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#Israel has resumed weaponising starvation in #Gaza by its decision to break from the ceasefire agreement & block humanitarian aid - UN experts warn Israel is flagrantly breaching of international law, jeopardizing any prospects of peace. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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Women human rights defenders challenge systems, fight for justice & lead the way to more just & equal societies. Their courage must be met with protection, not persecution. On #InternationalWomensDay & all year long, we must stand with them.

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Why so many revolutionary women were denied their military pension #speirgorm www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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Am quoted in this @rferl.org.web.brid.gy article for @humanrightsfirst.org about the execution of Ukrainian POWs by Russian soldiers @denysglushko.bsky.social @nadiadobrianska.bsky.social www.svoboda.org/a/pulemetchi...

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Want to know what’s really happening on Ukraine’s eastern front, what locals think of Trump’s freeze on aid, & how volunteers rescue vulnerable civilians from the frontline? Join @humanrightsfirst.org 30 min online briefing Weds March 12. Register here: humanrightsfirst.org/events/three...

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"According to the university’s updated harassment policy, criticism of another country’s policies could be considered harassment if “directed at or infused with discriminatory comments about persons from, or associated with, that country.”

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Am hearing that Al AlHajee’s detention was extended for another 15 days. He should be released immediately.

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I last saw Bahrain Human Rights Defender Ali AlHajee in October in Dublin. Today he is in jail in Bahrain & we @humanrightsfirst.org join 22 other NGOs asking for charges against him to be dropped. He is due at the public prosecutor’s office tomorrow.

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🔹Today I presented my report on the challenges faced by human rights defenders working in isolated, remote & rural contexts to the Human Rights Council, as well as country visit reports to #Algeria & #Brazil. 🔹My full remarks: srdefenders.org/opening-rema... [EN/FR/ES/RU/ZH/AR] #OutOfSight #HRC58

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I have traveled to meet human rights defenders in some of the most remote locations in the world. I am in awe of how they persist defending the rights of others with the unstoppable energy of hope and justice, while unseen, unsupported and forgotten. #OutOfSight #HRC58

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A United Arab Emirates court has rejected all appeals by those convicted in the UAE’s second-largest unfair mass trial, upholding the abusive sentences of 53 human rights defenders and political dissidents. Emirati authorities should overturn the convictions and release the defendants.

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The White House has halted all military aid to #Ukraine, sparking shock and alarm across the country. Our Sr. advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social in Kharkiv interviewed locals who fear for their safety as Russian attacks intensify. Read more: humanrightsfirst.org/library/loca...

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I’m in Kharkiv city & a few minutes ago (10pm local time) the centre was hit by a large explosion in another Russian attack. Reports say a Shahed-type drone has hit a high-rise building. These missiles are increasingly used by Russian forces, says Ukraine’s air force @humanrightsfirst.org

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Call this what it is: collective punishment www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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The morning after another night of Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv, #Ukraine, locals react with fury after Trump & Vance attacked President Zelenskyy at yesterday’s press conference in DC. Our Sr Advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social reports from Kharkiv: humanrightsfirst.org/library/khar...

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Ireland should not go to the White House. Enough. Enough. [email protected]

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Am back in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine for @humanrightsfirst.org, expecting another night of intense bombing of the city. The Trump-Vance-Zelenskyy press conf disaster confirms view here that Trump is a gullible clown for trusting Putin @denysglushko.bsky.social

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Human Rights Defender Vasyl Malikov created a community center in Kharkiv, Ukraine offering vital resources for LGBTQ+ members and allies. In his interview with our sr. advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social, he shares his mission to uplift the community. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bAe...

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Remember the justified international outcry in 2011 when Bahrain’s government tortured medics? Where is outcry for the torture of medics in Gaza? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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Never seen that one. It was last summer already and it was a fantastic event in the Linenhall in Belfast. Looking forward to talking more about the North later in the year. #IrishArchives

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‘The gap between support for Irish unity and Northern Ireland staying in the UK has narrowed in the past year.’ www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...

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“The Department of Treasury internally announced that Tom Krause had been appointed its fiscal assistant secretary, but that he would simultaneously continue his job as CEO of the company Cloud Software Group.” www.wired.com/story/krause...

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Here's what's so alarming: Even after Trump has trampled the Constitution and coddled Putin, he is MORE popular than last November. To many voters, Democrats aren't a credible alternative. To constrain Trump, liberals must understand voters better, hence: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/o...

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 The Telegraph: US may refuse to prosecute Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. During a meeting of countries working on the creation of a tribunal for Putin, American representatives refused to call Russia an 'aggressor'.

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“The toppling of Bashar al-Assad in Syria shattered the illusion that stability in the Middle East can be sustained through brute force…[and] should also dispel at last the persistent myth that the Arab Spring was a mirage.” - Marwan Muasher www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/...

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has used his unchecked control over the country’s Public Investment Fund to downplay and whitewash his abuses for years. Hosting a glamorous investment conference in Miami is just the latest example. Learn more:

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Friends, Trump’s lies & attacks on rights & democracy are causing fear & havoc but we have to get beyond a response of 😱 🫨 Guess What He’s Done Now Learn from activists in Hungary, Poland & elsewhere on using independent media to fight back against this international, far right threat

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No Peace Without Justice: Ukrainian NGOs respond to US-Russia negotiations @humanrightsfirst.org @scrippsnews.bsky.social zmina.ua/en/statement...

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Just out: Soldier F to stand trial in September for Bloody Sunday murders & attempted murders @humanrightsfirst.bsky.social #speirgorm www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Sweeping sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union, the United Kingdom, and other countries are an obstacle to restoring essential services in Syria. These sanctions, imposed on the former government of Bashar al-Assad, are hindering recovery.

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Russians continue to hunt civilians on the streets of #Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. FPV drone hit this car and killed a person who was driving through the city.

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Good to see some voices of conscience and principle from within the UK’s ruling party telling the government to stop mimicking the cruelty of its predecessors. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Thanks Irish America magazine for reupping my 1998(!) piece on links between civil rights struggles in Ireland & the US for #Blackhistorymonth @humanrightsfirst.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social @cjharvey1.bsky.social www.irishamerica.com/2024/09/blac...

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#BAHRAIN’S CHANCE TO RELEASE ITSELF FROM ITS PAST - @dooleydooley.bsky.social humanrightsfirst.org/library/bahr...

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NEW: we joined other human rights groups urging the EU to intervene with the Bahraini authorities to secure the release of EU nationals Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja & Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad, who have been unjustly imprisoned in Bahrain for 14 years. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

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My latest for @humanrightsfirst.bsky.social 14 years ago today democracy protests broke out in Bahrain. The govt. crushed them & jailed the leaders. Time to release them now @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social (Pic: Aug 2023 overnight protest, Bahrain’s London embassy) humanrightsfirst.org/library/bahr...

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14 yrs after #Bahrain’s pro-democracy protests started & were met with a violent gov't crackdown, many peaceful activists remain jailed. Bahrain's global image is stuck in 2011—time to release all peaceful dissidents & move forward. From @dooleydooley.bsky.social humanrightsfirst.org/library/bahr...

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I’m interviewed on this Russian language podcast for @rferl.org.web.brid.gy about POWs in the Ukraine war - I’ve been reporting regularly from the eastern front for @humanrightsfirst.bsky.social for several years. @denysglushko.bsky.social @brams884.bsky.social www.svoboda.org/a/33285695.h...

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In 1970 a group of art students visited Dingle & painted portraits of local fishermen; this is my grandad Paddy Brosnan, by R. O’Connell. Anyone any idea where the artist might be now? #speirgorm @aoifeg.bsky.social @dinglelit.bsky.social @ciaraioch.bsky.social

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💔 #Lyptsi in the northern #Kharkiv region, now 3 km/1.86 mi from the Russian troop positions. Such close proximity to the Russians means that the village's hospital, school, kindergarten, all residential and most private houses have been destroyed. 📷 apple_face_ua/TikTok

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Today marks the anniversary of the 1989 murder of human rights lawyer Pat Finucane. Our Sr Advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social reports from Belfast where they’ve set up a tribute for Finucane. Learn more about the case & the inquiry into Finucane's murder in NY Law Journal: www.law.com/newyorklawjo...

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Powerful essay about systematic rape and killing in Sudan by the RSF militia, which is backed by U.S. ally United Arab Emirates: www.moretoherstory.com/stories/they... The Biden administration wouldn't call out the UAE publicly for underwriting atrocities; will the Trump administration?

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On the anniversary of 1989 murder of Belfast human rights lawyer Pat Finucane, my latest for @humanrightsfirst.bsky.social in today’s New York Law Journal (paywall but one article free) @finucanecentre.bsky.social @unsr-judges.bsky.social @cjharvey1.bsky.social www.law.com/newyorklawjo...

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I'm hearing disturbing news about a smear campaign against woman human rights defender & @crta.bsky.social Director Vukosava Crnjanski and her organisation. The growing attacks on WHRDs in #Serbia are deeply concerning. The government must act to protect them and ensure their safety.

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