The Units
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| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
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| Record labels | 415 Records |
| Skos genre | Alternative/Indie |
| Songs | SongsHigh Pressure DaysDigital Stimulation · 1980 Warm Moving BodiesDigital Stimulation · 1980 Tight FitDigital Stimulation · 1980 View 25+ more |
| List | High Pressure DaysDigital Stimulation · 1980 |
| Albums | Digital Stimulation |
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| ID | 3284600 |
About The Units
The Units were an American synthpunk band, founded in San Francisco in 1978 and active until 1984. They were one of America's earliest electronic new wave bands, and have been cited as pioneers of synthpunk, also retrospectively known as "electropunk".
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... Two of The Units have since closed after highly critical inspection reports...
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... " A whole chapter of the highlights serious concerns, with the toxic cultures of bullying, racism and ableism, and elitist attitudes in The Units...
China accused of illegal police stations in Netherlands
... The Units were ostensibly created to tackle transnational crime and conduct administrative duties, such as the renewal of Chinese drivers licences...
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... President Putin tacitly acknowledged this today, saying: " The Units that took part in active hostilities and achieved success and victory in the Luhansk direction should certainly rest and increase their combat capabilities...
Eight million Australians urged to turn off lights
... AGL said that one of The Units should return to service on Thursday, while another will come back online by Saturday...
Gareth Bale's golf-themed bar: Opposition mounts to Bristol bar planned
... He said The Units in Millennium Parade - partly occupied by Lane7 and where Par 59 would like to be - were granted permission for a change of use in 2020 to a bowling centre but not a pub, which he said Lane7 effectively was in the evening when children were not allowed in...
China accused of illegal police stations in Netherlands
By Anna HolliganBBC News, The Hague
The Chinese government has been accused of establishing at least two undeclared " police stations" in the Netherlands.
Dutch media found evidence that the " overseas service stations" which promise to provide diplomatic services, are being used to try to silence Chinese dissidents in Europe.
A spokesperson for the Dutch foreign ministry said the existence of the unofficial police outposts is illegal.
The Chinese embassy says it is not aware of their existence.
The Investigation was sparked by a report entitled, by the Spain-based NGO Safeguard Defenders.
According to the organisation, The Public security bureaus from two Chinese provinces had established 54 " overseas police service centres" across five continents and 21 countries. Most of them are in Europe, including nine in Spain and four in Italy. In the UK, it found two in London And One in Glasgow.
The Units were ostensibly created to tackle transnational crime and conduct administrative duties, such as the renewal of Chinese drivers' licences. But, according to Safeguard Defenders, in reality they carry out " persuasion operations" aimed at coercing those suspected of speaking out against the Chinese regime to Return Home .
RTL News and the investigative journalism platform Follow The Money , a Chinese dissident Who Said he was being pursued by Chinese police in the Netherlands.
Speaking in English, Wang told Dutch journalists he received a phone call earlier this year from someone claiming to be from one such station.
During The Conversation , He Said he was urged to return to China to " sort out my problems. And to think about my parents. "
Since then, he described a systematic campaign of harassment and intimidation, which he believes is being orchestrated by Chinese government agents.
In response to the revelations, the Chinese embassy told RTL News it was not aware of the existence of such police stations.
A Dutch foreign ministry spokesperson said their presence in the Netherlands was illegal and promised to " investigate what they are doing here and take appropriate action".
Services such as passport renewals or visa requests are usually handled by an embassy or consulate. Diplomatic rules apply in these locations, as laid out in the Vienna Convention, of which both the Netherlands and China are signatories.
Policing outposts like the ones China is accused of running could violate the territorial integrity of a host country by circumventing national jurisdictions and the protections afforded under domestic law.
Safeguard Defenders said China's policing tactics were " problematic" as they targeted suspects without firmly establishing links to crime or adhering to due process in host countries.
This is primarily done by coercing or making threats against the Family Members of alleged fugitives, as a method to " persuade" them to Return Home , the organisation said.
On 2 September, a national Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law was adopted in China, establishing a claim of extraterritorial jurisdiction over all Chinese nationals worldwide suspected of these types of fraud.
In Theory , the new Legislation - in tandem with Chinese police units on Foreign Soil - Leaves dissidents with nowhere to hide.
The pressure is now on the Dutch government to ensure critics of the Chinese government who are granted asylum can be protected, and that in the Netherlands, Dutch law prevails.
Source of news: bbc.com
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