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Liya Akhedzhakova is the lonely voice of Russian cultural elite protesting against Putin's regime. Where are the rest of Russian actors, artists, writers, film directors, scientists? A lot of them got too comfy with bloody dictator. It's time to decide which side you are on. … [Read more...] about Liya Akhedzhakova is the lonely voice of Russian cultural elite protesting against Putin’s regime

Concentration Camp Circa 2021 in Russia Conditions inside the Sakharovo holding centre, sent to me by one of the jailed there. “We’re still being held here, all 28 of us, in the same single cell designed for 8. No mattresses, no sheets. There’s a loo in the cell. If you can call it a loo.” pic.twitter.com/DtA844Srd5— Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll) February 4, 2021 … [Read more...] about Putin Turns Russia Into Archipelag Gulag

Great news. Taiwan parliamentarians begin work on a Taiwan Magnitsky Act. This legislation is going viral around the world. It’s the most obvious policy tool for fighting dictators, human rights abusers and kleptocrats. Freeze their assets and ban their travel. https://t.co/2BcIIXpU1j— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) February 4, 2021 … [Read more...] about Taiwan parliamentarians begin work on a Taiwan Magnitsky Act

Legislation would strengthen the highly successful Global Magnitsky sanctions against human rights violators and corrupt individuals WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), incoming Chair of the U.S. Helsinki Commission and author of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, and Helsinki Commission Co-Chair Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have introduced the … [Read more...] about Cardin and Wicker Introduce Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Reauthorization Act