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Lydia Gall

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Senior researcher at Human Rights Watch. Views expressed my own. RTs not endorsement

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The Greek Parliament has established a committee to investigate a possible coverup for a fatal train crash in Tempi, Greece 2 years ago. This is an opportunity to address wider rule of law failings exposed by the disastrous state response to the tragedy. trib.al/4yZAcwl

The Greek Parliament has established a committee to investigate a possible coverup for a fatal train crash in Tempi, Greece 2 years ago.

This is an opportunity to address wider rule of law failings exposed by the disastrous state response to the tragedy. trib.al/4yZAcwl
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đŸ’„đŸ„·ORBÁN’S COVERT BOSNIA OPERATION: SPECIAL FORCES STOOD READY TO EXTRACT MILORAD DODIK In late February, Hungarian special police forces were deployed to Republika Srpska with a covert objective: to facilitate the swift extraction of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to

đŸ’„đŸ„·ORBÁN’S COVERT BOSNIA OPERATION: SPECIAL FORCES STOOD READY TO EXTRACT MILORAD DODIK

In late February, Hungarian special police forces were deployed to Republika Srpska with a covert objective: to facilitate the swift extraction of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to
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👀 Full story: After a Budapest meeting between Orbán, Vučić and Dodik, Orbán’s chief bodyguard was tasked with deploying a large contingent of counter-terrorism police to Banja Luka in case they needed to help Dodik escape arrest by a Bosnian court. vsquare.org/viktor-orban-t


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In a significant step toward affirming the rights of transgender people in Poland đŸ‡”đŸ‡±, the country’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling eliminating the requirement for trans people to sue their parents in gender recognition proceedings. 📰 from Human Rights Watch: hrw.org/news/2025/03/1


In a significant step toward affirming the rights of transgender people in Poland đŸ‡”đŸ‡±, the country’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling eliminating the requirement for trans people to sue their parents in gender recognition proceedings.

📰 from <a href="/hrw/">Human Rights Watch</a>: hrw.org/news/2025/03/1

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Hungary's new anti-LGBT law bans Pride & penalizes public support for LGBT rights. It weaponizes facial recognition to target activists & suppress free expression. This is an alarming escalation of repression that demands urgent action from European Commission. hrw.org/news/2025/03/2


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Poland has adopted a law suspending the right to seek asylum for people entering the country via Belarus. It's an effort to provide legal cover for Poland's abusive and unlawful border pushbacks.

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Jag krĂ€ver att Sveriges regering agerar direkt och skarpt. Jag förvĂ€ntar mig uppslutning av precis alla andra medier. För att Joakim ska slĂ€ppas, skriver Andreas Gustavsson, chefredaktör Dagens ETC. etc.se/kommentar/dage


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BerĂ€ttar senaste nytt: ‱ Joakim har Ă€ntligen fĂ„tt trĂ€ffa av familjen utsedd advokat i fĂ€ngelset Maltepe dĂ€r han sitter isolerad ‱ Hans reaktion pĂ„ det massiva stödet senaste dygnet ‱ Inga formella anklagelser har delgivits honom etc.se/inrikes/chefre


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Nu berĂ€ttar Joakim Medins advokat Batıkan Erkoç för första gĂ„ngen om mötet med Joakim pĂ„ det ökĂ€nda Marmara-fĂ€ngelset utanför Istanbul. etc.se/inrikes/advoka


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Stor intervju med Sofie Axelsson. Joakims fru, min kollega. FĂ„r han komma hem i tid till att deras första barn föds? Ja, sĂ„ mĂ„ste det vara. etc.se/story/hustrun-


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Stor uppdatering om Joakim Medin: ‱ Åtal vĂ€cks för bĂ„de ”förolĂ€mpning” och ”medlemskap i terrorgrupp” ‱ Han riskerar 12 Ă„rs fĂ€ngelse ‱ Första rĂ€ttegĂ„ngen startar redan nĂ€sta vecka, 30 april etc.se/inrikes/aatal-


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Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been in prison for a month just for practicing journalism. The first hearing in the case where he is charged with “insulting the president” will be held on Wednesday, 30 April at 3 pm at Ankara 79th Court of First Instance. MLSA will share

Swedish journalist Joakim Medin has been in prison for a month just for practicing journalism.

The first hearing in the case where he is charged with “insulting the president” will be held on Wednesday, 30 April at 3 pm at Ankara 79th Court of First Instance.

MLSA will share
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NOT GUILTY. New message from Swedish journalist, imprisoned in Turkey. First trial starts tomorrow. Read. Share. Publish. #FreeMedin

NOT GUILTY.

New message from Swedish journalist, imprisoned in Turkey.

First trial starts tomorrow.

Read. Share. Publish.

#FreeMedin
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Stor enkĂ€t ‱ 40 makthavare i medierna ‱ Tydliga budskapet: ”Journalistik Ă€r inte ett brott” etc.se/inrikes/sverig


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Joakim Medin has begun his defense: I am Joakim Medin. I live in Stockholm with my wife, who is seven months pregnant. I believe I am innocent. I have been working for many years as a foreign news correspondent for the newspaper Dagens ETC.

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đŸ’„Viktor OrbĂĄn announced today that Hungary does not recognize the decision by Bosnia’s top court convicting Milorad Dodik, nor does Hungary accept the European Union’s policy toward Bosnia. Instead, he pledged full support for Republika Srpska’s secessionist leader: "Some of

đŸ’„Viktor OrbĂĄn announced today that Hungary does not recognize the decision by Bosnia’s top court convicting Milorad Dodik, nor does Hungary accept the European Union’s policy toward Bosnia.

Instead, he pledged full support for Republika Srpska’s secessionist leader:

"Some of
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đŸ’„đŸŠ“An anti-OrbĂĄn protest at Hatvanpuszta—once a Habsburg estate, now the OrbĂĄn family's dacha—turned safari as protesters spotted zebras and antelopes nearby (buffaloes earlier). Viktor OrbĂĄn says it’s just his 85-year-old dad’s farm. The exotic animals are officially owned by

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đŸ”ŽđŸ€„There’s so much disinformation being spread by propagandists on Viktor OrbĂĄn’s payroll that it’s high time I start systematically debunking it. Let’s begin with one of the biggest lies: that OrbĂĄn closed Hungary’s borders, that there’s “zero migration” so his government can

đŸ”ŽđŸ€„There’s so much disinformation being spread by propagandists on Viktor OrbĂĄn’s payroll that it’s high time I start systematically debunking it. Let’s begin with one of the biggest lies: that OrbĂĄn closed Hungary’s borders, that there’s “zero migration” so his government can