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Remembering the legendary Justice Murshed.
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"A drop of ink makes millions think." I am told by a very senior Journalist as well as by a very elderly Advocate that it was Justice Murshed who would say this. After all, it was Justice Murshed who was the most enlightened personality of his times and it was this enlightenment or this beacon of light that he wanted to pass on to his fellow countrymen. What late Allama Iqbal was to his part of the world Murshed was to his native Bangladesh "A friend, philosopher and guide." The late Chief Justice Syed Mahbub Murshed was arguable the most distinguished constitutional lawyer and the most eminent jurist that our South Asian sub-continent has ever seen.. He was indisputably, our nations most articulate advocate of human rights and the most eloquent civil liberation. Not only did Syed Mahbub Murshed discharge his duty to the nation with outstanding competence, he also set a high standard for all professionals to emulate.
The question that does arise will ever be such a great man the greatest Judge ever be born again who subsequently after resigning became an independent political figure that participated in salvaging and saving the our Bangla nation plus was one of the founders of the nation. Murshed had been a votary of discipline throughout his life and this formulated not only his character but also built up his brilliant academic career which culminated in his becoming a barrister from the honorable society of Lincolm Inn at London. In reality, he was academician right to the end of his life as he grew in wisdom, knowledge and learning.
He was a scholar of the highest eminence. However, despite Syed Mahbub Murshed's aristocratic background, he had his roots in the people. He always tried to organise and systematize with them within the realm of the rule of law to ensure more benefits to the fundamental rights of the citizens. This was confirmed by social justice within the purview of economic order for the fair distribution of wealth. Justice Murshed did this with the depth of poetic and mystical visions and maintained a fine balance enriched by religious and moral fervor.
Taking ion account the prevailing situation of his times, very few were knowledgeable and had a rare distinction to reach the highest pedestal. Syed Mahbub Murshed was one such rare gem and hence, Justice Murshed has today become living history. In the later part of 1954, he was elevated to the bench of the Dhaka High Court. As a judge Syed Mahbub Murshed remained committed to his lifelong ideals of liberty, justice and excellence. His Judicial pronouncements delivered while sitting in the bench of the Dhaka High Court and the Supreme Court of Pakistan briefly as an ad-hoc judge in 1962 plus as Chief Justice reflected his ideals of Judicial independence. Some of his judgments created constitutional history and won for him, international acclaim. Justice Murshed being unique and exemplary with the qualities such as "grace, cultured, good natured, wit plus humor.
The power of public understanding and knowledgeable oratory, kindness and sympathy plus a capacity to appreciate the other man's point of view were characteristic of his personality. In many ways he was the aristocrat in the finest sense of the term. Justice Murshed was firmly committed to the ideals of democracy, to upholding the cause of justice even against extreme odds, he kept afloat the flag of liberty in defiance to all kinds of pressures even from the highest quarters. Above all, Murshed fearlessly upheld the rule of law without fear or favor. Like in my earlier article, I would like to mention what some intellectuals said about this legend.
The late Justice Abu Sayed Chowhury wrote about him stating that "Justice Murshed in his judgments reached correct decisions indicating the boldness of his mind. He gained fame for his wisdom tisfe and intelligence, as well as deep respect of the public as he was fearless.
It was Justice Murshed, the man, who had for many years. With courage dauntlessly upheld the rule of law and had administered justice without fear or favor, despite severe pressure." Justice Abdur Rahman Choudhury in his tribute said "a giant has passed away, a giant in the legal field, a giant amongst the jurists and a giant in own right. For those of us who had the privilege of knowing Justice Murshed intimately, his death is too overwhelming for words and too deep for tears." In his writings on Justice Murshed, Justice K M Sobhan mentions "In life and in death he was a king without the trappings of a monarch, for he built an empire in the hearts of his fellowmen." Mr H S Suhrawardy termed Murshed "as an unfailing protector of civil liberties."
In his analysis Justice Mustafa Kamal states that "Justice Murshed presented himself as the colorful personality of wisdom both inside and outside the court." Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed observed "that when true history of the 20th century's written the period from early 1955 to late 1967 might as well be called the age of Murshed." A little over five decades ago, when our country was under alien rule, when those who governed our country from more than a thousand miles away were determined to impose their culture upon us and erase our cultural heritage, it was Murshed from the Bengali intellectuals who stood up to fight for the age old traditions and cultural identity of Bangladesh.
It will always be remembered as in 1961, he organized the "Tagore Centennial celebrations" at Dhaka and other parts of the country which is now our free Bangladesh and this was in defiance of the opposition of the then Pakistani rulers. When the great tide of nationalism which swept the country in the nineteen-seventies, originated from ripples that were noticeable in the fifties and sixties and the distinguished person who figured most prominently in this process was Syed Mahbub Murshed.
The fight for a separate identity became, through a process of metamorphosis, a battle for nationalism.
The stirrings of a nation in the making in the late nineteen-fifties and sixties found eloquent expression and these were reflected in the manifold speeches, judgments' and writing of Justice Murshed. In this sphere, he became the most articulate spokesman of Bengali nationalism. In his earlier professional life as a lawyer despite preoccupations Murshed found time to write and publicly speak with brilliance and also to participate in political, social and humanitarian activities.
His article "Quo Vadis Quaid-e-Azam where he criticized the policies of Mohammed Ali Jinnah in defense of his uncle Fazlul Haque appeared in the 'Statesman' at Calcutta and the Telegraph' at London in 1942 created a thought provoking stir. During the famine in 1943 and later the communal riots in 1946, Murshed worked actively with the Anjuman Mofidul Islam.' Remaining the humanist that he was in the late fifties and early sixties of the last century he was the President of the Red Cross.
Deep down, Murshed was a Sufi and a liberal Muslim and spoke of tolerance which was against any form of communalism. Further again, the communal violence that shook the sub-continent in the partition year, he was one of those men who were primarily responsible for setting into motion the process that culminated in the Liakat - Nehru pact. Murshed was also drawn to the vortex of the language movement in the early fifties. In addition to his monumental work another significant contribution by then Chief Justice Murshed was that he gave final touch to the drafting of the historic six points in 1966 for provincial autonomy which was the demand of Bengali intelligentsia.
This was whatSKMujib fought and was jailed for. In early 1954 while he was still a practicing lawyer was among those who drafted the 21 point manifesto of the Jukta- front government and this was summarised by Murshed into the famous six points. Later in 1966, Mazaharul Haq Baki the then President of the Charta League records that no one except Chief Justice Murshed dared to accept being the chief guest at their annual conference. This is where Murshed also like Sk Mujib made the clarion call for provincial autonomy of then East Pakistan. At a critical time in our history while the country was sensing a victory for autocracy with President Field Marshal Ayub Khan about to celebrate his so called decade of reforms and the Agartala conpiracy case was being formed, Murshed resigned from the post of Chief Justice to join the masses for the fight for democracy. Among the first things that he did was to help to organise the defense of the Agartala Conspiracy case and subsequent to this Murshed entered politics directly, which was the major momentum to the anti-Ayub movement.
It was because of Murshed who was leading the charge during the mass upsurge while others were goaled that Sk Mujib was not released on parole.
It was account of Murshed's constant public demand that not only SK Mujib but all the co-accused in the Agartala Conspiracy case were unconditionally released and also exonerated. Perhaps what is most significant was that during the round-table conference while Ayub was virtually on his knees and in addition, with the dissolution of the one unit in West Pakistan Justice Murshed demanded one man one vote. Prior to this, in the then Pakistan National Assembly, there was parity of 150 seats each for East and West Pakistan. As Murshed's one man one vote proposal was accepted and because of this 169 seats out of 300 came to East Pakistan for the next national election.
Therefore, in reality it was clearly Justice Murshed who paved the way as to whoever would be the majority in East Pakistan could form the National Government.
It was Murshed's protest resignation as chief justice that made the intelligentsia in the country to find him as the only acceptable presidential candidate against Ayub. During our war of liberation, his refusal to collaborate with the ruling military-junta is also recorded by historians. Hence, in fact it can be said that Justice Murshed is the founding father of Bengali nationalism and a keeper of our national conscience. In conclusion, he will remain living in history the only person who served his community above self interest.
The writer Barrister M Tamijuddin is a practicing Lawyer with Chambers at London and a researcher of the life and times of Justice Murshed)
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Cortes said it is both a right and civic duty of every Filipino citizen to vote. "Next year (May 2022), we will choose leaders who will assume important roles in charting the course of the future of the Philippines. By actively participating in the elections we get the voice to advocate for our goals and aspirations – for ourselves, our community, and even the future generation of Filipinos. By voting, we have the power to make decisions that can affect our community and our country," he told Gulf News.
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The next Philippine general elections – set to take place on May 9, 2022 – will select the successor of President Rodrigo Duterte. Philippine overseas voting, however, will run for one month from April 10 to May 9, 2022. Registered Filipino voters residing and working abroad can join in the month-long overseas voting at Philippine missions to choose the next president, vice-president, 12 senators and a party-list representative.
"We, at the Consulate General of the Philippines in Dubai, would like to encourage Filipinos in Dubai and Norther Emirates to register as overseas voter in order for them to participate and cast their vote in next year's elections. The deadline for registration is on September 30," Cortes underlined.
Those who cast their vote during the 2016 national and 2019 mid-term elections need not register but those who will register for the first time should visit the Philippine Consulate as personal appearance is required to collecct biometric data. To set an appointment for registration, email ovs@pcgdubai.ae.
The deadline for registration is on September 30. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs – Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA- OVS), meanwhile, said: "Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Filipinos who are experiencing difficulties travelling to the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate for voter registration/ voter record concerns may avail of the Comelec (Commission on Elections)-Office for Overseas Voting's (OFOV) Virtual Frontline Services (VFS)."
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It is casual and is meant to invoke a deeper sense of you, in you. Going through it promises to be an intimate experience, one that can actually help you achieve your aims and transcend them. A refreshing view is provided on some previously agreed upon topics, like anger being good, belief even when no one does among others. Beginning with addressing you as the underdog and emphasizing on acceptance as the first step towards betterment, it touches on all the aspects that make and break a champion. The aim is not the destination, but the journey.
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"Their defense, (defensive coordinator) Gregg Williams, it took him a year to learn those guys," said a scout from an NFC team. "He had to learn the players, the players had to learn his system. Now they get it. They're going to be good."
The idea of winning a title on the back of a dominating defensive line is an old one in the NFL.
The Detroit Lions, for instance, played in the NFL championship game four times from 1952 through '57 with teams built around a dominating defensive line (Les Bingamen, Thurman McGraw and Ray Krouse were first-team All-Pro multiple times; and Darris McCord went to a Pro Bowl).
The dominating defensive lines since then are better known, probably because of NFL Films. That includes the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" (Rosey Grier join Lamar Lundy, Merlin Olsen and Deacon Jones), which turned that franchise into a championship contender in the late 1960s.
In the late 1960s and early '70s there was the Minnesota Vikings' "Purple People Eaters" (Jim Marshall, Carl Eller, Alan Page and Gary Larsen), who led that franchise to four Super Bowl appearances in the '70s (Larsen was on only the first three).
And in the mid-to-late '70s there was the "Steel Curtain" ("Mean Joe" Greene, L.C. Greenwood, Ernie Holmes and Dwight White), which was the core of the Pittsburgh Steelers' dynasty that won four Super Bowl titles.
What's different about building a title contender around the defensive line in today's free-agency era is the commitment in resources it takes. Because of free agency, it's almost impossible to keep a defensive line together for more than a couple years, so that means a team that committed to the defensive line has to constantly re-stock with high draft picks and the occasional free agent of its own.
The Giants used six picks in the first three rounds of the drafts from 2006-11 to keep the talent level high on his defensive line.
And Fisher and the head of his personnel department, GM Les Snead, have gone all-in on their defensive line. In three of their last five drafts they've used a first-round pick on that position group three times (Quinn in '11, Brockers in '12 and Donald in '14). Then last offseason they signed Fairley to a one-year, $4 million deal to be part of their defensive tackle rotation. Detroit had drafted Fairley at No. 13 overall in '11.
Fisher's thinking, like the Giants, no doubt is that a dominant defensive lines can cover up weakness behind them better than vice versa.
It worked for the Giants in '07 and '11. Neither of those teams dominated in the regular season – the '07 Giants were a 10-6 wild card, and the '11 Giants won the NFC East Division with a 9-7 record. But their defensive lines made them capable of slowing down premier offenses, because they could pressure quarterbacks with four-man rushes, and thus devote seven men to coverage.
So in '07 season they held a New England Patriots' offense that scored the second-most points in league history to only 14 points in the Super Bowl. And in '11, they held down a Packers offense that ranks third in points scored in league history in a 37-20 win.
The Rams, likewise, are looking for their defensive line to carry them to their first playoff appearance since 2004, and perhaps beyond.
While all four starters are good, the two standouts are Donald and Quinn.
Donald, in fact, is quickly becoming regarded as the best defensive tackle in the game. Though he's on the small side for his position (6-feet-1, 285 pounds), he's an incredibly explosive athlete who ran the 40 in 4.68 seconds.
One of the Packers' strengths on offense is the interior of their line with guards Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang, and center Corey Linsley. But they're in for a major challenge Sunday against Brockers, Fairley and especially Donald.
"Aaron Donald sets the tone for everything," the scout said. "Wait until you see the film. He's tossing (Justin) Britt and (J.R.) Sweezy, the two guards from Seattle, he's literally tossing them on their (butt). It's unbelievable."
Quinn has 43 sacks in his last 52 games and is as good an edge rusher as there is in the league. He generally lines up at right end, so he'll mostly be matched against left tackle David Bakhtiari.
"Robert Quinn is one of those freaks," said a scout from another NFC team. "He can get about six inches off the ground (turning the corner), and tackles can't lay a glove on him. He comes around the tackles through the back door on the quarterback. Those are the top two players on that team."
So the Rams go into Sunday's game with just the kind of defense that matches up against the Packers. They have the talent to pressure quarterback Aaron Rodgers with four rushers, which means they can cover with seven.
The Packers are 9-to 10-point favorites, but with the Rams' front four it's hard to see why the spread is that big. This figures to be a very tough matchup, and the Packers could end up needing all of Rodgers' mobility to win the day.
"(The Rams) are almost on par (with Seattle) as far as defense," one of the scouts said. "I'd have to give Seattle the nod for the better overall front seven, they have the linebackers and everything. But (the Rams) will beat you up so you're limping into the next week. That's what a lot of teams in the league are worrying about."
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Catherine is an internationally respected figure in the IP world and has significant contacts worldwide. She has filed applications in virtually every country in the world which has a Trade Mark Register, and has represented numerous clients, from private individuals to major corporations, in ex parte and inter partes hearings at the UK Trade Marks Registry. She is often asked to work on commercially sensitive cases for very high profile companies and individuals. Between April 1996 and December 2020 she acted for many clients before the European Union Intellectual Property Office [EUIPO] and its Boards of Appeal, and worked on several cases which were appealed to the Court of First Instance [now the General Court]. Catherine no longer acts at the EUIPO, instead focussing her work on the UKIPO and WIPO, though her expertise is still sought as a consultant in relation to EUTM matters. In 2016, 2017 and 2018, Catherine was listed as one of the "Managing IP's Top 250 Women in IP", a guide which is produced by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine; and in 2020, alongside her professional practice, she also became an Honorary Professor in the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London.
Catherine has served as President of the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) as well as First Vice President, Second Vice President and Treasurer, since her election in 2004, and is a Fellow of the Institute. Her position at CITMA is now Past President, as well as Vice-Chair of the Law & Practice Committee; she regularly also attends meetings of its Council, its Executive Committee and its Brexit Working Group.
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Il Commissariato del popolo per gli affari interni, noto anche con l'acronimo NKVD () fu un dicastero attivo nella Russia sovietica dal 1917 al 1930 e poi, riorganizzato a livello centrale, in Unione Sovietica dal 1934 al 1946.

Storia e struttura
I bolscevichi, conquistato il potere nella Russia sovietica (poi RSFS Russa) con la Rivoluzione d'ottobre del 1917, formarono il Consiglio dei commissari del popolo (Sovnarkom), nella cui composizione venne inserito l'NKVD. Sotto la supervisione di questo venne creata la "Milizia degli operai e dei contadini", in sostituzione della disciolta polizia zarista. Il Sovnarkom costituì inoltre, il 20 dicembre 1917, una polizia politica segreta, la Čeka, guidata da Feliks E. Dzeržinksij.

La Čeka venne riorganizzata nel 1922 come Direttorato politico dello Stato (GPU), facente parte dell'NKVD della RSFSR. Nel 1923, dopo la costituzione dell'Unione Sovietica con la RSFSR quale suo membro più grande, il GPU divenne OGPU, Direttorato Statale Politico Unificato, presso il Consiglio dei commissari del popolo dell'URSS. L'NKVD della RSFRS mantenne il controllo della milizia e diverse altre incombenze fino al dicembre 1930, quando venne soppresso e trasformato in Direttorato principale della milizia e delle indagini criminali presso il Sovnarkom repubblicano russo.

Nel 1934 l'OGPU fu assorbito dall'NKVD dell'URSS, appena creato, diventando Direttorato principale per la sicurezza dello Stato. Come risultato, l'NKVD divenne anche responsabile di tutte le strutture di detenzione, tra cui i campi di lavoro forzati, altrimenti noti come Gulag, come anche della polizia ordinaria.

Dalla sua creazione, nel 1934, l'NKVD dell'URSS subì molti cambiamenti organizzativi. Tra il 1938 e il 1939 solamente, la struttura dell'NKVD cambiò tre volte. Il 3 febbraio 1941 la sezione speciale dell'NKVD responsabile per il controspionaggio militare (KI), divenne parte dell'esercito e della marina (RKKA e RKKF rispettivamente). Il GUGB fu separato dall'NKVD e rinominato Commissariato del popolo per la Sicurezza dello Stato (NKGB). Dopo l'invasione tedesca, l'NKGB confluì nell'NKVD, il 20 luglio 1941. La sezione KI venne reinserita nell'NKVD nel gennaio del 1942. Nell'aprile del 1943, le sezioni del KI vennero nuovamente trasferite ai Commissariati del popolo di difesa e marina, diventando Smerš (da smert špionam, "morte alle spie"); contemporaneamente, l'NKGB fu di nuovo separato dall'NKVD.

Nel 1946, con la soppressione dei Consigli dei commissariati del popolo e la creazione del Consiglio dei ministri dell'URSS e di quelli delle Repubbliche dell'Unione, l'NKVD dell'URSS divenne Ministero degli affari interni (MVD), mentre l'NKGB fu rinominato Ministero per la Sicurezza dello Stato (MGB). Nel 1953 MGB e MVD furono di nuovo fusi sotto la guida di Lavrentij Berija, ma pochi mesi dopo l'arresto e la fucilazione di quest'ultimo i servizi di polizia e di sicurezza vennero definitivamente separati, affidati i primi al Ministero degli affari interni e i secondi al Comitato per la sicurezza dello stato (KGB), cui non venne assegnato il rango di ministero per limitarne il potere, in epoca di disgelo post-staliniano.

Attività dell'NKVD

La funzione ufficiale dell'NKVD era quella di proteggere la sicurezza dello Stato dell'Unione Sovietica. Questa funzione fu svolta mediante una massiccia opera di repressione, condotta anche mediante la sistematica violazione dei diritti umani fondamentali.

Repressione ed esecuzioni

A rendere più significativa la spietata dottrina dell'amministrazione della politica interna sovietica nei confronti di coloro che venivano considerati "nemici dello stato" (o "nemici del popolo"), l'NKVD imprigionò milioni di persone nel Gulag, ed eseguì centinaia di migliaia di condanne a morte.

Dal punto di vista formale, la maggioranza di queste persone erano giudicate da troike dell'NKVD (commissioni composte da 3 persone), una sorta di speciali corti marziali. Il livello probatorio era bassissimo; una soffiata da parte di un informatore anonimo era considerata un elemento sufficiente per l'arresto. L'uso di "mezzi fisici di persuasione" (ossia la tortura) venne autorizzato da un decreto speciale dello Stato, che spalancò le porte a numerosi abusi, documentati nelle memorie delle vittime e degli stessi membri dell'NKVD. Centinaia di fosse comuni, risultato di queste operazioni, vennero in seguito ritrovate in tutto il paese.

Esistono prove documentate riguardo a massicce esecuzioni sommarie da parte dell'NKVD, guidate da "piani segreti". Questi piani stabilivano il numero e le proporzioni delle vittime (ufficialmente "nemici del popolo") in una determinata regione (ad esempio la quota di membri del clero, ex nobili, ecc. senza considerazione per la loro identità). Le famiglie di coloro che finivano nel mirino della repressione, compresi i bambini,

Le purghe erano organizzate in un certo numero di "ondate", secondo le decisioni del Politburo del Partito Comunista (ad esempio, le campagne contro gli ingegneri, detto caso Shakhty, il partito e gli alti comandi militari, detti complotti fascisti, e gli staff medici, detto il complotto dei medici). Continue e distinte campagne di repressione furono condotte nei confronti delle popolazioni non russe (comprese estoni, lettoni, ucraini, polacchi, tatari, tedeschi e molti altri, che vennero accusate di "nazionalismo borghese", "fascismo" e così via) e attivisti religiosi.

Diverse operazioni di massa dell'NKVD furono dedicate alla repressione di intere categorie etniche. Intere popolazioni di determinate origini etniche furono costrette a trasferirsi. Nonostante ciò, i russi etnici formarono comunque la maggioranza delle vittime dell'NKVD.

Gli agenti dell'NKVD divennero non solo gli esecutori, ma anche uno dei più grandi gruppi di vittime. La maggior parte del personale del commissariato negli anni trenta (centinaia di migliaia), compresi tutti i comandanti, vennero condannati a morte.

Nel corso della guerra civile spagnola, gli agenti dell'NKVD, agendo insieme al Partito Comunista Spagnolo, esercitavano un controllo sostanziale sul governo repubblicano, utilizzando gli aiuti militari sovietici per aumentare ulteriormente l'influenza sovietica. L'NKVD fondò numerose prigioni segrete intorno a Madrid, che vennero utilizzate per imprigionare, torturare e uccidere centinaia di nemici dell'NKVD. Nel giugno del 1937, Andrés Nin, segretario del partito antistalinista POUM, fu torturato e ucciso in una prigione dell'NKVD.

La pacificazione della Polonia occupata fu occasione per la collaborazione di NKVD e Gestapo, i cui rappresentanti si incontrarono nel marzo del 1940, per una settimana a Zakopane. L'Unione Sovietica consegnò centinaia di comunisti austriaci e tedeschi alla Gestapo, come stranieri indesiderati, insieme ai loro documenti.
Nel corso della seconda guerra mondiale, le unità dell'NKVD vennero usate per la sicurezza della retroguardia, compresa la lotta alla diserzione. Nei territori liberati l'NKVD e (successivamente) l'NKGB condussero arresti di massa, deportazioni e fucilazioni. Gli obiettivi erano sia coloro che avevano collaborato con i tedeschi sia i movimenti di resistenza non comunisti, come l'Armia Krajowa polacca. L'NKVD fucilò anche migliaia di prigionieri politici polacchi nel 1939-1941.

Lo spionaggio dell'NKVD e l'unità per le operazioni speciali organizzò assassini all'estero di ex cittadini sovietici, che fossero considerati nemici dell'URSS da parte di Stalin. Tra le vittime confermate di questi piani ci furono: Lev Trockij, nemico politico personale di Stalin e suo più duro critico internazionale, Boris Savinkov, rivoluzionario e terrorista russo attirato in Unione Sovietica, processato e ucciso, Evgenij Konovalec, leader dell'Organizzazione degli Ucraini Nazionalisti, e Guy Leland, poeta minore antisovietico francese.

Dopo la morte di Stalin, nel 1953, il nuovo leader sovietico Chruščёv interruppe le purghe dell'NKVD. Dagli anni cinquanta agli anni ottanta, migliaia di vittime vennero "riabilitate" dal punto di vista legale (ossia, scagionate e reintegrate nei loro diritti). Molte delle vittime e dei loro parenti rifiutarono di chiedere la riabilitazione, per la paura o per la mancanza di documentazione. La riabilitazione non era completa: in molti casi la formula era "a causa della mancanza di prove del crimine", un'espressione legale sovietica che significava in realtà "il crimine è avvenuto, ma sfortunatamente non possiamo provarlo". Solo un numero limitato di persone venne riabilitato con la formula "scagionato da tutte le imputazioni".

Pochissimi agenti dell'NKVD vennero ufficialmente accusati per particolari violazioni dei diritti degli individui. Legalmente, gli agenti fucilati negli anni trenta erano stati "purgati" senza un'investigazione legale e una decisione di un tribunale. Negli anni novanta e duemila, un piccolo numero di ex agenti dell'NKVD, residenti nei paesi baltici vennero imputati di crimini contro le popolazioni locali.

Al giorno d'oggi, gli ex agenti sopravvissuti percepiscono una pensione elevata e i privilegi a cui avevano diritto in URSS, successivamente confermati da tutti gli Stati della Comunità degli Stati Indipendenti (CSI). Non sono stati perseguiti in alcun modo, anche se alcuni sono stati identificati dalle loro vittime.

Attività di spionaggio

Le attività di spionaggio comportarono la realizzazione di un'ampia rete di spionaggio attraverso il Comintern. Ci furono poi le operazioni che fornirono importanti informazioni prima e durante la seconda guerra mondiale, tra cui l'infiltrazione di Richard Sorge, e l'"Orchestra Rossa".
Negli anni quaranta vennero reclutati come agenti importanti ufficiali degli Stati Uniti e della Gran Bretagna, della quale vennero penetrati anche i dipartimenti di spionaggio (MI6) e controspionaggio (MI5).
Queste infiltrazioni ebbero ruoli importanti nei progetti per accumulare informazioni segrete sulla progettazione delle prime armi nucleari da parte di Stati Uniti e Gran Bretagna.
Inoltre vennero bloccati diversi complotti per l'assassinio di Stalin.

NKVD ed economia sovietica

L'esteso sistema di lavoro coatto del GULAG rese un notevole contributo all'economia sovietica e allo sviluppo di aree remote. La colonizzazione della Siberia, del Nord e dell'Estremo Oriente furono tra gli obiettivi espliciti stabiliti dalle primissime leggi riguardanti i campi di lavoro sovietici. Le miniere, i lavori di costruzione (strade, ferrovie, canali, dighe e fabbriche), il legname e altre funzioni svolte dai campi di lavoro furono parte dell'economia pianificata sovietica, e l'NKVD aveva dei propri piani di produzione.

La parte meno usuale dei risultati ottenuti dall'NKVD fu il ruolo nello sviluppo della scienza e del settore militare sovietico. Molti scienziati e ingegneri arrestati per crimini politici furono inviati in prigioni speciali, più confortevoli del Gulag, comunemente note come šaraška, dove continuavano il loro lavoro. Quando vennero successivamente rilasciati, molti di loro divennero nomi noti in tutto il mondo nella scienza e nella tecnologia. Tra i prigionieri delle šaraška ci furono Sergej P. Korolëv, capo progettista del programma missilistico sovietico e della prima missione umana nello spazio nel 1961, e Andrej N. Tupolev, il famoso progettista aeronautico.

Dopo la seconda guerra mondiale, l'NKVD coordinò il lavoro sull'arsenale atomico sovietico, sotto la direzione del generale Pavel A. Sudoplatov. Gli scienziati non erano prigionieri, ma il progetto era diretto dall'NKVD per la sua grande importanza e per i necessari requisiti di sicurezza e segretezza. Inoltre, il progetto utilizzava informazioni ottenute dall'NKVD negli Stati Uniti.

Gradi del Commissariato del popolo per gli affari interni
Commissario generale della sicurezza di stato (dopo il 1935)
Commissario della sicurezza di stato di Prima classe
Commissario della sicurezza di stato di Seconda classe
Commissario della sicurezza di stato di Terza classe
Commissario della sicurezza di stato (Maggiore anziano della sicurezza di stato prima del 1943)
Colonnello della sicurezza di stato
Tenente colonnello della sicurezza di stato
Maggiore della sicurezza di stato
Capitano della sicurezza di stato
Tenente anziano della sicurezza di stato
Tenente della sicurezza di stato
Tenente inferiore della sicurezza di stato
Sergente maggiore del servizio speciale
Sergente anziano del servizio speciale
Sergente del servizio speciale
Sergente inferiore del servizio speciale

Cronotassi dei commissari del popolo

NKVD della RSFSR
 Aleksej Ivanovič Rykov (8 - 17 novembre 1917)
 Grigorij Ivanovič Petrovskij (17 novembre 1917 - marzo 1919)
 Feliks Ėdmundovič Dzeržinskij (marzo 1919 - agosto 1923)
 Aleksandr Georgievič Veloborodov (agosto 1923 - gennaio 1928)
 Vladimir Nikolaevič Tolmačev (gennaio 1928 - febbraio 1931)

NKVD dell'URSS
 Genrich Grigor'evič Jagoda (10 luglio 1934 - settembre 1936)
 Nikolaj Ivanovič Ežov (settembre 1936 - dicembre 1938)
 Lavrentij Pavlovič Berija (dicembre 1938 - dicembre 1945)
 Sergej Nikiforovič Kruglov (dicembre 1945 - marzo 1946)

Note

Bibliografia

Voci correlate
 Čeka
 OGPU
 NKGB
 Ministero degli affari interni dell'Unione Sovietica
 Ministero della sicurezza dello Stato
 KGB
 Polizie segrete sovietiche
 Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie
 Grandi purghe

Altri progetti

Servizi segreti sovietici
Polizia segreta russa
Affari interni
Affari interni


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Softcat scoops all three lots in new NHS Shared Business Services Cyber Security framework
By The Softcat News Team
@softcat
Softcat announces its inclusion on a new two-year cyber security framework, which is designed to simplify cyber security procurement for the UK public sector. The national framework was created by NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) and comprises a three-lot agreement, to provide public sector authorities with access to support and services for cyber security.
The new framework, which is now live and worth an estimated £250 million, will provide NHS trusts, local and central government departments, education, police forces, charities and housing associations with simplified access to approved cyber security service options.
Framework Lot Detail:
Lot 1 Emergency Cyber Incident Management – Softcat's Incident Response Service is designed to mitigate security incidents swiftly and effectively, 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. The service helps organisations to contain the threat, minimise financial and reputational loss, and reduce downtime to keep businesses up and running.
Lot 2 Cyber Security Consultancy Services – Softcat provides a comprehensive set of services covering the strategy, improvement, and technical validation of an organisation's cyber security. This enables organisations to confidently deliver cyber security programmes that are right for them.
Lot 3 Security Personnel – Softcat can offer the provision of a highly regarded network of cyber security professionals; through delivery partner Via Resource.
Softcat is one of only seven suppliers to secure all three lots on this framework, but is already a trusted cyber security advisor to many healthcare, government, education and local authority customers with a wealth of experience ranging from:
· Assessment Services
· Governance Risk and Compliance
· Managed Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
· Incident Response Services
· Penetration Testing
Softcat's Contract Manager, Andy Bruen, commented, "This is a UK first, a stringently competed framework with a sole focus on cyber security. As customer happiness and success is at the heart of our business, we are delighted to have been awarded all LOTs, as this will provide our customers with valuable one-stop-shop efficiency; from emergency response, through to sourcing the best in-house personnel."
"What's exciting about this new framework is that it goes beyond technology procurement to include assessment and consultancy – helping organisations understand where to put cyber security tools and how to optimise them. And the Framework's direct award facility enables customers to respond rapidly; in areas where time can be critical to successful outcomes. This provides a major benefit to our customers as we can make recommendations and put the solution in place quickly and efficiently."
Phil Davies, Procurement Director at NHS SBS, said: "Technology plays a huge part in the way the NHS delivers patient care, so it is vital that healthcare providers keep data secure, whilst being prepared for and resilient against attacks.
"The NHS and public sector has been proactive in harnessing improvements in cyber security since the WannaCry attacks in 2017 but there is still more work to be done. This framework provides a sustainable and trusted solution to help organisations meet the challenges around cyber security head on."
This is the latest in a number of recent successes for Softcat on NHS SBS framework competitive procurements – including the Cloud Solutions Framework, launched in October 2019, in which Softcat was also awarded all the available lots. The new NHS SBS Cyber Security framework furthers Softcat's mission to help businesses take a positive attitude to cyber security. According to Matthew Helling, Head of Cyber Security Services at Softcat, "it's more beneficial to help businesses build a strategy for success, rather than pointing out the things that they might not be doing so well."
Softcat has a strong track record in cyber security and the public sector. It was recently declared EMEA Partner of the Year by AT&T Cybersecurity for the second year running and was awarded the 'CRN Public Sector reseller of the Year 2020.
Further information about Softcat's comprehensive cyber security offering can be viewed here.


Ibiza's council of Mayors yesterday unanimously voted against the Balearic governments plans to allow owners to rent residential apartments to tourists on a short term basis.
The rise of websites such as 'Airbnb' has seen several thousand Ibiza apartments come online offering short breaks for holidays which has led to a shortfall in housing for annual residents as well as sharply pushing up the monthly rental prices.
Ibiza Council President Vicent Torres, who headed the 4 hour meeting in San Antonio, said that there is unanimity against the proposed new law and that he would be speaking directly to the Balearic government. He also said that the final decision would be with the individual Mayors who are also able to decide on designated tourist zones within their municipality.
This comes after it was reported last week that Ibiza now has the 3 most expensive municipalities in Spain for property not including provincial capitals such as Barcelona and Madrid.


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Кулаково — название населённых пунктов:

Белоруссия
 Кулаково — деревня в Витебском районе Витебской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Полоцком районе Витебской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Поставском районе Витебской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Шумилинском районе Витебской области.

 Кулаково — деревня в Сморгонском районе Гродненской области.

Россия
 Кулаково — деревня в Великоустюгском районе Вологодской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Вологодском районе Вологодской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Усть-Кубинском районе Вологодской области.

 Кулаково — село в Нерчинском районе Забайкальского края.
 Кулаково — деревня в Яшкинском районе Кемеровской области.

 Кулаково — деревня в Берёзовском районе Красноярского края.
 Кулаково — посёлок в Мотыгинском районе Красноярского края.

 Кулаково — деревня в Волховском районе Ленинградской области.
 Кулаково — село в Горномарийском районе Марий Эл.

 Кулаково — деревня в Раменском районе Московской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Чеховском районе Московской области.

 Кулаково — деревня в Вачском районе Нижегородской области.

 Кулаково — деревня в Любытинском районе Новгородской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Поддорском районе Новгородской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Старорусском районе Новгородской области.

 Кулаково — деревня в Новосокольническом районе Псковской области.

 Кулаково — деревня в Ермишинском районе Рязанской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Пронском районе Рязанской области.

 Кулаково — деревня в Весьегонском районе Тверской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Максатихинском районе Тверской области.

 Кулаково — село в Тюменском районе Тюменской области.
 Кулаково — деревня в Переславском районе Ярославской области.
 Кулаково — до 1938 г. название деревни Берёзовка в Борском районе Нижегородской области.


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The EFCC wanted the suspects remanded in prison custody
UPDATED: Man docked for allegedly raping underage sister-in-law since she was eight
byAgency Report
For repeatedly raping his 16-year-old sister-in-law, a 52-year-old, Olusola Williams, is to be remanded in prison, an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court ruled on Friday.
Mr. Williams is to remain in Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos, for the next 38 days, according to Chief Magistrate Taiwo Akanni, who had refused to take his plea.
The accused, a generator repairer, who resides at 19, Water Andem St., Abule-Egba, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for sexual assault.
At the arraignment of the accused, the police prosecutor, Clifford Ogu, told the court that the offence was committed from 2009 to February 2018 at the apartment of the accused.
Mr. Ogu said the secondary school girl, who is related to the accused's wife, has been living with him since 2009.
"The girl who could not hide it any longer, told her principal when some social workers came to their school to show a film on sexual assault.
"According to the girl, her uncle has been sleeping with her since 2009 when she was eight years old," Ogu told the court.
He added: "The girl said the sexual abuse reduced to two times a week when she started menstruating in 2013.
"Before 2013, the accused used to sleep with her almost every day and the last time he slept with her was on Feb. 28, 2018.
"The case was reported at the police station and the accused was called for questioning and from there, he was detained and charged to court."
The offence contravened Section 269 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the offence carries life imprisonment under the Criminal Law.
The magistrate adjourned the case until April 16.
Alleged N1.7 billion fraud: Trial of FirstNation airline MD stalled
Chams appoints Awosika Board Chairman designate, targets larger market
Soldier kills revenue collector in Anambra
Nigerians 'attack' Senator over Canadian doctors' salary tweet


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Q: How to use "column" to center a chart? I was wondering what the best way to sort a chart using the column command to center each column instead of the default left aligned column was. I have been using the column -t filename command.
Current Output:
Label1        label2
Anotherlabel  label2442
label152      label42242
label78765    label373737737

Desired Output:  Something like this
   Label1        label2
Anotherlabel    label2442
  label152      label42242
 label78765   label373737737

Basically, I want it to be centered instead of left aligned.

A: Here is an awk solution:
# Collect all lines in "data", keep track of maximum width for each field
{
    data[NR] = $0
    for (i = 1; i <= NF; ++i)
        max[i] = length($i) > max[i] ? length($i) : max[i]
}

END {
    for (i = 1; i <= NR; ++i) {
        # Split record into array "arr"
        split(data[i], arr)
        # Loop over array
        for (j = 1; j <= NF; ++j) {
            # Calculate amount of padding required
            pad = max[j] - length(arr[j])
            # Print field with appropriate padding, see below
            printf "%*s%*s%s", length(arr[j]) + int(pad/2), arr[j], \
                               pad % 2 == 0 ? pad/2 : int(pad/2) + 1, "", \
                               j == NF ? "" : "  "
        }
        # Newline at end of record
        print ""
    }
}

Called like this:
$ awk -f centre.awk infile
   Label1         label2
Anotherlabel    label2442
  label152      label42242
 label78765   label373737737

The printf statement uses padding with dynamic widths:

*

*The first %*s takes care of left padding and the data itself: arr[j] gets printed and padded to a total width of length(arr[j]) + int(pad/2).

*The second %*s prints the empty string, left padded to half of the total padding required. pad % 2 == 0 ? pad/2 : int(pad/2) + 1 checks if the total padding was an even number, and if not, adds an extra space.

*The last %s prints j == NF ? "" : "  ", i.e., two spaces, unless we're at the last field.

Some older awks don't support the %*s syntax, but the formatting string can be assembled like width = 5; "%" width "s" in that case.

A: Here's a Python program to do what you want. It's probably too hard to do in bash, so you'll need to use a custom program or awk script. Basic algorithm:

*

*count number of columns

*[optional] make sure each line has the same number of columns

*figure out the maximum length of data for each column

*print each line using the max lengths

.
#!/usr/bin/env python3

import sys

def column():
    # Read file and split each line into fields (by whitespace)
    with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
        lines = [line.split() for line in f]
    # Check that each line has the same number of fields
    num_fields = len(lines[0])
    for n, line in enumerate(lines):
        if len(line) != num_fields:
            print('Line {} has wrong number of columns: expected {}, got {}'.format(n, num_fields, len(line)))
            sys.exit(1)
    # Calculate the maximum length of each field
    max_column_widths = [0] * num_fields
    for line in lines:
        line_widths = (len(field) for field in line)
        max_column_widths = [max(z) for z in zip(max_column_widths, line_widths)]
    # Now print them centered using the max_column_widths
    spacing = 4
    format_spec = (' ' * spacing).join('{:^' + str(n) + '}' for n in max_column_widths)
    for line in lines:
        print(format_spec.format(*line))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    column()


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Le canton de Charleville-Mézières-1 est une circonscription électorale française du département des Ardennes, créée par le décret du  et entrée en vigueur lors des élections départementales de 2015.

Histoire
Un nouveau découpage territorial des Ardennes entre en vigueur en mars 2015, défini par le décret du , en application des lois du  (loi organique 2013-402 et loi 2013-403). Les conseillers départementaux sont, à compter de ces élections, élus au scrutin majoritaire binominal mixte. Les électeurs de chaque canton élisent au Conseil départemental, nouvelle appellation du Conseil général, deux membres de sexe différent, qui se présentent en binôme de candidats. Les conseillers départementaux sont élus pour  au scrutin binominal majoritaire à deux tours, l'accès au second tour nécessitant 12,5 % des inscrits au . En outre la totalité des conseillers départementaux est renouvelée. Ce nouveau mode de scrutin nécessite un redécoupage des cantons dont le nombre est divisé par deux avec arrondi à l'unité impaire supérieure si ce nombre n'est pas entier impair, assorti de conditions de seuils minimaux. Dans les Ardennes, le nombre de cantons passe ainsi de 37 à 19. Le canton de Charleville-Mézières-1 fait partie des 10 nouveaux cantons du département, les 9 autres cantons portant la dénomination d'un ancien canton, mais avec des limites territoriales différentes.

Représentation

Résultats détaillés

Élections de mars 2015

À l'issue du  des élections départementales de 2015, deux binômes sont en ballottage : Michel Normand et Nathalie Robcis (Union de la Droite, 32,22 %) et Virginie Diseur et Guillaume Luczka (FN, 31,68 %). Le taux de participation est de 43,73 % ( sur ) contre 48,72 % au niveau départemental et 50,17 % au niveau national.

Au second tour, Michel Normand et Nathalie Robcis (Union de la Droite) sont élus avec 63,09 % des suffrages exprimés et un taux de participation de 43,8 % ( pour  et ).

Élections de juin 2021

Le premier tour des élections départementales de 2021 est marqué par un très faible taux de participation (33,26 % au niveau national). Dans le canton de Charleville-Mézières-1, ce taux de participation est de 26,16 % ( sur ) contre 31,87 % au niveau départemental. À l'issue de ce premier tour, deux binômes sont en ballottage : Michel Normand et Nathalie Robcis (DVD, 48,49 %) et Vincent Gibaru et Brigitte Paquet (RN, 26,51 %).

Le second tour des élections est marqué une nouvelle fois par une abstention massive équivalente au premier tour. Les taux de participation sont de 34,3 % au niveau national, 32,73 % dans le département et 28,18 % dans le canton de Charleville-Mézières-1. Michel Normand et Nathalie Robcis (DVD) sont élus avec 68,79 % des suffrages exprimés ( pour  et ).

Composition

Le canton de Charleville-Mézières-1 comprend :
 7 communes entières
 La partie de la commune de Charleville-Mézières située à l'ouest et au nord d'une ligne définie par l'axe des voies et limites suivantes : depuis la limite territoriale de la commune de Warcq, cours de la Meuse, rue de la Prairie, ligne de chemin de fer, cours de la Meuse, prolongement en ligne droite de la rue du Port, rue du Port, avenue du Président-Vincent-Auriol, avenue du 91e-Régiment-d'Infanterie, route de Prix, jusqu'à la limite territoriale de la commune de Prix-lès-Mézières.

Démographie

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Voir aussi
 Ardennes
 Arrondissements des Ardennes
 Liste des cantons des Ardennes
 Liste des communes des Ardennes
 Liste des conseillers départementaux des Ardennes

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Now, who says Superman is not a fashion icon?
I have come to terms with the saying; "don't judge a book by its cover". Regardless of how many times I've wrote the phrase in my essays and advices (yes, I give out advices I can't take), I can't help judging people by how they appear physically.
There is this one kid in school who looks really innocent. Like muka tak cukup umur punya innocent. She is younger than me, obviously. Quite petite and kind of quiet. Well, thats how I see it. But hey was I wrong. She turned out to be the type who hangs with boys after school. Alone. And walks back to school later on and wait for her parents to fetch her. She also got called by the school's discipline teacher a few times.
Or maybe this other girl I first laid eyes on at the nearby mamak restaurant from school. I never saw her before. Zkay pointed out the girl to me saying that that girl is from our school and she wears the tudung. Ahh, maybe thats why I haven't seen her around. She sat at the back of the restaurant, tudungless, with a table-full of SJI boys. One of em must be her boyfriend.
On that day, I took the evening bus home. So I had like 3 hours to kill before the afternoon batch finishes school. I went to Popular Bookstore to accompany Zkay and was fancying an Alice In Wonderland book which looked so authentic and rustic in a way. Then went back to school and waited for my bus to come. While waiting, a girl came to me and asked me for my assistance. Her crisis? Add maths. Should've known. Thankfully, I remembered those vague memories on how to tackle last years' crap. But there was still a lot of time to waste before bell rings. Which led me on my way to Cap Square and guess what? I saw that tudungless girl. Again. But this time, it was just her and her boyfie. Oh boy did I gave her the stare.
You see, we are easily deceived by what we see. Something so pretty could be ugly on the inside. Someone who looks easy on the eyes may have rotten secrets. But not every ugly piece of junk appears to be worthless. Just like diamonds, you have to dig hard to see its' true self.
I hate curse words (even if I use them occasionally). But I really hate it when those words are enunciated infront of adults or worse, kids. SMALL-FREAKING-NAIVE-KIDS.
This guy (code name: X) is from SJI and happens to be in the same bus as I am. As you all should know, my bus is jammed packed with kids from primary school. And X is totally oblivious to the fact that these kids will pick up whatever language they don't even understand what and how to use em! I can't even count the times he curses in one day. It's so pathetic and he gets on my nerves every time he yells a bad word. I seriously despised his attitude, his mintak-penampar-face and his hair which looks like a violation to fashion. I hope he doesn't kiss his mom with that mouth.
It was one of those days where I had to take the train back home. As usual, I'll get down at Setiawangsa, walk to the back and pass by a woman who stays there everyday and begs for money before taking a cab back home. I wish I could offer the lady a lot more than just only 1 ringgit whenever I had enough to spare. As I was walking to the taxi stand, I noticed a school boy walking ahead. He looked somewhat familiar and his hair is giving me ideas of who he might be. When I got closer, I finally recognized that it was X. Hmm. Abruptly, he stopped. Infront of the lady. After his hands danced in his pockets, he took out a few 1 ringgit notes and placed it in the lady's cup. Bless his soul, for I was shocked, surprised and thankful to see him do that. It really caught me off guard, I mean, HIM of all people?
Like the saying goes, never judge a book by its cover.