Daily Archives: 19. April 2023
Was du gegen die Chatkontrolle unternehmen kannst
1) Protestiere jetzt bei der Bundesregierung, die im Rat mitentscheidet (z.B. in Deutschland Bundesjustizminister Buschmann, Bundesinnenministerin Faeser, Digital- und Verkehrsminister Wissing)!
2) Setze dich mit deinen Abgeordneten im Europäischen Parlament in Verbindung! Die sogenannten Berichterstatter und Schattenberichterstatter haben die Federführung bei den Verhandlungen. Hier findest du die Kontaktinformationen:
Javier Zarzalejos – Berichterstatter für die konservative EVP-Fraktion
Paul Tang – Schattenberichterstatter für die sozialdemokratische S&D-Fraktion
Patrick Breyer – Schattenberichterstatter für die Grünen/EFA-Fraktion
Hilde Vautmans – Schattenberichterstatterin für die liberale Renew-Fraktion
Annalisa Tardino – Schattenberichterstatter für die rechte ID-Fraktion
Vincenzo Sofo – Schattenberichterstatterin für die rechtskonservative ECR-Fraktion
Cornelia Ernst – Schattenberichterstatter für die Linksfraktion
Teile ihnen höflich deine Bedenken bezüglich der Chat-Kontrolle mit (Argumente hier). Die Erfahrung zeigt, dass Telefonanrufe effektiver sind als E-Mails oder Briefe. Der offizielle Name des geplanten Gesetzes zur obligatorischen Chat-Kontrolle lautet “Vorschlag für eine Verordnung mit Vorschriften zur Verhütung und Bekämpfung des sexuellen Missbrauchs von Kindern”.
Rede darüber! Erzähle anderen von den Gefahren der Chatkontrolle. Dafür kannst du hier auf Sharepics und Videos zugreifen. Du kannst natürlich auch selbst Bilder und Videos erstellen.
Schaffe Aufmerksamkeit in den Sozialen Medien! Für einen Beispieltweet kannst du rechts auf die Schaltfläche klicken. Nutze dafür die Hashtags #Chatkontrolle und #digitalesBriefgeheimnis
EU erhielt die zwölfte Cybersicherheitsorganisation
(04.07.2021)
Ein aktuelles, schlagendes Beispiel dafür ist die Neufassung der deutschen Cybersicherheitsstrategie. In Deutschland ist es Teil dieser Strategie, gewisse neuentdeckte Software-Sicherheitslücken für Polizei – und Geheimdienste offenzuhalten, die deutsche Cyberbehörde ZiTis soll die zugehörige Trojaner-Schadsoftware für mehrere Dutzend deutsche Bundes- Landesbehörden entwickeln.
EU schafft gemeinsame „Cyber-Reserve“
Bei der „Cyber-Reserve“ soll es sich aber nicht um militärische Einheiten handeln, sondern um einen Pool privater Sicherheitsunternehmen, die bei Vorfällen rasch eingeschalten werden können. (…)
Begründet wird der neue Vorschlag ausdrücklich mit „Russlands militärischer Aggression gegen die Ukraine“. (…)
Dafür werde „modernste Technik wie künstliche Intelligenz (KI) und fortgeschrittene Datenanalyse“ genutzt, heißt es in einer Pressemitteilung. (…)
Studie über „Going Dark“: Hindernisse für die Polizei gab es schon immer
Grundsätzlich besitzt die niederländische Polizei die Befugnis zum Hacken. Üblicherweise überlässt sie dies jedoch dritten Parteien, etwa dem Niederländischen Forensikinstitut. Bei internationalen Ermittlungen komme manchmal die EU-Polizeiagentur Europol ins Spiel.
The Laundromat: How the price cap coalition whitewashes Russian oil in third countries
Well into the second year of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU, most of the G7 countries, and Australia have cracked down on their imports of Russian crude oil and oil products. At the same time, these countries, which are all part of the price-cap coalition whose objective is to limit Russia’s revenues from fossil fuel exports, have increased imports of refined oil products by leaps and bounds from the countries that have become the largest importers of Russian crude oil.
A Price Cap Loophole Is Undermining Sanctions On Russian Oil
Europe has boosted imports of refined petroleum products from countries that have raised imports of Russian crude oil, as a major loophole in the sanctions risks undermining the effectiveness of the price cap and embargoes, a report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) showed on Wednesday.
The EU, Australia, and most of the G7 countries have banned direct imports of Russian crude oil, but they have raised indirectly imports of Russian oil by purchasing higher volumes of oil products from countries that have become the biggest buyer of Russia’s crude, the Finland-based center said.
Prices Rally As Crude Oil, Products Draw Down
This week, SPR inventory dropped for the third week in a row losing another 1.6 million barrels for the week to reach 368 million barrels—the lowest amount of crude oil in the SPR since October 1983.
U.S. crude oil production rose during the week ending April 7, to 12.3 million bpd. U.S. production is now 800,000 bpd lower than the peak production seen in March 2020, but 500,000 bpd higher than this time last year.
#Khartoum map: #RSF control expanded in Umm Durman as well as the Soba bridge. #SAF control expanded along the Blue Nile north of the airport.
Note: This map should not be used to determine routes for safe travel as the situation changes rapidly.
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan
Once again, there are reports of violent clashes at the Khartoum airport, attacks on oil depots and warehouses.
(today)
Sudan: Burhan dismisses sanctions threats, lauds ties with Israel
(13 Feb 2022)
He also lauded ties with Israel, saying intelligence sharing between the two former adversaries helped arrest suspected fighters in his country.
(…)
US officials have said they are looking into options to respond to the killing of at least 79 protesters, according to a toll by medics, and to moves to impede civilian-led government.
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan: Israel‘s man in Sudan
(22 February 2023)
Sudan signed the Abraham Accords in January 2021, a step viewed as a condition for US munificence in removing Sudan’s name from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, and paving a loans-ridden route for Sudan’s reintegration into the global financial system after decades of exclusion.
Sudan had reached out to Israel a year earlier, when General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan – who came to power after countrywide popular demonstrations preceded a 2019 palace coup against former leader Omar al-Bashir – held a meeting in Uganda’s Entebbe with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February 2020.
Sudan Slips Into Chaos. Russia Lurks In The Background.
(April 18, 2023)
Last December, under pressure from Western nations and other African countries, the two agreed to a framework deal that would eventually transition the government back to civilian control.
That led to uncertainty among Sudan’s powerbrokers and civilian leaders, and rising tensions between military factions until on the morning of April 15, fighting broke out between units loyal to Burhan and Hemedti’s RSF.
Sudan – Country Commercial Guide
(Last published date: 2022-07-30)
While reliable data is difficult to obtain, the Central Bank of Sudan reported that the country exported 25.2 tons of gold in 2020, and 26.4 tones during the first nine months of 2021. The current government, seeking to bolster revenues with the loss of foreign financial assistance, has emphasized increasing gold exports in 2022. The government has repeatedly tried to exert greater control over gold exports, but its own official estimates are that 80 percent of the country’s gold is smuggled abroad. Large companies have established gold mining operations in Sudan, primarily in Northern, Red Sea, and West Kordofan states. The Ministry of Minerals reports large reserves of other precious minerals (silver, platinum), base metals (copper, zinc), agro minerals (phosphates, potash), and other industrial minerals (marble, gypsum). Sudan boasts the largest, still un-surveyed pre-Cambrian mineral deposits in Africa.
Sudan fighting prompts fears oil supply could be affected
Concerns were rising April 17 over oil production and exports in Sudan and its bigger-producing southern neighbor as fighting related to a vicious power struggle between military leaders rolled into a third day.
Sudan supports OPEC’s decision to cut oil production
(October 19, 2022)
On Tuesday, the Sudanese foreign ministry voiced its support for OPEC +’s decision and denounced “the campaign” against Saudi Arabia.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has closely followed the repercussions of the OPEC+ decision to reduce oil production (…), the campaign against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the attempts to blame it for the consequences of the decision.” the ministry said in a statement.
Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, at war with his deputy
Khartoum – Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who became the face of endless military rule in Sudan with his 2021 coup, is now locked in battle with his second-in-command.
To seize power in Sudan’s most recent coup, Burhan joined forces with Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the large and heavily armed paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
They have now turned on each other.
Sudanese army declines calls for humanitarian ceasefire
(18.04.2023)
RSF leader early on Tuesday posted a tweet announcing his approval for a 24-hour cessation of hostilities to establish a humanitarian corridor to evacuate wounded civilians.
The announcement of the ceasefire by the RSF come after a telephone call Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemetti” received from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to propose a humanitarian ceasefire.
UNHCR commissioner calls immediate cessation of hostilities in Sudan
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan and urged the Sudan Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces to return to negotiations.
Kiir, al-Sisi intensifying diplomatic efforts to secure ceasefire in Sudan
(18.04.2023)
Tut Gatluak, South Sudan’s presidential adviser on security affairs, told Sudan Tribune that the conflict in Sudan has attracted global attention, causing President Kiir to closely monitor the situation and engage with rival leaders to accept a ceasefire agreement that permits humanitarian intervention.
“President Salva Kiir Mayardit has been talking to regional leaders since Sunday. He has now escalated these efforts. he has spoken to the Egyptian president again yesterday (Monday).
S. Sudan’s Kiir cancels Khartoum visit as fighting continues
(17.04.2023)
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, agreed to send leaders from Kenya, South Sudan, and Djibouti to Khartoum, but the fighting has continued despite calls to cease hostilities.
“His Excellency the President of the Republic of South Sudan, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, and the Presidents of Kenya and Djibouti could not travel to Khartoum as per the resolution of the IGAD heads of state and government due to the security situation there,” said Tut Gatluak.