#Azerbaijan's dictatorship is apparently trying to flood social media with its propaganda ahead of #COP29 in Baku:
the Guardian
Apparently fake social media accounts boost Azerbaijan before Cop29
Exclusive: Linked accounts on X push petrostate’s posts about climate summit and drown out criticism
 Here's the repression they're trying to hide:
Human Rights Watch
The A to Z of Azerbaijan : Daily Brief
Many may not be able to point to #Azerbaijan on a map, but it’s about to take center stage globally as the host of the UN climate conference, COP...
Israel’s renewed northern Gaza offensive is endangering hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Civilians are at grave risk of mass forced displacement and other atrocities as the last remaining places of refuge in northern #Gaza, including shelters and hospitals, come under fire.
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Gaza: Israel’s Northern Offensive Endangering Hundreds of Thousands of Civilians
Israel’s renewed northern Gaza offensive is displacing and endangering hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. Videos, photographs, satellite imag...
The laws of war exist for a reason, and Israel’s attacks on the financial association al-Qard al-Hassan in #Lebanon were war crimes. My Daily Brief… 📰 English:
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Israel, Lebanon, Banks, and the Laws of War: Daily Brief
A bank is a civilian object, not a military one. So, it’s not a lawful military target under the laws of war. In @hrw’s Daily Brief today, @ast...
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Israël, Liban, banques et lois de la guerre
Les attaques délibérées contre des civils et des structures civiles constituent des crimes de guerre. Cela nous amène aux attaques menées dima...
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Israel, Libanon, Banken und das Völkerrecht
Heute werden wir uns mit Verstößen gegen das humanitäre Völkerrecht befassen. In den letzten Monaten mussten wir dies viel zu oft tun, wenn wir...
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Israel, Lebanon, Banks, and the Laws of War, Daily Brief October 24, 2024
"Muslims across Europe are grappling with a 'worrying surge' of racism that is being fuelled in part by 'dehumanising anti-Muslim rhetoric', the EU’s leading rights agency has said."
the Guardian
Muslims in Europe experiencing ‘worrying surge’ in racism, survey finds
‘Dehumanising rhetoric’ blamed as almost half of respondents say they recently suffered discrimination
I may be just an old-fashioned sailor, but I think a coast guard should - before all else - be saving lives at sea. #WithHumanity
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Frontex: Act to Save Lives at Sea
Frontex, the EU’s Border and Coast Guard agency, should use its aerial surveillance capacity to ensure timely rescues of vessels in distress, Hum...
Today’s Daily Brief: “Don’t Jail 10-Year-Olds” Why should we even have to say that? Looking at you, #Australia… 📰 English:
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Don’t Jail 10-Year-Olds: Daily Brief
International standards recommend setting the age of criminal responsibility at no younger than 14. This is not a randomly chosen number. It’s ba...
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On n'emprisonne pas des enfants de 10 ans
Emprisonner des enfants de 10 ans semble extrême. C'est parce que c'est le cas. Pourtant, cette idée n'est que trop répandue en A...
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Sperrt keine 10-Jährigen ins Gefängnis
10-jährige Kinder ins Gefängnis zu stecken, klingt extrem. Das ist es auch. Dennoch ist diese Idee in Australien nur allzu verbreitet. Letzte Woc...
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Don’t Jail 10-Year-Olds, Daily Brief, October 22, 2024
Human Rights Watch is looking for a Communications Intern in #Brussels - please share!
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Putin says he will not attend next month’s G20 summit in Brazil - citing International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him (for mass abduction of children from Ukraine).
Al Jazeera
Russia’s Putin says presence at G20 in Brazil will ‘wreck’ summit
President says ICC warrant could be a distraction, but downplays risk of arrest given ‘warm’ relations with Brazil.
 His world is getting smaller...
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Putin’s Now a Wanted Man: What Happens Next?: Daily Brief
There are 2 precedents for the International Criminal Court issuing arrest warrants for a head of state. In @hrw’s Daily Brief, @astroehlein exam...
First, they attacked LGBT folks. Now, they’re coming after people without children in the same way. My Daily Brief today looks at the government’s latest scapegoat & “traditional values” nonsense in #Russia. 📰 English:
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Repression of the Childless: Daily Brief
A new draft law in #Russia aims to ban “propaganda” about so-called child-free lifestyles. There would be widespread censorship of anything tha...
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Répression des personnes qui n’ont pas d’enfant
Un nouveau projet de loi, qui a fait l'objet d'un premier vote à la Douma d'État en Russie la semaine dernière, vise à interdire...
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Die Unterdrückung der Kinderlosen
Keine Regierung und kein Politiker sollte einem vorschreiben, Kinder zu haben oder nicht. Genauso wenig sollten Behörden Menschen dafür angreifen...
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Repression of the Childless, Daily Brief October 21, 2024
Rather than condemn all atrocities and seek justice for the victims, governments try to pretend the atrocities of their allies are acceptable. Only enemy atrocities are "real" atrocities. It spits in the face of the victims and of humanity everywhere.
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A Year of Atrocities