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Lawyer, investigator, producer, director in pursuit of elusive human rights in a tangle of obstructive structures. Leaving few means unturned by working in law, advocacy, media and culture.
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This horrific story has been confirmed to me by a colleague at the same institute as this scientist. The US is not a safe place to run an academic conference. @theguardian.com have an English language version of this story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... 🔭🧪

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The U.K. usual hollow statements that they don’t back up by any action other than ones that compromise their stated aims.

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As mass murder and genocide escalate in #Gaza, the UK government should denounce them, cut off all support to Netanyahu's government and assist in its prosecution. Instead, Starmer silences his ministers. In doing so, he facilitates the crimes.

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Trump welcomed UAE’s nat’l security advisor tonight. UAE, like Israel, is accused at the ICJ of genocide—Sudan claims it funds and arms RSF in Darfur, enabling massacres, rapes, and expulsion of the Masalit ethnic group.

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Cellebrite Dumps AI Into Its Cell Phone-Scraping Tool So Cops Can Hallucinate Evidence https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/18/cellebrite-dumps-ai-into-its-cell-phone-scraping-tool-so-cops-can-hallucinate-evidence/

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‘We have failed to prevent genocide’ – Francesca Albanese www.channel4.com/news/we-have...

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NEW: Actual federal auditors tell WIRED they're horrified by DOGE's tactics. “In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” one says. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data.” by @telliotter.bsky.social:

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1) Today’s brutal Israeli attacks on Gaza, carried out with U.S. weapons and approval, are unfolding alongside an intensifying crackdown on dissent within the United States.

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Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said yesterday that the monthly losses of the Suez Canal revenues reached around $800 million due to the regional “situation”, Reuters reported. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250318-egy...

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Just hours after President Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge who ruled against his deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans over the weekend, House Republicans introduced a measure to do just that.

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The ICJP has announced the launch of a worldwide legal coalition dedicated to holding accountable any Israeli and dual national individuals alleged to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

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LATEST | Trump’s Department of Justice trying to replace judge who moved to block deportation flights

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UPDATE: After the Trump administration refused to answer the majority of the judge's questions, the judge has given the them until noon tomorrow to disclose more information on their understanding of the court order blocking deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.

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The U.S. Institute of Peace says employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have entered its headquarters, despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch. CEO George Moose reported DOGE's forced entry, stating: “DOGE has broken into our building.”

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Tech CEOs’ alignment with Trump reflects not ideology but a bid to expand their surveillance capitalist empires, exposing the misplaced trust in Big Tech as defenders of democracy. Available in EN, ES, FR, AR, IT and PT-BR.

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There is a Swasticar stock price below which Elon's holdings become insufficient collateral for the loans he took to buy Twitter and his other crap. Let's find it, shall we?

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It sounds like Washington, DC police illegally helped DOGE and FBI officials to break and enter and then take over the headquarters of an independent nonprofit, the US Institute of Peace. US police seem to act as though they can do whatever President Trump orders. To anyone. No law.

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Judge Alsup is not amused by reports that people he ordered reinstated were put on admin leave. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Energy Transfer’s bogus SLAPP case in North Dakota against @greenpeace.org took a stunning turn today during closing arguments when the company more than doubled its damages claim to $800 million. This a full-scale attack on the climate movement — and an absolute outrage. 👊👊⤵️⤵️

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Today’s hearing in J.G.G. v. Trump shows that this is far from over, but Democracy Forward will do whatever it takes to push back against the president’s unprecedented and unlawful actions to invoke the Alien Enemies Act during peacetime.

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ICE Has An Internet Surveillance Power Tool That Keeps Tabs On More Than 200 Websites https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/17/ice-has-an-internet-surveillance-power-tool-that-keeps-tabs-on-more-than-200-websites/

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The aid pledging conference in Brussels was one of very few remaining chances for Western policymakers to pull Syria out of its death spiral, so course it ended on disappointing numbers. Lorne Cook, @apnews.com: apnews.com/article/syri...

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Trump loves golfing at his own businesses. He's already made six visits to Mar-a-Lago since January 20th, which lines his own pockets with taxpayer dollars — my latest for @theguardian.com | www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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NEW: A court hearing over the Trump administration's defiance of a court order halting deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members will move forward despite the Justice Department's objections

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Ofcom rushes to close loophole that let politicians act as newsreaders

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President Trump will tour the Kennedy Center today and attend its board meeting, where reports say he may rejigger how the performing arts honorees are chosen.

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50% of US voters endorsed a candidate that made baseless claims about the previous election being rigged, and a majority continues to support him while he uses unchecked powers to pursue authoritarian policies under false pretences. They clearly don’t consider that democracy makes America great.

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The Council has approved a third payment of around €3.5 billion in non-repayable grants and loans under the #Ukraine Facility. The aim is to support Ukraine's macro-financial stability and its recovery, reconstruction and modernisation. What is the Ukraine Facility? ➡️ europa.eu/!QMcHCv #FAC

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Israel attorney general: Netanyahu cannot fire the intelligence chief

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US punishing South Africa for its ICJ case against Israel.

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Two graduate students and a professor at Cornell University have filed a lawsuit seeking a nationwide injunction blocking the enforcement of two presidential orders that threaten to deport or jail those advocating for Palestinian rights. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/gl

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Donald Trump said all pardons issued by former president Joe Biden are ‘void’ after his Democratic predecessor allegedly used an autopen to sign his acts of clemency in office.

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The blueprint behind most terrible orders issued by Trump the past two months was put together by the Heritage Foundation. Now they have their eyes on Europe – and they have plenty of friends here. Read the alarming article by DeSmog w a small contribution from CEO www.desmog.com/2025/03/14/h...

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People, not Big Tech, should shape the internet.📲 Along with 16 organisations, we're announcing the Digital Merger Watch, a global initiative to scrutinise & challenge Big Tech's dominance.🔍 Learn more! somo.nl/digital-merger-watch/

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Texas legislators considering a bill that would put all public university course curricula and faculty hiring in the hands of ruling party political appointees and politicians, effectively ending academic freedom.

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Trump shut down VOA right after a reporter pressed him on his plans to expel Palestinians from Gaza—a question he didn’t like. If people stay silent out of fear, he wins. The antidote? Speak up, especially on topics he wants silenced—like Palestine.

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Valid visa and now gone. BTW, she was here to SAVE LIVES. Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...

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UPDATE: A federal judge broadened the scope of an earlier temporary restraining order, blocking Trump from deporting anyone under the Alien Enemies Act while the case proceeds. Flights carrying Venezuelan immigrants the DHS attempted to deport were ordered to turn around and return to the U.S.

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