Kumo Operation to Hit Aisling Duval Ever the opportunists, Kumo Crew commanders have swept across a number of systems controlled by Arissa Lavigny-Duval in the last seven days. They penetrated deeper than in any previous skirmish, and elevated the level of danger faced by Imperial citizens as a result of the Pegasi Pirate War. With…

Frontline Report: The War against Emperor’s Dawn Four days ago, Imperial senator Denton Patreus launched a military campaign against Emperor’s Dawn, the organisation responsible for the murder of Emperor Hengist Duval. Since then, there has been intense conflict in the Dakshmandi and Maausk systems, where two Emperor’s Dawn bases are located, with scores of Imperial…

GalNet Focus on Democracy This weekly roundup highlights some of the minor factions pursuing the dream of democratic freedom by holding elections (*). Here are 10 of the 2,067 minor factions holding elections: HR 2848 Crimson Life Industry HR 2848 …

Kumo Crew to Target Lavigny-Duval Systems under the sway of Arissa Lavigny-Duval have begun expressing discontent at the current political situation in the Empire, and the Kumo Crew is taking the opportunity to cause trouble of their own. Leaked mili…

The People’s Princess Speaks At a public charity event in which several dozen slaves were granted their freedom, Princess Aisling Duval took the opportunity to speak about the succession. “It seems peculiar that as the closest living relative of our beloved Emperor, I am not involved in the process of selecting his successor. It is…

Vice President’s Investigation Data Found A spokesman for Vice President Nigel Smeaton’s family revealed today that a concealed data chit had been recently discovered among his personal belongings. The information stored on the device was encrypted but with the assistance of technicians at the Federal Times they were able to extract some of the information.…

Emperor’s Dawn Issues Request for Supplies As news spreads that Senator Denton Patreus has launched a military operation against Emperor’s Dawn, journalists at The Imperial Citizen report that the insurgent group has issued a public appeal for commodities. Significantly, the goods the group has requested – progenitor cells and narcotics – are illegal in many…

Imperial Slave Regulations Proposed Following the recent audit of the Imperial Slave Association, the Imperial Senate Audit Committee has recommended the introduction of further regulations governing the treatment and transportation of Imperial slaves. The proposed regulations centre on improved vetting of commanders permitted to transport Imperial slaves, and include the suggestion that pilots must hold…

GalNet Weekly Conflict Report This weekly transmission lists some of the systems currently in conflict around the galaxy, based on the latest data (*). Here are 10 of the 13,309 minor factions involved in a civil war: Dakshmandi Focus Maausk Empero…

GalNet Weekly Powers Update Incoming In the early hours of tomorrow morning (7.00am GMT), the GalNet monitoring of powers’ activities will go offline for a short period while the latest data is assembled. Any pilots who operate for one of the powers must deliver any cargo or vouchers before this time to ensure their activities…