- During 2023, abuses against asylum seekers and migrants continued, including violent pushbacks, abuses in detention, and vigilante violence. The government also smeared and judicially harassed civil society groups working with asylum seekers and migrants. Media freedom curbs continued to raise concerns about the rule of law, as did a surveillance scandal. Victims of hate crimes were reluctant to report attacks to the police. The New Democracy Party was returned to government following June elections.
- Beta Trianguli Australis (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
BETA TRA (Beta Trianguli Australis). While not a dramatic star, third magnitude (2.85) Beta TrA, the number two star of Triangulum Australe, the Southern Triangle, is still so bright – well in the top 150 – that it surely deserves recognition, especially since TrA itself is a nice, bright constellation.