WEEK2--South Korean President's Scandal

South Korea's presidential scandal

• 16 January 2017
South Korea's parliament has voted on 9 December to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal.
Ms. Park stepped back from her duties following the vote and her case is now being heard by the constitutional court.
On 20 November, Ms. Choi was charged with various offenses, including abuse of authority, coercion, attempted coercion and attempted fraud. She is now on trial.
Few claims have been off-limits in the media coverage, with some reports going as far as suggesting the president is a puppet who hosted shamanist rituals at the presidential compound. But many of the lurid claims are unsubstantiated.
Keywords: south Korea, president, scandal, corruption, abuse of authority, coercion, attempted coercion, attempted fraud, on trail

What: south Korean president's scandal
When: January 2017
Who: Park Guen-hye


網址:  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37971085

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WEEK1--Burkini 布基尼

Burkini ban: Why is France arresting Muslim women for wearing full-body swimwear and why are people so angry?

What started as a temporary rule brought in by a single resort in France has spread along the country’s world-famous Riviera and beyond to become a lightning rod for a multitude of divisive issues.

The imposition of local by-laws on swimwear may seem minor but the “burkini bans” have tapped into division over immigration, sexism, religion and extremism as the country continues to reel from a series of deadly terror attacks by Isis supporters.

The debate is seeing France’s constitutional secularism pitted against freedom of religion, with emotions running high on both sides.

Proponents argue the move preserves “security and secularism”, while critics have condemned it as a sexist attack on human rights and a valuable recruiting tool for Isis and other jihadist groups propagating the idea of a war on Muslims in the West.

網址: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/burkini-ban-why-is-france-arresting-muslim-women-for-wearing-full-body-swimwear-and-why-are-people-a7207971.html

What: burkini, ban

When: 6 months ago

Where: France

Who: Muslims

Keywords: ban, burkini, France, freedom of religion, human rights, Muslims