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https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/ukraine/ 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Ukraine Swathes of paragraphs about how bad Russia is (the report is supposed to be about Ukraine) And then There were also significant human rights issues involving Ukrainian government officials, although not comparable to the scope of Russia’s abuses, which included credible reports of: enforced disappearance; torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; arbitrary arrest or detention; serious problems with the independence of the judiciary; restrictions on freedom of expression, including for members of the media, including violence or threats of violence against journalists, unjustified arrests or prosecutions of journalists, and censorship; serious restrictions on internet freedom; substantial interference with the freedoms of peaceful assembly and association; restrictions on freedom of movement; serious government corruption; extensive gender-based violence; systematic restrictions on workers’ freedom of association; and the existence of the worst forms of child labor. Some of these human rights issues stemmed from martial law, which continued to curtail democratic freedoms, including freedom of movement, freedom of the press, freedom of peaceful assembly, and legal protections. The government often did not take adequate steps to identify and punish officials who may have committed abuses.

Rubbish and I'm not a usual suspect whatever that means, however I won't take your troll bait and (try to) insult you in return.

Of course it is..except when the "special" people are doing it then it's "self defense" 🤢

Yep gone for a long time now, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if the whole Amorn store goes soon. Sorry I don't know of a place that repairs power tools all the places I knew about have disappeared.

Amorn in the basement of Tuckcom hasn't had a repair center for a long time now.

Probably all would be tourists to the southern part would either change their minds or "hang out" at the Bpoo Ben and Loong Sawai restaurants till dusk. I'm pretty sure the non planting of any sort of shade trees on the expanded beach is a deliberate "cunning plan" Baldrick would be proud of.

shake hands with imaginary friend then exit stage to the left...do not trip over sand bag.

Get your aircon cleaned..set it to 27 degrees not 16...wear less clothing, have more showers.

"The Rock" ?

Hardwarehouse Na-Jomtien/ Bahn Amphur has a selection of fans and almost everything else...ever invented

It is a war started in 2014 egged on and instigated by US /NATO meddling and provocation "Ukraine" had little choice but comply.

No I reject your 2 choices, as I said before this whole mess could have been avoided by letting zelensky negotiate...instead they sent Boris to insist on war...a proxy war to "bring Russia to its knees and envoke regime change" with no US military personnel lost and low percentage of GDP spent a price well worth it according to the war hawks...never mind the Ukrainians let them fight to the last man,womam and child ! Never mind that the illegal sanctions have backfired the Russian economy is doing fine and they are forging new trade links via BRICS further weakening the US hegemony. Now It's looking increasingly likely those US/NATO troops will be on the ground in Ukraine...well at least that is one thing (GI) Joe got right !

You fail to see my point that China will allow a "different" set of speech not free speech no-one allows that but a different set of opinions to combine many different sets of speech/opinions then you can make up your own mind.. (not the CIA,NSA,CCP well hopefully)

Your fawning adoration of "Uncle Sam" (GI Joe) and unquestioning following of the mainstream narrative has led you up the garden path. Ukraine can not win against Russia If the US and NATO fully engage then that is a whole nother cattle of fish in other words World War 3.

Why the heck does it matter if its a Chinese shareholder spying on you or an Uncle Sam shareholder...both are terrible but having 2 (more's the better ) competiting "systems" at least allows some small degree of diversity of thought,expression,opinion...some would call different opinions mall,miss,diss information or propaganda..I'd say the more speech,viewpionts ,opinions and platforms to express them the better.

You like war ? WWIII with a nuclear sprinkle on top ? This whole thing could have been avoided if they had not sent Boris to insist on fighting..dont give in we got your back...fight to the last Ukrainian..it's very good value for (US)

The "west" is certainly two faced and hypocritical no need for "propaganda" to show that.

I think the "pumping station" at the beginning of Walking Street claims top prize...for gut renching smells.

Unless very recent (last few weeks) I wouldn't call them little...more like motorcross "whoops"

No B.S. It is completely about censorship and control...facebook,Google etc collect as much if not more "user data"..the difference is they spy for the CIA ,NSA,FBI so all's good right ? Warrantless searches all hunky dorey "for your own protection" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/12/what-is-fisa-warrant-surveillance

Exactly..the hypocrisy of "Uncle Sam" (GI Joe) is totally off the chart !

The point is that they are forming new alliances so as not to depend so much on US ,Europe, NATO and other various vasal states. I believe this Blinken visit is a prelude to more sanctions on China and so they are right to look towards strengthening ties with less sanctimonious trading partners.

Ever heard of BRICS ?

They cannot win and never had a chance of winning, not a "kremlin talking point" just the plain truth.

^^^ Exactly ,almost everything is made in China it is impossible to isolate China without incurring a massive degradation to "our" standard of living....I'm all for countries repatriating their manufacturing but it can't happened overnight.