Martial Law

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s border guard agency says that about 2,200 Ukrainian men of fighting age have been detained so far while trying to leave the country in violation of martial law.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky briefly addressed his nation about 90 minutes after the Russian attack began early Thursday morning local time. Zelensky declared martial law and vowed to resist the Russian invasion while urging his citizens to remain calm.

President Donald Trump denied Sunday he was considering martial law, after news outlets speculated about the contents of a White House meeting.

Jenny Durkan, Democrat Mayor of Seattle, said sending federal police to cities to quell the violence “looks like a dry run for martial law.”

Thursday, MSNBC’s John Heilemann decried President Donald Trump’s handling of violent protests in Portland, OR, and other cities across the United States as the country approaches the 2020 presidential election. Heilemann on “Morning Joe” highlighted that Trump has been “willing”

Police confirmed on Sunday that they shot dead a 63-year-old man on the Philippine island of Mindanao after refusing to cooperate with coronavirus mandates. The incident occurred in the town of Nasipit in the southern province of Agusan del Norte.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte issued a “shoot to kill” order to police officers on Wednesday for anyone they see violating Chinese coronavirus quarantine orders.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Tuesday that the state is prepared for the possibility of declaring martial law in an effort to combat the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced an “enhanced” lockdown on Monday of the whole of Luzon, the island where Manila is located, in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus on the largest and most populous Philippine island.

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that when the coronavirus outbreak becomes severe, President Trump is “going to declare martial law.” Maher said, “Now since Trump, I think, is not going to leave anyway, might

After Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam made remarks on Tuesday that indicated she might invoke a law that would give her broad emergency powers to deal with the protest movement, arguments about whether such a move would save, or destroy, Hong Kong’s economy have boiled across the island and among international observers.

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko announced on Monday that his country has begun drafting a lawsuit against Russia with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a global tribunal open only to state actors, for the illegal seizure of Ukrainian ships at the mouth of the Sea of Azov in late November.

Ukraine’s parliament has voted to support the president’s motion to impose martial law in the country for 30 days.

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that when President Trump talks about the left being an angry mob, it “sounds like he’s setting up” implementing martial law. Maher stated, “I’m frightened because Trump talks every day

During Saturday’s “AM Joy” on MSNBC, Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter behind Donald Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal,” claimed the president wants to use the next terrorist event to declare martial law. “[Trump]’s created that atmosphere of terror,” Schwartz argued. “What

Thousands of opponents of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte turned out for a protest rally in Manila on Thursday, claiming that their country teeters on the edge of dictatorship. Meanwhile, Duterte publicly announced that he has ordered the police to kill his own son if he proves guilty of drug trafficking offenses.

A group of heavily armed fighters from the terrorist group “Maute,” also known as the Islamic State of Lanao, attacked the city of Marawi in the southern Philippines on Tuesday.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte repeatedly threatened to impose martial law on his nation and threatened to killed hostages taken by Islamic State affiliate Abu Sayyaf to eradicate the jihadist group.

After kicking off the New Year by warning that there were only three weeks remaining to stop President-elect Donald Trump from taking office, Rosie O’Donnell has proposed a tactic to do just that — by imposing martial law to delay Trump’s inauguration.

In 2009, while appearing on  Alex Jones’ “InfoWars,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said  that government mandates, such as vaccines, are the “the first sort of thing you see with martial law.” Paul said, “Well I mean the first sort of