Extradition Crisis
The Extradition Crisis was an incident resulting from an abnormally high number of extradition requests submitted to a number of democracies by autocratic states between the 17th July and 19th August 2019; disproportionately affecting Lauchenoiria. The crisis had a number of effects, including tensions leading to the August 2019 Trade War, as well as reducing the Sanctarian presence in Lauchenoiria close to the Kerlian border.
Background
Requests
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[1]. XUN quickly responded, claiming they were not afraid of the threat of extradition[2]. Zamastan did not immediately respond, but activists in the country had been calling for a response to Xiomeran media censorship for weeks[3]. Lauchenoiria, on the other hand, immediately rejected the request based on domestic laws prohibiting the extradition of individuals to countries using capital punishment[4].
Jasmine Eddington
Peter Bloch
Aftermath
References
- ↑ Extradition sought for “pirate” media outlet accused, Xiomeran Imperial News, https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1931&pid=19046#pid19046 (17 Jul 2019)
- ↑ Extradite This, Cētlalhui, Xiomeran Underground News, https://idugov.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1931&pid=19047#pid19047 (17 Jul 2019)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)