XIN vs. HNN: Dueling Xiomeran Media
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Xiomeran Imperial News, International Edition

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Atl 17, Xatl Papalotl, 2019

Government offers assistance to Zamastan

In a bid to reduce tensions related to the ongoing trade dispute, the Government of Xiomera has offered “any help that can be provided” to the nation of Zamastan following a spate of terrorist activity in that nation.

“Terrorism is a threat to all nations, and we offer our sympathies and support to the people of Zamastan in this difficult time,” Secretary for International Affairs Huitzilhuani said in her daily press conference. “We would be more than willing to provide any aid that may help address this threat, or bring comfort to those affected by these heinous acts.”

Tofino, the Zamastanian capital, has been the scene of several terrorist incidents recently, the most recent being a bombing in the Kingston neighborhood that killed two people and injured forty.

Officials with the Secretariat of Security were quick to assure citizens of the Empire that no current terrorist threat exists within Xiomera itself at the moment, but that the Secretariat would continue to monitor external threats such as those of radical terrorists who recently attacked the Xiomeran Embassy in Lauchenoiria.

So-called “XUN 17” to be spared execution

The so-called “XUN 17”, the radical self-styled journalists who used a media organization as a front for anti-Xiomeran propaganda and organizing of terrorist acts, will be spared the death penalty following a surprise decision by the Emperor.

The 17 detainees are charged with treason for their support of the radical group One Huenya, which calls for the violent overthrow of the Xiomeran government. They are also charged with violating the Order of Media Review and the Order Preserving Social Harmony for unauthorized and anti-social media broadcasts. A guilty verdict on treason charges normally carries the death penalty in Xiomera, but the Emperor has ruled that the death penalty will not be applied in this case.

“This is just one example of the benevolence of the Emperor and the Xiomeran government,” Secretary of Justice Cuicanan said in announcing the decision. “These are individuals who have promoted violence and terrorism in the advance of their agenda, after it was rejected by the Xiomeran people as a whole. Despite this, their lives will be spared and they will have a chance to defend their actions before the courts in a fair trial.”

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