Editing Extradition Crisis (section)

===Xiomeran Underground News===
On the 17th July 2019, [[Xiomera]] submitted extradition requests for a number of journalists with the [[Xiomeran Underground News]] (XUN), a dissident media operation outlawed in Xiomera. These included requests sent to [[Laeral]], [[Lauchenoiria]] and [[Zamastan]], for a total of 11 Xiomeran citizens<ref>Extradition sought for “pirate” media outlet accused, ''Xiomeran Imperial News'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1931&pid=19046#pid19046 (17 Jul 2019)</ref>. XUN quickly responded, claiming they were not afraid of the threat of extradition<ref>Extradite This, Cētlalhui, ''Xiomeran Underground News'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1931&pid=19047#pid19047 (17 Jul 2019)</ref>. Zamastan did not immediately respond, but activists in the country had been calling for a response to Xiomeran media censorship for weeks<ref>Xiomera releases arrest warrants for citizens in Zamastan, Laeral and Lauchenoiria, ''Tofino Times'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1887&pid=19054#pid19054 (18 Jul 2019)</ref>. 

Lauchenoiria, on the other hand, immediately rejected the request based on domestic laws prohibiting the extradition of individuals to countries using capital punishment<ref>Lauchenoiria refuses to extradite Xiomerans wanted for running media operation, ''Lauchenoirian Guardian'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1918&pid=19056#pid19056 (18 Jul 2019)</ref>. Laeral also rejected the request<ref>Narrative: Cabinet Meeting, ''33 Provinces in 33 Days'', https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=35968117#p35968117 (19 Jul 2019)</ref>. After the rejections, Xiomeran Emperor [[Topilpopoca]] withdrew the requests<ref>Government drops warrant requests, ''Xiomeran Imperial News'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1931&pid=19162#pid19162 (20 Jul 2019)</ref>, which had been issued by Secretary of Justice Cētlalhui - who was removed from his position due to the failure of the requests<ref>The Xiomeran Chronicles, https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=35968117#p35968117 (20 Jul 2019)</ref>.

Ten days later, on the 30th July, [[Zamastan]] finally responded to the request, granting the journalists asylum and "exceptional migration status"<ref>Xiomeran journalists to be protected via asylum laws and “exceptional migration status” - Judge Cairo Gough, ''Tofino Times'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1887&pid=19368#pid19368 (30 Jul 2019)</ref>.

On the 8th August, the XUN (now renamed the [[Huenyan News Network]] (HNN)) warrants became an issue again in Lauchenoiria when the two HNN journalists in Lauchenoiria attacked the Xiomeran embassy in [[Buttercity]]<ref>The Xiomeran Chronicles, https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1942&pid=19504#pid19504 (8 Aug 2019)</ref> - called a terrorist attack by Xiomera<ref>Terrorist attack on Xiomeran Embassy, ''Xiomeran Imperial News'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1931&pid=19508#pid19508 (8 Aug 2019)</ref>. President [[Alex Marwick]]'s new Extradition Taskforce - set up after the Bloch request by Shuell (below) - then announced they would be taking forward the cases of the two Xiomerans, [[Tlixō]] and [[Xōnē]], as well as Bloch<ref>Extradition crisis: taskforce moves cases forward of Shuellian, Xiomerans, ''Lauchenoirian Guardian'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1918&pid=19505#pid19505 (8 Aug 2019)</ref>.

The following day, the taskforce quickly decided to drop the cases of Tlixō and Xōnē; refusing the extradition request a second time<ref>Extradition crisis: Bloch appeal hearing begins, Xiomeran cases dropped, ''Lauchenoirian Guardian'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1918&pid=19514#pid19514 (9 Aug 2019)</ref>. This decision was accepted by the Xiomeran government<ref>Government accepts Lauchenoirian decision, ''Xiomeran Imperial News'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1931&pid=19516#pid19516 (9 Aug 2019)</ref>. The pair were later charged with<ref>Xiomeran journalists charged with attempted arson over embassy attack, ''Lauchenoirian Guardian'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1918&pid=19689#pid19689 (23 Aug 2019)</ref>, tried for<ref>Trial of Xiomeran journalists for arson begins, ''Lauchenoirian Guardian'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1918&pid=20105#pid20105 (25 Oct 2019)</ref> and convicted of<ref>Xiomeran journalists convicted of attempted arson, ''Lauchenoirian Guardian'', https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1918&pid=20195#pid20195 (6 Nov 2019)</ref> arson in Lauchenoiria.