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Israel expels Dutch journalist

mercredi 17 mai 2017 à 02:00

Israel has expelled a Dutch journalist, apparently for tweeting references to articles in 972 Magazine.

Israel does not have a free press. Now it is trying to repress foreign writing about Israel.

Ireland drops prosecution of Stephen Fry

mercredi 17 mai 2017 à 02:00

Ireland has dropped the prosecution of Stephen Fry — hardly any Irish viewers complained about what he said on TV.

This is a relief, but the prohibition of "blasphemy" remains unjust, in Ireland as in Pakistan.

Human rights lawyer tortured

mercredi 17 mai 2017 à 02:00

Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang said, in his show trial, that he wasn't tortured into confessing. However, he had already informed people that any confession would be due to torture. Apparently he was tortured into denying that he had been tortured.

The charges against him amount to "campaigning for human rights". When a state charges someone with that sort of "crime", it is automatically an injustice.

The US also prosecutes people for political organizing. Unlike China, it tries to disguise this behind phony accusations, but that doesn't make it any less of an injustice.

Urgent: Independent investigation

mercredi 17 mai 2017 à 02:00

US citizens: call for an independent investigation of the troll's campaign's ties with Russia.

Urgent: Reject voter suppression commission

mercredi 17 mai 2017 à 02:00

US citizens: call on Congress to reject the troll's commission that is designed to provide an excuse for voter suppression.