Death of Queen Elizabeth II
A few days before the state funeral, the list of “unwelcome” countries at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral is increasing. All the powerful who will not attend the ceremony.
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Death of Queen Elizabeth II
With just days to go before Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, the list of countries “unwelcome” to the solemn funerals in the heart of London is growing. The first who did not receive the invitation are Russia and Belarus, allies in the war against Ukraine. According to reports from the BBC, all countries subject to Western sanctions have been excluded. That would be a hint from the new Conservative Prime Minister Liz TrussUnwelcome guests also include Myanmar, Bashar al-Assad’s Syria, Taliban’s Afghanistan and Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela.
Surprisingly, it’s not listed there North Korea: However, only the ambassadors received the invitation. Also in the list of “friends” are Iran and Nicaragua. The invitation to Iranian diplomats is particularly surprising: the country does not maintain relaxed relations with Great Britain and state television compared Elizabeth II to Adolf Hitler shortly after his death. “His death will be good news for oppressed people,” the Channel 1 presenter commented on the occasion.
Leading the way in choosing exclusions is the UK, given the ongoing human rights abuses in the blacklisted countries. Bashar al-Assad, for example, is a strong ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has been accused of using chemical weapons against his own people on at least three occasions in 2017.
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Afghanistan, on the other hand, was excluded after the Taliban returned to power. The new government violates the rights of women and political opponents. Similarly, Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuelan regime has been accused of violence, murder and arbitrary arrests by security forces or allied armed groups.
Myanmar, on the other hand, was one of the first countries to be banned from the event for violence against civilians, whose riots are brutally repressed, and against activists.