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The report—titled "We Will Find You": Global Look at How Governments Repress Nationals Abroad—also highlights the well-known case of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist and dissident who was violently murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.

commondreams.org/news/human-ri

Common Dreams · Report Shows How Governments Reach Beyond Their Borders to Crush DissentHuman Rights Watch examines how repressive governments use harassment, surveillance, and assassination to target dissidents.

: During the Obama years, the US had decided not to pursue Julian because he hadn’t broken any US laws and his imprisonment would threaten press freedom. However, during the Trump years, it was decided that Julian had broken an archaic law called the Espionage Act 1917.
Among the crimes Julian revealed were torture, assassinations, brutal detainment procedures, mass surveillance, and war crimes. Nobody has ever been prosecuted for these crimes, but the man who made us aware of these crimes is going to be prosecuted. Does that make you proud?

open.substack.com/pub/councile

Council Estate Media · The only "crime" Julian Assange has committed is telling the truthBy Ricky

amnesty.org.uk/blogs/country-s

Autocrats, despots, tyrants having a Blinken moment in the glare of the but Civil Society is vigilant: Algerian authorities are executing a wide-scale, indiscriminate crackdown on anyone who dissents
from the government line. What started as a targeted attack is extending to a repression of the
whole of Algerian civil society. Young and old; urban and rural; activists and school children, no
matter the gender, the Algerian authorities are going after anyone exercising their right to freedom of expression, assembly or association in a way deemed threatening to the government.

www.amnesty.org.ukHelp release activists, journalists and human rights defenders detained by the Algerian authoritiesOn the 20th of September 2023, Amnesty International launched a new campaign to help put an end to Algeria’s mounting climate of repression.

Oh look nudge nudge wink wink, move to the safe zone to comply with Biden’s civilian safety directive, so we can focus all our fire power there, and apologize afterwards- like social media promoting genocide for the etc, so sorry, we’ll do better next time; providing an example of how to eliminate oppressed people everywhere and elevating the Bolsanaro/MBS of the future, a multi national colonial juggernaut against the other being able to write their own history.



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venera.socialFarhad30 thousand #Israeli officers and soldiers are participating in the battle of Khan Yunis, south of the #Gaza Strip, with 6 combat army brigades, 6 full briga...

wsws.org/en/articles/2023/12/1

: Who who of right wing extremists… alliance with the most fascistic political forces in the world and has nothing to do with the defense of “democracy” or “sovereignty” anywhere… to strong-arm regional governments to align themselves fully with the US-NATO axis against Russia, Iran and China, as well as to silence criticism of the US-Zionist genocide in Gaza

World Socialist Web SiteZelensky attends Milei’s inauguration in Argentina: Two puppets of US-NATO axis embraceThe event made clear that US imperialism is again planning to install fascistic regimes across Latin America to crush the revolutionary struggles of workers and align the region against its geopolitical rivals, with Argentina as a major hub for this conspiracy.

: Israel, in its present war on Gaza, with children making up more than 40% of the more than 11,000 people killed to date, would surely like to mimic the extraordinary U.S. ability to hide its brutality. But despite Israel’s efforts to impose a media blackout, the massacre is taking place in a small, enclosed, densely-populated urban area, often called an open-air prison, where the world can see a great deal more than usual of how it impacts real people.

Israel has killed a record number of journalists in Gaza, and this appears to be a deliberate strategy, as when U.S. forces targeted journalists in Iraq.

counterpunch.org/2023/11/16/is

CounterPunch.org · Israeli War Crimes and Propaganda Follow US BlueprintWe have both been reporting on and protesting against U.S. war crimes for many years, and against identical crimes committed by U.S. allies and proxies

thenation.com/article/activism

: Over the last few years, the fight to “Stop Cop City” has mobilized young people across Georgia, beginning in 2021 with the Defend the Atlanta Forest occupations. “The Stop Cop City movement is a signal to bloated police departments across the country that we are fed up with overmilitarized communities and overflowing prisons,” said Yana Batra, a student at Georgia Tech.

The Nation · Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Movement Is Youth-Led Democracy in Action“When we can’t trust our leaders, regardless of political party, to exercise their power for our betterment, we the people have the power to do something about it.”

commondreams.org/news/journali

: Citing the Committee to Protect —which says at least 34 Palestinian media professionals have been killed during Israel's monthlong assault on Gaza—the letter states that "as reporters, editors, photographers, producers, and other workers in newsrooms around the world, we are appalled at the of our colleagues and their families by the Israeli military and government."

Common Dreams · 750+ Journalists to Colleagues: 'Tell the Full Truth' About Israeli Atrocities in Gaza"This is our job: to hold power to account. Otherwise, we risk becoming accessories to genocide."

open.substack.com/pub/extremea

:It should go without saying that except for racists and bigots, no one is advocating for the loss of any life. Particularly, innocent lives. Assuming and associating “Free Palestine” sloganeering with supporting terrorism isn’t just disingenuous, it’s extremely dangerous for human-rights-focused citizens all over the world.

Decolonizing Journalism · How the Biden Administration is Driving HateBy Arturo Dominguez