Hulstria and Gao-Soto

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TREASONOUS CLASS C CITIZENS TO BE EXECUTED IN PUBLIC

- 1,000 deaths by hanging will set an example, says the Heerführer

- Istalian agents also to be executed in unprecedented purge


Class C citizens continue to protest bringing them into conflict with Hulstrian police forces.

One thousand people of Gao Showa origin are to be publicly executed after being found guilty of working with the Kingdom of Kazulia during the recent conflict.

The Class C citizens, mostly of Kunhito descent, have been sentenced to death for seditious and treasonous behaviour towards the Queen and the Imperial Crownlands. They were being held along with their families in labour camps.

The ruling Military Council has now said their death by hanging in public would set an example to those who would contemplate "conspiring with enemies".

Also being executed in public are two foreign nationals, believed to be spies from the Republic of Istalia. They were arrested several months ago by counter-intelligence officers from the nation's Reichs Security Bureau (RIB) and, after signing written confessions, have been formally sentenced.

The news of the executions was announced as Heerführer General Manfried von Lapsburg revealed Hulstria was set to put pen to paper to sign a treaty with Saridan. The aim is to work with the southern-Seleyan nation - along with ally Beiteynu - to promote an anti-globalist safeguard against Istalian imperialism. The regime has also taken further steps to reduce what it calls Gao-Showan influence on the nation and promote Hulstrian culture and ethnicity above all.

General von Lapsburg said: "With an unsteady ceasefire in place with Kazulia security must be paramount. These public executions are unprecedented but are necessary to demonstrate to Class C citizens that their attempts to defy our laws will be stamped out.

"As for the Istalians agents, we have interrogated them over several months and all useful information has now been extracted. We have put in an official protest to the Istalian ambassador at the World Congress and after being met with contempt have decided to take this action."

General von Lapsburg also announced that as many as a quarter of a million troops were now in the vicinity of the Heinrich Line and objectives further north had been identified. He said: "We want peace but if peace is not forthcoming we must be prepared to take back what is ours by blood right."

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HULSTRIAN ARMED FORCES FULLY MOBILISED AS FOUR-YEAR CEASEFIRE IN JEOPARDY

- Deadline for peace issued to Kazulian Government is looming

- Economy back on a wartime footing, explains Heerführer von Lapsburg


Lights tanks and other armoured vehicles being manufactured in a former Hustrian automotive factory.

All remaining Hulstrian Reichswehr reserves have been mobilised as a strained four-year ceasefire with Kazulia seems unlikely to hold.

The move comes as Foreign Minister Reinhard Gladbacher gave the Kazulians an August 31 (4269) deadline to respond positively to a peace deal on the table at the Wolfsheim Conference. He told delegates that if the deadline came and went without a constructive response then the ceasefire would be declared void and Kazulian occupation of Hulstrian territory deemed illegal.

He added that in this scenario "whatever action necessary" would be taken to end the occupation and liberate the nation's citizens.

Heerführer General Manfried von Lapsburg addressed the nation via a TV broadcast explaining that lessons had been learned from the previous conflict and that offensive and defensive doctrines were now in place to meet any required objectives. He also said that new allies were standing by to respond to "a call to arms" and extra heavy weaponry was being shipped into the country in preparation for conflict.

General Lapsburg also said the country's economy had been put on a potential wartime footing, with the majority of industrial output concentrating on arming the nation. He stated: "We must, citizens of the Fatherland, choose between guns or butter. Well, we have to choose guns as there is no need for butter on one's toast if you have been wiped out by an enemy hellbent on destruction.

He added: "With national service and the conscription age set to 15, up to 200,000 young soldiers are now being trained each year in preparation for conflict. Small arms production has been stepped up to unprecedented levels and we are also investing heavily in our navy and airforce to rebuild that which was destroyed.

"We have been very busy during the last four years. We are desperate for peace but if that does not present itself, come the day of reckoning will not be found wanting."

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EMPRESS OF TWO NATIONS

-Beatrice II prepares to tour Sekowo ahead of coronation

-News comes as Hulstria's standoff with Kazulia continues


Beatrice II all set for her tour of Sekowo.

Hulstrian monarch Beatrice II is making plans for a month-long visit to Sekowo ahead of her coronation.

The young Labsburg queen will soon be Empress of both the Imperial Crownlands of Hulstria and the Sekowo Nation in personal union after being invited by the government in Heimei-kyo to take the vacant throne.

A treaty is currently being ratified within the two nations to pave the way for the historic link up. It will see her Imperial Majesty represented in Sekowo by a High Commissioner, on a day to day basis, who will have the power of veto over laws passed by the Grand Imperial Parliament. Another strand of the treaty will see Sekowo take a lead from Hulstria on foreign policy matters.

The announcement comes at a tense time for Hulstria with the northern quarter of the Crownlands still occupied by Kazulian troops. The ruling Military Council has declared a ceasefire null and void and has gathered more than 200,000 troops on the fortified frontline - known as the Heinrich Line.

Hulstrian ambassadors have entered into a war of words with some other delegates at the World Congress after demanding action on the illegal occupation. The plea for help has been met with a frosty reception in some quarters, while other nations back Hulstria's concerted efforts for peace in the face of hostility.

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THOUSANDS OF SEKOWAN TROOPS DEPLOYED IN HULSTRIA

-50,000 personnel arrive in the Crownlands to help in defence against Kazulian occupiers
-Many sent straight to front line as allied countries plan for any military eventuality.


Newly arrived Sekowan troops await their orders.

Around 50,000 Sekowan troops have been sent to Hulstria as the tense stand off with Kazulia continues.

The Sekowo Nation, which is ruled in personal union with Hulstria, took the decision to deploy troops in the Crownlands as part of the joint foreign policy and defence agreement the two countries have forged.

High Commissioner Shouhei I, Empress Beatrice II's chief representative in Sekowo, issued the order for the military personnel to be made available and give themselves over to Hulstrian command, to ensure proper co-ordination.

Hulstrian Heersfuhrer General Manfried von Lapsburg confirmed that many of the Sekowan armed forces were immediately being moved to the defensive front line in the north of the country, overlooking territory occupied by the Kazulian invading force. He said that Sekowan and Hulstrian Imperial forces would rotate duties on the front line to ensure troops were fresh in preparation for further operations.

General Lapsburg also revealed that the troop deployment was the initial step towards a formal military alliance, which would see the two countries establish a joint navy and airforce.

He said: "We want peace but the Kazulian government stays silent and refuses to withdraw an invasion force that illegally occupies the north of our country and holds our people hostage in a ring-fenced territorial prison. In light of this we must take further action to protect against further territorial expansion, thus we have co-ordinated with our Sekowan allies to bring in extra troops so we can be better prepared for all eventualities."

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Empress Beatrice II to marry Barmenian Prince

Hulstrians were rejoicing after the government confirmed reports that Beatrice II is to marry the son of the Sultan of Barmenia.

It brings together two great dynasties - The Labsburg and Von Thaller royal families - and opens up the opportunity for powerful alliances.

The official announcement was made by Sultan Jens of Barmenia, through a spokesperson.

He announced that the Shb (Prince) Lofrkadkai von Thaller, the Sultan's youngest son through Froakai Vatím Harif, will wed Her Most Imperial Majesty, Beatrice II who is Empress of Greater Hulstria and of Sekowo.

The couple are said to be deeply in love and political analysts believe the marriage will bring strong ties between the Hulstrian nation and Barmenia.

The wedding will take place in Hulstria, with details to be announced soon, and the Shb will then move to Hulstria permanently. He has begun the process of learning the Dundorfian language, the official language of Hulstria.

A spokesperson for the Imperial court confirmed any children would be raised in the Hosian faith.

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Royal Baby Born to Empress and Prince Consort

Empress Beatrice II and her husband, His Royal Highness Prince Lofrkadkai, have announced the birth of their first child.

Jens Manfried Labsburg-Thaller becomes the Heir Apparent to the Imperial thrones in both Hulstria and Sekowo. As grandson of Sultan Jens I of Barmenistan he is also part of the line of succession to the Majatran country's throne.

Both mum and baby - who weighed in at a healthy nine pounds and one ounce - were said to be doing fine.

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DEMOCRATIC FINE TUNING BENEFITS OPPOSITION PARTIES

The Ruling Military Council has taken its first steps towards greater democracy in Hulstria.

Heerfuhrer General Manfried von Lapsburg is now allowing opposition parties to put forward two proposals a year in the Crownlands parliament. However, communist parties and parties that include Class C citizens are still banned under the regime.

General Lapsburg said that the arrangement was based on consultation with the opposition but the "generous offer" would be retracted if other parties overstepped the mark.

He said: "We must move slowly and steadily towards a democracy - and we will not allow our country to fall into anarchy. "

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Hulstrian Government Takes Steps To Stabilise The Nation


Greater control... Reichskanzler Leopold Nimitz


The Royal Hustrian Party - who were recently returned to power in the Imperial Crownlands following a coup to remove the last government - has moved quickly to strengthen its grip on power.

The new regime has reinstated the three-tier Citizens' Classification Act - which gives greater rights to people of Hulstrian ethnicity over those of Gao-Showan descent - with immediate effect.

It has also introduced The Official Language Act which establishes Dundorfian as the primary language of the constitution, parliament, the judicial system, education and local government, with the aim of sidelining the use of other languages.

Finally, a law is being voted upon in the Reichstag to abolish trade unions - organisations described by Reichskanzler Leopold Nimitz as the "powder keg of corrupt and revolutionary thinking".

Herr Nimitz said: "We stand firmly and defiantly for a country where Dundorfian is our primary language and not the bastardised Mikuni tongue that has so long blighted our culture.

"We will also aim to take a firm grip on those that would destabilise our economy or lead unwarranted protests through the utilisation of trade union powers. These bodies are now irrelevant in Hulstria and will be outlawed forthwith."

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Religious Clampdown Met With Violent Protests in the Capital


Riot police round up ringleaders of religious protest groups in Karlstadt

The hardline Hulstrian government has taken controversial steps to ban several popular religions in the country, which are currently followed by around a fifth of the population.

Under the State Religion and Recognised Religious Act, the regime has clearly defined the country as a predominantly Hosian state, with Confessional Luthoranism as its official religion.

However, the new law also make its illegal for people to follow several religions and cults, which include the highly popular Tenhism and Hulstro-Mikun New Religions, typically supported by Gao-Showan and Class C citizens. The bill, which is set to receive approval early next year, states that anyone found to be following an illegal religion or cult or evangelising in relation to these beliefs will be prosecuted under newly-established heresy laws.

In addition, anyone who takes their wedding vows under one of the newly-illegal religions will have their marriage deemed null and void by the state. It is not known if this ruling will be applied retrospectively.

It is the next step in the government's bid to make Hulstria a pre-dominantly Dundorfian speaking and Hosian nation. However, the proposed law was met with huge protests on the streets of the capital Karlstadt.

A government spokesman said that heavily armed police had quickly intervened and the ring leaders and their families had been detained on charges of inciting violence and uprising against the state. Sedition is a capital offence in Hulstria and judges have the option to pass the death sentence.

In the last census more than 15 per cent of the population followed Tenhism which is officially known as the Imperial Evangelical Universal Church of the Orient and blends the teachings of several western and eastern faiths. In addition, the Hulstro-Mikun supporters constituted four per cent of the population.

Reichkanzler Leopold Nimitz said the move was a sensible way to minimise the threat from cults and obscure religions in the country.

He said: "Hulstria is a Hosian nation - that is a fact in law and in practice. However, we are a very tolerant and will allow many other religions to be recognised in our nation. That said, there is no room for cults or bastardised hybrid faiths that try to fuse oriental paganism and spiritualism with traditional religions, and we have taken action to clamp down on these.

"We are aware of the protests but we have dealt with the ring leaders. People will come to realise that we are right in this matter and by the next generation these erroneous beliefs will have been eradicated."

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Decisive Measures Taken to Wipe Out All Opposition in Hulstria


Chancellor Nimitz outlines his vision for a one-party nation.

Reichskanzler Leopold Nimitz's has moved swiftly to crush the last vestiges of democracy under his heel with a series of totalitarian laws.

After dissolving the only remaining opposition party in the Reichstag, the Nationale Ordunungspartei, based on charges of sedition, he announced the "Consolidation of Reichstag Seats Act", effectively handing every seat in the parliament to his ruling party for the next six years.

Finally, Herr Nimitz announced his plans for what would be the final nail in the coffin for free speech and elections - an amendment to the constitution banning all opposition indefinitely.

The creation of the "One-Party State and Abolition of Opposition Parties Act" will see the Hulstrian Party - a party set up to promote the dominance of Hulstrian ethnicity and the Dundorfian language - rule indefinitely. Elections will only affect the internal personnel of the Party.

Justifying the recent policies, Chancellor Nimitz said: "The last forty years has proven that it is not necessary for opposition parties to exist in this nation. In fact they are fundamentally de-stabilising.

"The existence of separate parties runs counter to national unity and can only lead to anarchy and division and are detrimental to both our economy and security.

"We are moving away from a fractious nation and endless pointless debate - the kind of nonsense we see in the anarchic democratic systems of Istalia or Baltusia - towards a single,unified country with one voice, one goal and one ideal.

"That is to preserve and expand on the Dundorfian culture that made Hulstria great in the past and will make us even more of a global force in the very near future. God Bless the Queen, God Bless Hulstria, God Bless the Party."