of The Force Awakens will premiere at the Paramount Theatre SXSW 2016today. Following the documentary, there will be a Q&A portion which will include co-Producer Michelle Rejwan, Visual Effects Supervisor Roger Guyett, and Sound Editor Matthew Wood.
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Suspect Ariel Castro: Musician, homeowner, 'nice guy'
John Bacon, USA TODAY
Three women found alive had been missing for a decade
Ariel Castro owned the house where the women were discovered
Neighbors say the bass player%2C bus driver often attended barbecues
Ariel Castro, accused along with his brothers of kidnapping and holding three women for a decade in a house he owned, is a local musician, a former school bus driver and had been a gregarious part of the community on Cleveland's Seymour Avenue.
Castro's Facebook page lists him as having worked for Grupo Fuego, a "tropical/merengue" band formed in Cleveland in 1999.
REUNITED:3 women back with their families
CASTRO'S SON:Had written about missing woman
However, the band posted a note on Facebook saying that while Castro has been a local bass guitar player for many years, he was never a member of the band.
"For some reason we don't understand, he decided to list our band as an employer on his Facebook page," the posting says. "To set the record straight, he is not a member of Grupo Fuego, and in our 14 year span as a band, he performed as a sub twice in the year 2008."
Miguel Quinones, manager for Grupo Fuego, said the band stopped working with Castro because he was not dependable: "The only thing I remember about him was that he was always late to practice."
Castro also played with Los Boy'z Del Merengue, performing with Roberto Ocasio in 2003. "I knew Castro as a good bass player and never had any contact with him other than that," said Ocasio's former manager, Bev Montie.
Montie currently heads the Roberto Ocasio Foundation, which conducts music camps for kids.
"We're all horrified to think of all this, especially with our situation with children," she said. "But Castro was never part of any children's program we conducted."
In 2004, officers went to the Seymour Avenue home after Castro, then a school bus driver, left a child unattended on a bus, Safety Director Martin Flask said Tuesday. No one answered the door, and at some point officers talked to Castro and determined there was no criminal intent involving the bus incident, Flask said.
Records show that Castro was arrested for domestic violence in 1993, but that a grand jury declined to indict him.
Castro, 52, owned the Seymour Avenue home.
Ariel Castro bought the four-bedroom, one-bath Seymour Street house for $12,000 on April 29, 1992 from Edwin and Antonia Castro, Cuyahoga County Auditor's records show. The two-story house with a basement is valued at $36,100.
County records indicate Castro owes $2,501.01 in back taxes and last paid real estate taxes in 2010. The house had been flagged for foreclosure, but court records show no indication that the county government has foreclosed.
The brothers' uncle, Julio Castro, owns a grocery store in the neighborhood. He told Fox8.com that one of the kidnapped women, Gina DeJesus, had been a family friend.
"They've been friend of ours," Julio Castro told Fox8.com. "On the other side, it's my nephew, who everybody thought was such a nice person, was a bass player, a school bus driver, a beautiful person, which is a shame for my family because we are a wonderful family."
Ariel Castro's son, Ariel Anthony Castro, was a journalism student at Bowling Green University in 2004 when he wrote an article for a local weekly paper about DeJesus, even interviewing the girl's mother. Ariel Castro's daughter, Emily, was convicted of slashing her 11-month-old daughter's throat and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Juan Perez told Cleveland's NewsChannel5 that he grew up two houses down from the Seymour Avenue home and has known Castro since Perez was 5 or 6 years old.
Perez told the TV station that almost everyone on the block knew Castro.
"He was a nice guy, he would come around and say hi. He gave the kids rides up and down the street on his four-wheeler," Perez said. "He asked me if I wanted a ride. .. He seemed like he was a good guy to the kids that were here. ... I didn't think anything of it."
Perez said Castro was not shy about attending backyard parties or barbecues. Perez also told NewsChannel5 he would see a bus parked outside of 2207 Seymour Ave., but that later on, he began to think Castro owned another property.
Perez described Castro as stopping at the home sometimes 10 minutes or an hour at a time.
"Now it's like, red flag, red flag, red flag, somebody should've said something," he said.
Perez told NewsChannel5 there's a lesson to learned.
"I'm not the only one on the block that feels ashamed to know that we didn't notice anything," Perez told the TV station. "I work at a school, I work with kids. ... I have a heavy heart right now."
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Home Music Homesick Aldo – Bringing The Blues Back Home Single Handed And Armed...
Homesick Aldo – Bringing The Blues Back Home Single Handed And Armed Only With A Guitar And A Kazoo
David Marren
With a stripped down sound, plenty of energy and loads of raw talent, that's Scotland's Homesick Aldo. David Marren takes a closer look at the new voice of British blues.
Imagine a lone drifter stowed away on a freight train travelling the route of Highway 61 absorbing the works of Jack Kerouac and Hunter. S. Thomson wrapped up in the blues. Eventually emerging with impeccable rock and roll insouciance channelled via Johnny Thunders and John Cooper Clarke and combining the licks of Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed and Muddy Waters, accompanied only by a harmonica and primal drumbeat, so stripped back that even the White Stripes appear grandiose, then you get some insight into the force of nature which creates the musicality and myth that is Homesick Aldo.
A new kind of star for a 21st century which has thus far wrapped itself up in technological turgidity where so much music has lost not only its integrity and raw emotion but also its driving forces and beliefs.
Aldo, on the other hand takes elements of the past and his own selected musical heritage, hurling them into a musical time machine, effortlessly streaming the zeitgeist of our current climate by introducing authenticity and rawness back to a medium which languishes in hype and X Crement Factor cheesiness evolving into our first authentic millennial self titled bluesician.
A sound both ageless and timeless; seemingly from either a hundred years ago or a hundred years into the future but most importantly very much of its own moment proving – if proof were needed – that the blues are a style that never goes out of fashion. Beyond being yet another artist merely adopting the pose of the trendy unplugged ethos as, despite the basic instrumentation, his act crackles with an urgent, vibrant vitality fuelled by electricity.
His raw, innovative solo live show – a lone harmonica, an errant kazoo, an occasional singular drum all topped off with wailing bluesy vocals are his only arsenal – is an antidote to the overly rehearsed, moribund dullness of mainstream live shows with artists merely going through the motions and he instead concentrates on capturing the audience's attention; demanding their souls whilst stealing their hearts and devotion in the process.
A live act like no other on the circuit at the moment and everywhere he plays even the sceptical and non believers have inevitably found themselves drawn into this maelstrom of a musical hybrid emerging from this singular young man. The songs are freeform interpretations of blues classics mixed with original compositions all stirred along with familiar reference points – a New York Dolls steal here or a Stones or Dylan reference there – but with a fresh approach which renders them unique.
Audiences are important to Aldo and this also sets him apart. Far from expecting them to sit in awe at his exceptional talents he actively encourages their participation. Thus the dancing, clapping and banging on a tambourine which have occurred at live shows I have witnessed are immediately hastily incorporated into his act ensuring that it goes off into yet another dimension staving off any predictability or complacency from either himself or his loyal converts.
Currently in the studio recording an independent two track single to be released in the spring and whilst the A side will be a garage rock stormer the B-Side will be more of a showcase of his live stage act. Wary of drawing other musicians into the mix he has thus far shied away from this but recognises it is something he may have to consider if he is to extend his musical palette and reach a bigger audience.
For the moment though he is perfectly happy to stand a lone wolf and from the reactions he is eliciting everywhere he plays he is right to stick to his guns playing the music he loves so fervently. With live gigs lined up for early spring – mainly in his native Scotland but also including an appearance at the London's legendary 100 Club – this may be the last chance to see him in such venues and with such low key billing as his star is in the ascendant and a showcase evening in Edinburgh is being arranged for the spring featuring several upcoming Scottish bands but centring on him. Homesick Aldo 2013 could be yours for the taking.
Upcoming Gigs include Nice N Sleazy in Glasgow on March 23rd and London 100 Club on the 13th April. A single is being recorded and should be available later in the spring. Portrait by Gavin Evans who has also worked with David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Joe Strummer and a host of others. His website with full details of his rock and film start portraits can be found here. A film by Evans called The Audition featuring 35 A List stars is also showing at Summerhall Gallery, Edinburgh 10am-6pm daily until the 18th of May.
Homesick Aldo's music can be found at his record company's website and on Facebook.
All words by David Marren. More work by David Marren on Louder Than War can be found here.
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Mainy March 18, 2013 At 09:00
Quite literally a huge talent.
He's the king of the metamorphosis.
When he steps onto a stage he can shed the mild mannered reality of being the guy next door to enveloping himself in a persona that could leap a building in a single bound.
I've yet to see a review that comes close to capturing what he does, and that's no criticism of this article as I've failed to capture the lightning in a bottle he is in words to.
The problem is how can any of us really describe something that pushes so hard at the boundaries of description.
Most who witness the live show will attest to it being a fact that it's a performance that can never be forgotten.
Luke Szymczak March 18, 2013 At 22:37
A real talent who's influenced by obscure Blues artist's. When I first heard Homesick I was blown away by what he was doing, A one man bluesician daring to play old skool blues in an electronic generation, not since the time of Duster Bennett have we seen the like. Lone Wolf Blues stands out when you hear it live. North of the border Homesick Aldo is known to all on the gig scene. A total individual and going completely against the grain. Much respect to Homesick Aldo
Calm as the colour March 19, 2013 At 19:37
Brilliant live act
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Nobunaga's Ambition Grows With Ascension In English
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Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Ascension [official site], a standalone follow-up to Koei Tecmo's latest sim-o-strategy take on Japanese history, is now out in English. Technically it's been on Steam since March but, y'know, it takes mighty ambition to play a game in a foreign language. Nobunaga's Ambition is set during the Sengoku period of feudal Japan, having players duke it out for control…
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Those of you who revel in games full of historical intrigue and meticulous troop management typical of many grand strategy games may be excited to hear that a follow up to Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence is getting a western release this fall. This new standalone expansion in the Japanese strategy series is Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Ascension [official site], a name with…
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In a debate around what is allowed and what is not Lee said that removing of emotions and aggression will make this game a sport played by robots, it's a part of the game. Former Australian fast bowler tried to defend African pacer during the discussion on the emotions and aggression in the game of cricket.
Former Australian Cricketer and pacer Brett Lee stated his views about the emotions and aggression in the game of cricket. In a debate around what is allowed and what is not Lee said that removing of emotions and aggression will make this game a sport played by robots, it's a part of the game. The debate was started after the on and off-field clash between players. In the latest incident, African pacer Kagiso Rabada brushed his shoulder with Australian skipper Steve Smith. Former Australian fast bowler tried to defend African pacer during the discussion.
Emotions and aggression are part of the game, removing that and it will become a sport played by robots. But the players should not cross the line, says Brett Lee. In the match between South Africa and Australia, pacer Rabada committed level 2 offence when he screamed in Australian skipper Steve Smith's face and made physical contact with the shoulder which resulted in the prospect of an ICC inquiry. Rabada may miss the rest of the series against Australia as he was involved grade 2 serious offence.
This was not the first time that players messed up with each other. A few days ago, Australian batsman David Warner and African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock messed up while walking to the dressing room at Kingsmead in Durban. Warner told Cricket Australia's that De Kock used wrong words about his wife Candice Warner. Warner admits that his response was a bit emotional but says that he will always defend his family and his teammates.


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As Living Cities celebrates its 25th Anniversary, it provides a good milestone for us to reflect on the work during that time in support of affordable housing. Let's face it - over the past 25 years, our country hasn't always gotten it right, despite our best efforts. While we've made some good advances, we are still working hard to determine how to make affordable housing available in all communities, including diverse and low-income neighborhoods.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development paints a clear picture. While their rule of thumb is that a household should pay no more than 30 percent of their household income for housing, today 12 million Americans pay more than 50 percent. A family with only one wage earner who makes the minimum wage cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the US. This sobering statistic is just one example of the struggle many working Americans face as they look to build better lives for themselves and their families.
This is particularly true for low-income and diverse individuals in distressed communities and those seeking housing in neighborhoods of higher economic opportunity –regardless of whether they are looking to buy or rent. Individuals living on the margins still face large disparities with regard to opportunities that will enable them to build economic mobility and chart a path toward a more secure financial future. Meantime, they are facing an increasingly tight supply of rental housing that is affordable in today's environment of market rate housing and limited subsidies. That's why we approach this work holistically through partnerships that address the fundamental issues related to poverty, ranging from jobs and education to affordable housing.
As a country, our confidence in the housing sector burst during the financial crisis. An asset previously regarded as security for the future had lost value, and many were forced to acknowledge a collective role in the downturn. While we worked to make improvements, one learning was key: the path forward requires many dimensions - greater education and understanding of finances, public policy adjustments, product innovation and partnerships in order to ensure success for individuals, communities and our country.
That's why we've placed increased emphasis on education and transparency in our products and developed new partnerships to increase financial acumen more broadly. Our new Affordable Lending Mortgage Program is an example of a responsible lending product for individuals who can't make a large down payment. It includes comprehensive financial counseling for low- and moderate-income homebuyers. We've also partnered with online education innovator Khan Academy to develop BetterMoneyHabits.com, an online self-directed financial education resource. The 11 million people who have visited the site have found simple, easy-to-understand information on saving, budgeting, building credit, paying down debt, paying for college, and buying a house to help them make more informed financial decisions.
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It's been a privilege to work with Living Cities on the issue of affordable housing and the critical role this plays in our nation's economic health and vitality. As we celebrate this milestone of Living Cities' 25th anniversary, let's use it as a moment to reset public, private and nonprofit partnerships in order to create a more sustainable approach to housing. Together, we can ensure that more individuals access the stability and opportunity that comes with affordable housing and build better economic futures.
Prior to joining Bank of America, Mr. Plepler served as senior vice president of Housing and Community Initiatives at the Fannie Mae Foundation, in addition to supervising that foundation's Outreach and Education department.


The 40th Cairo International Film Festival concluded on Thursday, but the six winning films from the festival's International Competition will be re-screened on Friday at the Hanager Theatre and Creativity Centre.
The Cairo International Film Festival took place between 21 and 29 November.
This year the festival was presided over by Mohamed Hefzy, the youngest festival director in its history.


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Marge is an ordinary woman; she is no genius or a mathematician and she would love to earn some easy money. She had been observing how roulette was being played at the casino and she had discovered an apparently foolproof system of getting rich playing it. She noticed that it was quite common for the ball to fall into only black or only red slots during consecutive spins of the wheel. But the ball falling into the same color for 5 times in a sequence was unusual, and rarer it was for the ball to fall into the same color for six times or more in a row. As a matter of fact, she observed this happen only a couple of times in an entire day.
Hence her plan was to observe the ball falling into the same color for 5 times in a row, and then bet the next spin of the wheel on the other color, confident that her chance of winning was very high than losing. Can Marge afford to believe so?
I wracked my brain for a bit, struggling to find a flaw in her reasoning. You see I'm no mathematician myself, and as much as I tried to recall my classes on Logic and Probability, I really couldn't find anything amiss. And when I finally resigned and read what Baggini had to say, I still didn't get it!! Call me hopeless with Math. So I read it again, carefully, very carefully, and then the bulb finally glowed.
BTW, I didn't know if black and red were the only two colors on the roulette wheel (haven't played it myself) and how many slots of each coulour are there and so googled it and in the process I ended up googling this puzzle too, so I didn't end up solving it myself, but I gathered that Marge was essentially assuming conditional probability based on the results of the previous spins of the wheel, but the spins are independent events. Interesting one.
Thanks for thinking about this puzzle, Sumi :). Yeah, I should have mentioned more about the game.
I tend to do this almost all the time with situations in my life, but hardly realized so.


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Košarkom se počeo baviti u Sarajevu, u ekipi Bosne 1972. godine. Nakon jednogodišnjeg juniorskog staža postao je prvotimac Bosne, i od 1973. vježba pod kontrolom trenera Tanjevića. Godine 1973. debitirao je u omladinskoj reprezentaciji Jugoslavije. Za "A" reprezentaciju odigrao je više od 150 utakmica. S reprezentacijom Jugoslavije osvojio je zlatne medalje - Balkana, Europe, svijeta i olimpijsko zlato.

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Геноцид рохинджа относится к продолжающемуся военному преследованию мусульман народа рохинджа вооружёнными силами и полицией Мьянмы в штате Ракхайн, северо-западном регионе страны. Преследование стало ответной реакцией на нападения на пограничные посты в октябре 2016 года неопознанными боевиками. Власти Мьянмы обвиняются в широкомасштабных нарушениях прав человека, включая внесудебные казни, групповые изнасилования, поджоги и детоубийства.

Военное подавление рохинджа вызвало критику со стороны США (упомянувших возможные «преступления против человечества»), правозащитной группы «Международная амнистия», Государственного департамента США, правительства соседней с Мьянмой Бангладеш и правительства Малайзии (куда бежали многие рохинджа). Де-факто глава правительства Мьянмы, Аун Сан Су Чжи, особенно подвергается критике за своё молчание касательно этого вопроса, а также за бездействие в контексте предотвращения военных злоупотреблений.

Предпосылки

Этническая ситуация
Мьянма, также известная как Бирма, — это страна в Юго-Восточной Азии, окружённая Бенгальским заливом, Бангладеш и Индией на западе, Китаем, Лаосом и Таиландом на востоке. Демократия появилась в Мьянме совсем недавно, согласно договорённости с военными, которые разрешили провести свободные выборы 8 ноября 2015 года, в результате которых лауреат Нобелевской премии мира Аун Сан Су Чжи пришла к власти после нескольких лет домашнего ареста.

Мьянма является преимущественно буддистским регионом (88-90 % населения), с меньшинствами представителей других религий, включая малочисленное мусульманское меньшинство (4 %), большей части из которого запрещено голосовать и запрашивать гражданство (исключение — каманы). В стране преобладает этническое большинство бирманцев (68 %), преобладающая часть которых является буддистами.

Север штата Ракхайн стал преимущественно мусульманским в результате действий вооружённых отрядов Рохинджа в 1942 году. Согласно британскому отчёту, после межрелигиозных столкновений «территория, затем оккупированная нами, представляла собой почти полностью мусульманскую страну».

Несколько других этнических групп подвергаются дискриминации, жестокому обращению и безнадзорности со стороны правительства. В западной прибрежной провинции штата Ракхайн преимущественно буддисты-ракхайны (4 %, примерно 2 миллиона человек) и мусульмане-рохинджа (2 %, около 1 миллиона человек) страдают от действий правительства. Трения между буддистскими и мусульманскими сообществами также ведут к насилию, часто действия буддистских националистов направлены на людей рохинджа. Рохинджа — это особая этническая группа со своими языком и культурой, но при этом они имеют долгую историческую связь с Ракхайном.

История конфликта
Рохинджа описывают себя как потомков арабских торговцев, которые поселились в регионе много поколений назад. Термин «Рохинджа» произошёл от одноимённого названия военно-политического движения 1950-х годов, ставящего целью автономию мусульманского региона. Термин приобрёл популярность с начала 1990-х годов, в то время как до этого времени мусульмане в Бирме обозначались как «бенгальцы». Большинство историков полагают, что рохинджа переселились в Мьянму во времена британского владычества и, в меньшей степени, после независимости Бирмы и войны за независимость Бангладеш в 1971. Правительство Мьянмы отказывает им в гражданстве, называя нелегальными иммигрантами из Бангладеш.

В 1942 году произошла  между рохинджа и араканцами-буддистами, после чего регион становился всё более этнически поляризован. Число буддистов, убитых мусульманами, бирманский исследователь Кяу Зан Та оценивает в 50 тыс. человек, десятки тысяч вынуждены были бежать. Рохинджа получили оружие от союзников для борьбы против японских войск, однако направили его против араканцев, убив тысячи жителей. По данным бангладешского исследователя Сайеда Азиз-аль Ахсана, в тот же период бирманцы в сотрудничестве с японскими властями убили много представителей рохинджа и выгнали 40 000 человек на территорию современного Бангладеш. В постколониальный период в регионе бирманские власти проводили военные операции

В современности, история преследования мусульман-рохинджа в Мьянме начинается с 1970-х. С того времени, народ рохинджа постоянно подвергался преследованию со стороны правительства и националистически настроенных буддистов. Напряжённость между различными религиозными группами в стране часто использовалась военными правителями Мьянмы. Согласно информации организации «Международная амнистия», рохинджа страдали от нарушений прав человека в период военных диктатур с 1978, в результате чего многие бежали в соседний Бангладеш. В 2005 году Верховный комиссар ООН по делам беженцев оказал помощь в репатриации рохинджа из Бангладеш, но заявления о нарушении прав человека в лагерях для беженцев угрожали предпринятому усилию. В 2015 году 140 000 рохинджа ещё оставались в лагерях для перемещённых лиц после массовых беспорядков 2012 года.

Перед последним совершённым актом насилия, 17 марта 2016 Государственный департамент США в своём докладе о предупреждении жестокого обращения подвёл итог:

Нападения на пограничные полицейские пункты
Согласно государственным отчётам Мьянмы, 9 октября 2016 года вооружённые лица атаковали около 30 пунктов пограничной полиции в штате Ракхайн, в результате чего погибли не менее 9 полицейских и ещё 4 на следующий день столкновений. Склады оружия и боеприпасов также были разграблены. Главным образом, атака произошла в пригороде Маундо. Неделю спустя, недавно сформированная повстанческая группа Харака аль-Якин взяла на себя ответственность за нападение.
В конце сентября 2017 некий Абу Алям представившийся членом «Армии спасения рохинджа Аракана» в интервью журналисту Channel NewsAsia Джеку Боарду заявил, что они умышленно устроили нападения на военнослужащих армии Мьянмы с целью вызвать ответные зачистки и таким образом заострить внимание мирового сообщества на преследованиях рохинджа со стороны властей.. В свою очередь заместитель командира Армии спасения рохинджа Аракана Мухаммед объяснил причину нападению следующим образом: «Умереть быстро лучше, чем умирать медленно. Они пытали нас день за днём, другого варианта не было. Мы знали, что будет, но решили пойти на это». В той же статье отмечается, что командир Армии спасения рохинджа Аракана Ата Улла провёл много времени в Саудовской Аравии (его видели там в 2012 году) и Пакистане. Местные мусульмане вроде на словах поддержали рохинджа, но от конкретной помощи отказались.

Нападения на буддистское и индуистское население
24 сентября 2017 армия Мьянмы по запаху разложения нашла в штате Ракхайн двойное захоронение из 28 индуистов (20 женщин и 8 мужчин и мальчиков). Власти Мьянмы выступили с обвинением Армии спасения рохинджа Аракана в том, что 300 её членов захватили в плен 100 жителей окрестных деревень и большую часть из них убили. 25 сентября корреспондент новостного агентству Франс-Пресс Айдан Джонс отмечал, что местные индуисты утверждали, что они снова подверглись атакам со стороны вооружённых палками и ножами повстанцев рохинджа, многие индуисты были убиты, а других нападавшие увели в лес. В свою очередь Би-би-си указало, что подобные «заявления не могут быть подвергнуты независимой проверке», поскольку власти страны «ограничили журналистов и независимых наблюдателей в свободном передвижении в штате Ракхайн, ссылаясь на соображения безопасности», хотя и отметило, что её репортёр разговаривал с пострадавшими и те также заявили, что они подвергались угрозам и нападению повстанцев из Армии спасения рохинджа Аракана, которые, по их словам, убивали индуистов и сжигали дома.

Преследование
Люди рохинджа описываются как «одни из имеющих наименее благоприятное отношение к себе меньшинств в мире» и «одни из самых преследуемых меньшинств в мире». Рохинджа лишены права на свободное передвижение и высшее образование. Им также отказано в получении гражданства Мьянмы с момента принятия национального закона о гражданстве. Рохинджа не разрешено перемещаться без официального разрешения, а ранее с них потребовали подписать обязательство не иметь более двух детей, хотя закон и не был строго соблюдён. Также их постоянно подвергают принудительному труду, когда они вынуждены работать раз в неделю на военных и правительственных проектах и одну ночь стоять в карауле. Люди рохинджа потеряли много пахотных земель, конфискованных военными для того, чтобы отдать их буддистским поселенцам из других регионов Мьянмы.

После инцидентов с полицейскими постами, военные силы Мьянмы начали масштабное преследование в деревнях на севере Ракхайна. В ходе первоначальной операции десятки людей были убиты и многие арестованы. С продолжением преследования возросло количество жертв. Происходили произвольные аресты, внесудебные казни, групповые изнасилования, жестокость в отношении гражданских лиц и мародёрство. Согласно сообщениям СМИ, к декабрю 2016 года сотни рохинджа были убиты, многие покинули Мьянму в качестве беженцев, чтобы найти убежище в близлежащих районах Бангладеш.

В ноябре 2016 года организация «Хьюман Райтс Вотч» («Страж прав человека») продемонстрировала снимки со спутника, на которых видно, что около 1250 домов рохинджа были сожжены силами безопасности. СМИ и правозащитные группы часто сообщали о нарушениях прав человека военными силами Мьянмы. Во время одного из инцидентов в ноябре, военные Мьянмы использовали вертолёты для стрельбы и убийства жителей деревни. По состоянию на ноябрь 2016 года, Мьянма всё ещё не позволила СМИ и правозащитным группам проникнуть в преследуемые районы. Следовательно, точные цифры потерь гражданского населения остаются неизвестными. Штат Ракхайн был прозван «информационной чёрной дырой».

Те, кто покинул Мьянму, чтобы избежать преследования, сообщали, что женщин подвергали групповому изнасилованию, мужчин убивали, дома поджигали и бросали в них маленьких детей. Лодки, перевозившие беженцев рохинджа по реке Наф, часто обстреливались военными силами Мьянмы.

3 февраля 2017, Управление Верховного комиссара ООН по правам человека опубликовало отчёт, основанный на показаниях более чем 200 беженцев рохинджа, в котором говорится, что злоупотребления включали в себя групповые изнасилования, массовые убийства и детоубийства. Почти половина опрошенных заявила, что члены их семей были убиты. Половина опрошенных женщин сообщила, что они были изнасилованы или подверглись сексуальному насилию: в докладе сексуальное насилие описывается как «массовое и систематическое». Армии и полиции вменялись поджоги «домов, школ, рынков, магазинов и мечетей», принадлежавших или использовавшихся общинами рохинджа.

В марте 2017 года полицейский документ, полученный Рейтер, представил собой список 423 рохинджа, задержанных полицией с 9 октября 2016, 13 из которых — дети, самому младшему было 10 лет.
Два офицера полиции Маундо подтвердили подлинность документов и обосновали аресты тем, что, по словам одного из них: «Мы — полиция, должны арестовывать тех, кто связан с нападавшими, неважно дети они или нет, но суд решит, если они виноваты; мы не те, кто решает». Полиция Мьянмы также утверждала, что дети признались в предполагаемых преступлениях во время допросов, и что они в процессе не подвергались избиениям и давлению. Средний возраст задержанных составляет 34 года, самому младшему — 10 лет, старшему — 75.

Кризис беженцев

По оценкам, 92000 рохинджа были переселены из-за актов насилия к январю 2017; около 65000 сбежали из Мьянмы в соседнюю Бангладеш в промежуток между октябрём 2016 и январём 2017, в то время как ещё 23000 человек стали внутренне перемещёнными лицами.

В феврале 2017 правительство Бангладеш объявило о плане по переселению новых беженцев и 232 000 рохинджа, въехавших в страну ранее, на Тенгар Чар, осадочный остров в Бенгальском заливе. Остров впервые появился примерно в 2007, образовавшись из вымытого ила реки Мегхны. Ближайшая заселённая территория, остров Хатия, находится в 30 километрах. Информационные агентства цитируют местного чиновника, который описывает план как «страшный». Этот шаг существенно увеличил оппозицию ряда сторон. Правозащитные организации описали план как вынужденное переселение. Кроме того, были подняты опасения касательно условий жизни на острове, который является низменным и подвержен наводнениям. Остров был описан как «пригодный для жизни только зимой и убежище для пиратов». Он находится в девяти часах езды от лагерей, где в настоящее время проживают беженцы рохинджа.

В ноябре 2017 г. Мьянма и Бангладеш подписали меморандум о взаимопонимании о возвращении беженцев. Власти Мьянмы готовы принимать обратно рохинджа, как только Бангладеш предоставит документы, содержащие личные данные беженцев.

Связанные инциденты
В январе 2017 года, по меньшей мере, 4 офицера полиции были задержаны правительством после того, как в ноябре 2016 в Интернете появилось видео, в котором представители сил безопасности избивают мусульман-рохинджа. В этом видео мужчины и мальчики рохинджа были вынуждены сидеть рядами, заложив руки за головы, пока их били дубинками и пинали. Это стало первым случаем, когда правительство наказало собственные службы безопасности в регионе, с момента начала преследований.

21 января 2017 года тела трёх мужчин рохинджа были обнаружены в неглубоких могилах в Маундо.
Мужчины были местными жителями, которые работали в тесном контакте с местной администрацией, и правительство считает, что они были убиты повстанцами в рамках карательной атаки.

4 июля 2017 года в Ситуэ, толпа из, по меньшей мере, 100 буддистов-ракхайнов напала с кирпичами на 7 мужчин рохинджа из лагеря Дапаинг для внутренне перемещённых лиц, убив одного и серьёзно ранив других. Мужчины рохинджа сопровождались полицией в доки Ситуэ, чтобы приобрести лодки, но были атакованы, несмотря на то, что поблизости присутствовали вооружённые охранники. По словам представителя Министерства внутренних дел Мьянмы, невооружённый младший полицейский был с людьми рохинджа во время атаки, но не смог остановить нападавших.

Критика
Военное преследование рохинджа вызвало критику от различных сторон. Правозащитная группа «Международная амнистия» и такие организации, как ООН, обозначили военное преследование меньшинства рохинджа как преступления против человечества и заявили, что военные сделали мирных жителей целью «систематической кампании насилия».

Аун Сан Су Чжи критикуют, в частности, за её молчание и отсутствие действий по этому вопросу, а также за то, что ей не удалось предотвратить нарушение прав человека военными. В ответ она заявила: «Покажите мне страну без вопросов касательно прав человека». Бывший глава ООН Кофи Аннан, после недельного пребывания в штате Ракхайн, выразил глубокую обеспокоенность в связи с сообщениями о нарушениях прав человека в этом регионе. Он возглавлял комиссию, состоящую из 9 членов и сформированную в августе 2016, чтобы разобраться в ситуации в штате и составить рекомендации для её улучшения.

Государственный департамент США также выразил озабоченность относительно насилия в Ракхайне и перемещении рохинджа. Правительство Малайзии осудило репрессии в штате Ракхайн, на фоне продолжающихся протестов в стране. На митинге протеста в начале декабря, премьер-министр Малайзии Наджиб Разак раскритиковал власти Мьянмы за военное преследование мусульман-рохинджа и назвал происходящее «геноцидом». Ранее, назвав насилие против меньшинства мусульман-рохинджа «этнической чисткой», Малайзия заявила, что «этот вопрос вызывает озабоченность международного сообщества». Малайзия также отменила два футбольных матча с Мьянмой в знак протеста.

В ноябре 2016 года старший сотрудник ООН Джон МакКиссик обвинил Мьянму в проведении этнической чистки в Ракхайне, чтобы освободить территорию от мусульманского меньшинства. МакКиссик является главой агентства по делам беженцев ООН, которое базируется в городе Кокс Базар, в Бангладеш. Позже в том же месяце, Бангладеш вызвала посла Мьянмы в своей стране, чтобы выразить «огромную обеспокоенность» по поводу преследования рохинджа.

В декабре 2016 года ООН решительно раскритиковала правительство Мьянмы за плохое обращение с народом рохинджа и назвала его подход «бездушным». ООН также призвала Аун Сан Су Чжи, государственного советника Мьянмы (де-факто главу правительства) и лауреата Нобелевской премии мира, принять меры для прекращения насилия по отношению к рохинджа. В своём отчёте, опубликованном в феврале 2017, ООН заявила, что преследования рохинджа включают в себя серьёзные нарушения прав человека. Уполномоченный по правам человека ООН Зейд Раад Аль-Хуссейн заявил: «Жестокость, которой подвергаются дети рохинджа, невыносима, — какая ненависть может заставить человека заколоть ребёнка, плачущего без молока матери?» Представитель правительства заявил, что обвинения очень серьёзны и будут проведены расследования.

23 мая 2017 года доклад, опубликованный военными, отверг обвинения, выдвинутые Управлением Верховного комиссара ООН по правам человека в феврале, заявив, что «из 18 обвинений, включённых в отчёт, 12 были признаны неверными, а остальные 6 названы ложными или сфабрикованными, основанными на лжи и выдумках».

В начале сентября 2017 года в России прошли митинги мусульман в поддержку рохинджа. Так в Москве несанкционированный митинг у посольства Мьянмы собрал несколько тысяч человек, среди которых были депутат Государственной думы А. С. Делимханов и председатель Духовного управления мусульман Азиатской части России муфтий Н. Х. Аширов. В Махачкале 200 человек выразили свою поддержку проведя шествие. В Грозном на площади у мечети «Сердце Чечни» прошёл многотысячный митинг, в котором принял участие глава Чечни Р. А. Кадыров, который заявил, что события в Мьянме являются «преступлением против человечности» и высказал мнение, что военные этой страны подобны надзирателям в лагерях смерти нацистской Германии. В начале октября Общественный фонд имени Ахмата Кадырова выделил на оказание материальной помощи рохинджа 1 млн долл.

В августе 2018 года вышел доклад миссии комитета ООН по правам человека по изучению ситуации в Мьянме. В докладе говорится, что действия правительства и вооружённых сил Мьянмы против народа рохинджа несут признаки геноцида и должны быть расследованы. Комитет призвал Международный уголовный суд обратить внимание на положение дел в стране. Авторы доклада утверждают, что жертвами массовых убийств в регионе «по консервативной оценке» стали десять тысяч человек. Количество беженцев из числа рохинджа они оценили в 700 тысяч. Согласно докладу, действия военных в северных штатах непропорциональны той угрозе, которую представляют собой мятежники. Действия военных характеризуются систематическими нападениями на мирных жителей и гражданские объекты. В некоторых случаях солдаты пользовались гражданскими как прикрытием. Солдаты жестоко насилуют женщин, часто происходят групповые изнасилования. В ходе пыток мужчин (чаще это мужчины «боеспособного возраста»), они также подвергаются сексуальному насилию.

См. также
 Антимусульманские погромы в Мьянме (2012)
 Кризис беженцев рохинджа (2015)
 Массовое убийство в Инн Дине

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 Кто такие рохинджа и что происходит с мусульманами в Мьянме? // Русская служба Би-би-си, 04.09.2017
 Ponniah K. Who will help Myanmar's Rohingya? // BBC News, 10.01.2017
 Myanmar conflict: The view from Yangon // BBC News, 09.09.2017
  Myanmar conflict: Fake photos inflame tension // BBC News, 02.09.2017
  Rohingya crisis: Are Suu Kyi's Rohingya claims correct? // BBC News, 19.09.2017

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IAN MURRAY insists Garry O'Connor isn't a wayward waster – and is backing the striker to continue cracking in the goals for Hibs.
kick-start his career which has been hindered by recent off-field problems.
The 28-year-old was dubbed the next big thing when he first burst into the Hibs first team before clinching a dream move to Russians Lokomotiv Moscow and then Birmingham.
O'Connor had lost his way somewhat until Hibs boss Colin Calderwood swooped to bring him back to Leith in the summer and skipper Murray said: "You don't get to the places where Gaz has by being a waster.
"He went over to Russia and scored in the cup final then went down to the English Premiership when Birmingham paid almost £3million for him.
"Gaz went away as a young guy and has come back a better player – simple as that.
Hibs grabbed a point with a stirring fightback but Murray insists they can't carry on shipping goals.
He said: "We keep shooting ourselves in the foot. It's criminal at times. We can't rely on the strikers all the time to get us out of jail.
"We know we can keep clean sheets – like against Aberdeen and Inverness – but it's just that our concentration slips every now and again.