On May 27th, Reuters reported that the Greek authorities stated that the Greek Ministry of the Interior had been fined 400000 euros by Greek data protection agencies for leaking the email addresses of thousands of foreign voters in June last year. Prior to the EU parliamentary elections, dozens of voters had complained about receiving political content emails from Greek European Parliament member Asima Copulo. The authorities launched an investigation into this in March of this year.

According to the survey, this yearOn January 20th, the contact list was forwarded to Asima Copulo, who then sent an email using the list, violating relevant regulations, resulting in a document containing contact information of more than 20000 foreign nationals who voted in the 2023 national election being forwarded to staff outside the Ministry of the Interior. The conclusion drawn by the Greek authorities is that this Ministry of the Interior document is for internal use and its leakage violates the regulations on personal data confidentiality, adding that the Ministry of the Interior should modify its methods of protecting personal data. The authorities also imposed a fine of 40000 euros on Asimachopoulo.

military affairs

01The United States is expected to lift its arms sales ban on Saudi Arabia

According to Washington, recently, informed US officials have revealed that the US may lift the ban on selling offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks. This is the latest sign of improvement in the relationship between the Biden administration and Riyadh.

US President Biden suspended the sale of such weapons to Saudi Arabia three years ago, criticizing Saudi Arabia's war actions in Yemen and fearing that US made weapons could be used in airstrikes that could cause civilian deaths. But the United NationsAfter facilitating a ceasefire in Yemen in 2022, the decision of the US government has been under review. Senior US officials say that the United States and Saudi Arabia are close to finalizing a series of bilateral agreements, including a defense agreement and cooperation between the two countries on civilian nuclear programs, but these agreements still depend on whether Israel agrees to establish a Palestinian state.

02Rohingya refugees are forcibly conscripted to fight against the Ruokai army

According to Agence France Presse, the conflict between the government forces of Rakhine State in Myanmar and the Rakhine Army has escalated recently. The Rohingya refugees who fled to Bangladesh to escape the suppression of the Burmese army are now being forcibly recruited by some Rohingya armed groups to assist the Burmese army in fighting against the Rakhine Army. Armed organizations such as the Jocairo Khinga Salvation Army and the Rohingya Solidarity Organization in Bangladesh claim that the Rohingya people must form an alliance with the former enemy Burmese government forces to respond to new threats and defend the Rohingya village. The families of those who were conscripted into the military said that they were forced to participate in the war, and children as young as 14 years old were forcibly taken away. Some were also beaten and kidnapped by the Jocairo Khinga Salvation Army and taken to serve in the military.

At the end of 2017, the Burmese military forcibly suppressed the Rohingya people within its borders, forcing 750000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. After that, there were still about 600000 Rohingya people living in the state of Rakhine. In November last year, after the ceasefire agreement between the Kai and government forces broke down, the two sides engaged in another battle, resulting in hundreds of deaths and over 300000 people being displaced.

01Samsung Electronics Employee First Major Strike

According to Yonhap News Agency,On May 29th,The National Samsung Electronics Union held a press conference in front of the Samsung Electronics headquarters building in Ruicao District, Seoul, stating that negotiations on salary agreements have broken down due to management ignoring workers,Decided to hold a strike. The union will hold a meeting in front of the Ruicao headquarters building from today onwards24-hour sit in demonstrations, starting with collective action such as exhausting annual leave, rather than an immediate general strike. The union executive department has issued an instruction to union members to take a one-day collective leave on June 7thThis is the first strike action taken by Samsung Electronics since its establishment.

Currently,KoreaThe National Samsung Electronics Union has a total ofMore than 28000 members, accounting for approximately 22% of all employees of Samsung Electronics. If the union initiates a collective strike, it is expected that Samsung Electronics will inevitably be affected.It is reported that,Samsung Electronics Labor and Management Parties This YearStarting from JanuaryNowSalary negotiations, but failed to narrow differences. Afterwards, through mediation by the Central Labor Commission and voting by union members, the union obtained the legal right to strike.