WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 16 individuals and five entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13405 in response to the Lukashenka regime’s escalating violence and repression, including its reckless forced diversion of a commercial Ryanair flight and arrest of journalist Raman Pratasevich … [Read more...] about Treasury and International Partners Condemn Ongoing Human Rights Abuses and Erosion of Democracy in Belarus
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Sanctions on Russian sovereign debt on the secondary market are coming
⚡The US is sticking to its promise to press hard on human rights issues and is preparing the second round of the CBW Act sanctions over Navalny. The most hard-hitting option would be sanctions on Russian sovereign debt on the secondary market.https://t.co/FpNlKS9jpg— Dr Maria Shagina (@maria_shagina) June 20, 2021 … [Read more...] about Sanctions on Russian sovereign debt on the secondary market are coming
World Refugee Day 2021, Sunday, 20 June, 2021
World Refugee Day 2021, Sunday, 20 June, 2021, Calendarial.com … [Read more...] about World Refugee Day 2021, Sunday, 20 June, 2021
Ebrahim Raisi, an executioner of of Iranian political prisoners, wins Iranian presidential election 2021
Conservative presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi is expected to be announced as the winner of #Iran presidential election. Invalid votes rank the 2nd, conservative Mohsen Rezaei 3rd, reformist Abdolnaser Hemmati 4th & Ghazizadeh-Hashemi 5th. The election had 4 candidates.— Abas Aslani (@AbasAslani) June 19, 2021 #Raisi is a henchman. As Chief Justice, he … [Read more...] about Ebrahim Raisi, an executioner of of Iranian political prisoners, wins Iranian presidential election 2021
Erdogan: Playing Both Sides Of The Fence, Always
The relationship between #Ukraine & #Turkey seems to be changing, in part because Ukraine presents itself as a useful counterweight in Turkey’s balancing act among great powers- & as leverage against #Russia. ➡️ Read more: https://t.co/AGa6awFuP6 @asliaydintasbas @joannahosa— ECFR (@ecfr) June 16, 2021 … [Read more...] about Erdogan: Playing Both Sides Of The Fence, Always