09-27-2019, 05:43 AM
XIN
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Xiomeran Imperial News, International Edition
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Atl 26, Xatl Mazatl, 2019
IMPERIAL POLICE ADVISORY: 24-hour travel checks are now in place throughout the country. Please be prepared to present your National Identification Card (if a citizen) or travel papers and identification from nation of origin (if a visitor) upon demand from authorized officials. Not having identification, or refusing to present it upon demand from a legitimate authority, is a detainable offense.
A reminder from the Secretariat of Security: Vigilance helps keep you and your fellow Xiomerans safe. If you see something, say something! Dial the ASI Report Line at 333 or visit your local ASI office.
"Enhanced transit procedures" to be introduced
Lauchenoirians, Kvaskm to be affected
In an emergency session of the Great Council, the Government of Xiomera has approved "enhanced transit procedures" requested by the Secretariat of Security for certain foreign nationals seeking to enter or leave the country. Due to the involvement of radical activists from outside Xiomera in recent unrest within the Empire, those seeking to enter the country from Lauchenoiria or Kvask will face additional screening at ports of entry.
Per the Directorate of Immigration, Naturalization and Inculcation of Citizenship Values (DINIC), those seeking entry from Lauchenoiria or Kvask will be required to answer additional questions about their purpose for traveling to Xiomera, as well as their background and personal connections, before entering or leaving the country. Travelers from those countries bringing electronic devices, such as smartphones or computers, will also be required to let Imperial Customs and Border Guards officers scan those devices, as well as any social media or other forms of communication, for anti-Xiomeran content or plans to conduct anti-Xiomeran activity. Any travelers from those countries who refuse to comply with the additional screening procedures, or who are found to be in violation of Xiomeran law, will be denied entry and returned to their country of origin.
DINIC officials were quick to stress that no other foreign nationals will be affected by the additional screening. The government is willing to end the additional screening if Lauchenoiria and Kvask agree to prevent nationals from their countries traveling to Xiomera to conduct unlawful activities, DINIC officials added. "We hope that these additional procedures will be sufficient, as the next step would be to impose an outright travel ban, which no one wants to see happen," DINIC Director Ichnolli told XIN. "We also do apologize to any Lauchenoirians or Kvaskm unfairly affected by the actions of their fellow citizens while traveling to Xiomera, and would advise them to contact their home governments to urge those governments to resolve the issues that are causing this undesirable disruption."
DINIC officials have also announced that until further notice, Manauia Island will be barred completely from entry by foreign nationals from the listed nations. Naval patrols around the island will be increased to prevent unauthorized entry.
Lauchenoirians arrested on Manauia Island deported
Justice Secretary addresses protests
The Secretariat of Justice confirmed today that the three Lauchenoirian activists arrested on Manauia Island have each been fined Q# 1000, deported from the country, and have had a permanent ban on re-entry into Xiomera placed on them. This is the same as the penalty levied on the Kvaskm who were recently deported.
The three Lauchenoirians were arrested after they were discovered agitating on behalf of Climate Alliance Lauchenoiria, a radical environmentalist group. Justice Secretary Cuicanan took exception to recent reports in Lauchenoirian media claiming that no crime was committed, and quoting a spokesperson for the radical group saying that there was no cause to arrest the protesters.
"You may not like it, but Xiomera is a sovereign nation. We decide what laws we have, and what laws we enforce. What is taking place on Manauia Island, these unsanctioned and disruptive protests, may not be a crime in Lauchenoiria, but this is not Lauchenoiria. We have every right to expect people to respect and follow our laws, and as an independent nation, we will not take orders from scruffy, unemployed radical lunatics with nothing better to do with their time than infringe on other peoples' independence and wave signs. There are only two choices: respect our laws if you come to Xiomera, or get arrested if you do not. And frankly, that is no different from what any other nation does," the Justice Secretary said.
The Justice Secretary also noted comments made by Foreign Minister Sandra Pavía that Climate Alliance Lauchenoiria "are no friends to the Lauchenoirian government", by stating that the Lauchenoirian government could prove that by providing better security around the Xiomeran Embassy in Buttercity and doing more to prevent the radical activists from disrupting the embassy's operations. "We hear a great deal of talk, but we do not see corresponding action," he said. The Secretary concluded that the protests at the embassy, if anything, will only strengthen the Xiomeran government's resolve. "They can protest all they want, but they will not dictate to the Xiomeran Empire."
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Xiomeran Imperial News, International Edition
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Atl 26, Xatl Mazatl, 2019
IMPERIAL POLICE ADVISORY: 24-hour travel checks are now in place throughout the country. Please be prepared to present your National Identification Card (if a citizen) or travel papers and identification from nation of origin (if a visitor) upon demand from authorized officials. Not having identification, or refusing to present it upon demand from a legitimate authority, is a detainable offense.
A reminder from the Secretariat of Security: Vigilance helps keep you and your fellow Xiomerans safe. If you see something, say something! Dial the ASI Report Line at 333 or visit your local ASI office.
"Enhanced transit procedures" to be introduced
Lauchenoirians, Kvaskm to be affected
In an emergency session of the Great Council, the Government of Xiomera has approved "enhanced transit procedures" requested by the Secretariat of Security for certain foreign nationals seeking to enter or leave the country. Due to the involvement of radical activists from outside Xiomera in recent unrest within the Empire, those seeking to enter the country from Lauchenoiria or Kvask will face additional screening at ports of entry.
Per the Directorate of Immigration, Naturalization and Inculcation of Citizenship Values (DINIC), those seeking entry from Lauchenoiria or Kvask will be required to answer additional questions about their purpose for traveling to Xiomera, as well as their background and personal connections, before entering or leaving the country. Travelers from those countries bringing electronic devices, such as smartphones or computers, will also be required to let Imperial Customs and Border Guards officers scan those devices, as well as any social media or other forms of communication, for anti-Xiomeran content or plans to conduct anti-Xiomeran activity. Any travelers from those countries who refuse to comply with the additional screening procedures, or who are found to be in violation of Xiomeran law, will be denied entry and returned to their country of origin.
DINIC officials were quick to stress that no other foreign nationals will be affected by the additional screening. The government is willing to end the additional screening if Lauchenoiria and Kvask agree to prevent nationals from their countries traveling to Xiomera to conduct unlawful activities, DINIC officials added. "We hope that these additional procedures will be sufficient, as the next step would be to impose an outright travel ban, which no one wants to see happen," DINIC Director Ichnolli told XIN. "We also do apologize to any Lauchenoirians or Kvaskm unfairly affected by the actions of their fellow citizens while traveling to Xiomera, and would advise them to contact their home governments to urge those governments to resolve the issues that are causing this undesirable disruption."
DINIC officials have also announced that until further notice, Manauia Island will be barred completely from entry by foreign nationals from the listed nations. Naval patrols around the island will be increased to prevent unauthorized entry.
Lauchenoirians arrested on Manauia Island deported
Justice Secretary addresses protests
The Secretariat of Justice confirmed today that the three Lauchenoirian activists arrested on Manauia Island have each been fined Q# 1000, deported from the country, and have had a permanent ban on re-entry into Xiomera placed on them. This is the same as the penalty levied on the Kvaskm who were recently deported.
The three Lauchenoirians were arrested after they were discovered agitating on behalf of Climate Alliance Lauchenoiria, a radical environmentalist group. Justice Secretary Cuicanan took exception to recent reports in Lauchenoirian media claiming that no crime was committed, and quoting a spokesperson for the radical group saying that there was no cause to arrest the protesters.
"You may not like it, but Xiomera is a sovereign nation. We decide what laws we have, and what laws we enforce. What is taking place on Manauia Island, these unsanctioned and disruptive protests, may not be a crime in Lauchenoiria, but this is not Lauchenoiria. We have every right to expect people to respect and follow our laws, and as an independent nation, we will not take orders from scruffy, unemployed radical lunatics with nothing better to do with their time than infringe on other peoples' independence and wave signs. There are only two choices: respect our laws if you come to Xiomera, or get arrested if you do not. And frankly, that is no different from what any other nation does," the Justice Secretary said.
The Justice Secretary also noted comments made by Foreign Minister Sandra Pavía that Climate Alliance Lauchenoiria "are no friends to the Lauchenoirian government", by stating that the Lauchenoirian government could prove that by providing better security around the Xiomeran Embassy in Buttercity and doing more to prevent the radical activists from disrupting the embassy's operations. "We hear a great deal of talk, but we do not see corresponding action," he said. The Secretary concluded that the protests at the embassy, if anything, will only strengthen the Xiomeran government's resolve. "They can protest all they want, but they will not dictate to the Xiomeran Empire."
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