Burberry hit by Chinese backlash over UK sanctions

Burberry hit by Chinese backlash over accusations that Muslim Uighurs have been subjected to forced labour By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 26 March 2021 | Updated: 22:15 GMT, 26 March 2021 Burberry is facing a growing backlash in China as it became the latest brand to be knocked by rising … Read more

China sanctions British politicians over Uighur criticism

China issues sanctions against British MPs and lawyers including Iain Duncan Smith in retaliation for what Beijing brands their ‘lies’ about Uigher abuses Former Tory Party leader Iain Duncan Smith has been banned from China  Beijing responded to criticism by the MP over human rights abuses in China  Chinese companies have been banned from working … Read more

Britain ‘to introduce sanctions against Chinese officials’ over Uighur ‘genocide’

Britain joined the EU and Canada in slapping sanctions on senior Chinese officials today over Beijing’s ‘highly disturbing programme of repression’ against Uighur Muslims. Dominic Raab said the UK would join a travel ban and asset freeze affecting four senior figures accused of gross human rights abuses in Xinjiang Province. The Foreign Secretary lashed out at … Read more

EU imposes sanctions on Kremlin officials in response to crackdown on Putin critic Alexei Navalny 

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to impose sanctions on four senior Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin in response to the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.  Russia’s foreign ministry on Monday blasted the move amid the crackdown on Kremlin critic Navalny and his supporters. EU foreign ministers earlier Monday agreed to impose … Read more

President Biden prepares to announce sanctions on Russia

The Biden administration is preparing to issue sanctions on Russia over the jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. According to Politico, the US is expected to coordinate with European allies a sanctions rollout against Russia in the coming weeks.    Sources told the news outlet that US sanctions on Russia would be the Biden administration’s … Read more

Burma military coup: Dominic Raab imposes sanctions on army leaders

UK imposes sanctions on Burma’s army leaders as Dominic Raab condemns their military coup and demands the release of Aung San Suu Kyi By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 15:30 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 17:32 GMT, 18 February 2021 Britain slapped international sanctions on Burmese military leaders today as  it condemned … Read more

China threatens sanctions over 2022 Winter Olympics boycott calls

China has threatened sanctions against Britain if it boycotts the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over the alleged ‘genocide’ of Uighur Muslims.  British MPs including Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey have called for a Team GB boycott over Beijing’s alleged ‘ethnic cleansing’ against Uighurs who have been imprisoned and subjected to political ‘re-education’ in Xinjiang.   … Read more

Biden threatens Myanmar with sanctions as administration debates calling military takeover a ‘coup’

President Joe Biden threatened to reimpose sanctions on Myanmar on Monday as his administration debates whether to call the military takeover a ‘coup.’ Insiders familiar with the back-and-forth described the discussions as ‘chaos’ as officials fear that the White House calling the military takeover a coup could anger China and force the United States to withdraw … Read more

Marco Rubio says America must ‘retaliate, and not just with sanctions’ for massive cyber attack

Marco Rubio has demanded that the United States retaliate with more than sanctions for a massive cyber attack on the Pentagon, FBI and nuclear programs, which he said was likely carried out by Russia.  On Friday Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State, became the first U.S. official to publicly attribute a massive hacking campaign to … Read more

Senior Kremlin officials hit with sanctions after Alexei Navalny poisoning

‘Vladimir Putin’s chef’ is given travel ban as senior Kremlin officials are hit with sanctions by Britain and the EU after Alexei Navalny poisoning ‘Putin’s chef’ Yevgeniy Prigozhin has been hit with sanctions by Britain and EU Prigozhin was sanctioned over ‘significant foreign mercenary activity’ in Libya Six other Russians with links to Alexei Navalny’s poisoning … Read more