China's expanding surveillance state and crackdowns draw global scrutiny

Apr 11, 2026

On April 1, 2026, Oliver Stirbock raised questions in the Hesse State Parliament about the use of surveillance systems from Hikvision and Dahua by...

Ethiopian parliament ratifies state of emergency rule

Nov 04, 2021

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ethiopian House of People's Representatives (HoPR) on Thursday ratified a six-month sate of emergency rule amid expanding...

Ukraine Parliament,Verkhovna Rada, approves state of emergency

Feb 23, 2022

Kiev [Ukraine], February 24 : Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, approved declaring a state of emergency in the whole country except for Donetsk and Luhansk...

Vietnamese parliament to elect top state leaders at upcoming session

Jul 17, 2021

Hanoi [Vietnam], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam, the country's top legislature, will gather for its inaugural session from July...

Chinese hackers attacked Western Australia's Parliament during state election: Report

Mar 18, 2021

Canberra [Australia], March 18 : Chinese hackers reportedly attacked Australia's Western parliamentary email network earlier this month as a part of a massive global...

Czech Parliament extends coronavirus state of emergency until November 20

Oct 30, 2020

Prague [Czech Republic], October 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Czech parliament on Friday extended the coronavirus-linked state of emergency until November 20.