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Florian Irminger

@florianirminger

Advocate, strategist, and advisor to advance human rights, climate justice, and fair and effective international relations | Father, sailor, cyclist

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Reports from G7 confirm that Russia’s representative has arrived. But nobody appears to be present to represent US interests.

Oleksandra Matviichuk (@avalaina) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Putin's footprint in history. When a person is unable to create something, he destroys. This is my native Kyiv in the massive Russian shelling.

Putin's footprint in history. When a person is unable to create something, he destroys. This is my native Kyiv in the massive Russian shelling.
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Trump may fulfil wish of neo-conservatives to go to war with Iran—echoed in McCain's “Bomb Iran” chant—skilled voices at making presidents feel like war is inevitable. 🎧What’s at stake? Latest episode of Pod Save the World: crooked.com/podcast/will-t… youtube.com/watch?v=U7s5pT…

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Two of the best people Council of Europe can count on — Oleksandra Matviichuk Bjørn Berge — just met 🇪🇺✨ Oleksandra Matviychuk embodies the power of principled human rights leadership and tireless civil society action in support of Ukraine, against Putin’s authoritarianism.

Two of the best people <a href="/coe/">Council of Europe</a> can count on — <a href="/avalaina/">Oleksandra Matviichuk</a> <a href="/DSGBjornBerge/">Bjørn Berge</a> — just met 🇪🇺✨

Oleksandra Matviychuk embodies the power of principled human rights leadership and tireless civil society action in support of Ukraine, against Putin’s authoritarianism.
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The statement by .⁦Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs⁩ Lawlor! Mary is the conscience we need in dark times-brave enough to confront the mighty, wise enough to know that change is slow,#stubborn enough never to give up #BosnaandHercegovina ⁦⁦UN Human Rights⁩ srdefenders.org/end-of-mission…

Bjørn Berge (@dsgbjornberge) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Disinformation is a growing threat to democracy, thriving in systems designed for engagement, not truth. The Council of Europe is committed to defending democratic processes from covert manipulation – therefore we must defend freedom not only from censorship, but also from manipulation.”

“Disinformation is a growing threat to democracy, thriving in systems designed for engagement, not truth. The <a href="/coe/">Council of Europe</a> is committed to defending democratic processes from covert manipulation – therefore we must defend freedom not only from censorship, but also from manipulation.”
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📘 Defending Defenders — our new Human Rights Compass policy brief is out. Human rights defenders are among the most exposed — and the most essential — voices in our democracies 🕊️ As repression rises and allies retreat, this is a blueprint to act 🛡️ 🔗 progress-change-actionlab.org/human-rights-c…

📘 Defending Defenders — our new Human Rights Compass policy brief is out.

Human rights defenders are among the most exposed — and the most essential — voices in our democracies 🕊️
As repression rises and allies retreat, this is a blueprint to act 🛡️

🔗 progress-change-actionlab.org/human-rights-c…
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Today in a meeting, Anita Vandenbeld offered a powerful image for the future of the human rights & democracy movement: strawberries🍓 We grow low & wide. We send out runners. We root in new soil. We spread by connection—not domination. Resilient. Interconnected. Thank you 🫶

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I am concerned about intrusive inquiries into #NGOs that are at odds with #Georgia's #humanrights commitments. Read my statement ⬇️ coe.int/en/web/commiss…

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Thoughtful essay on identity politics by Tessy Schlosser🤔 An honest reckoning. From Jewish emancipation to Afro-Mexican recognition: identity came from exclusion. We don’t need sameness to stand together. 🔗 theideasletter.org/essay/why-iden… Open Society Foundations

Thoughtful essay on identity politics by <a href="/tessyschlo/">Tessy Schlosser</a>🤔

An honest reckoning. From Jewish emancipation to Afro-Mexican recognition: identity came from exclusion.

We don’t need sameness to stand together.

🔗 theideasletter.org/essay/why-iden…

<a href="/OpenSociety/">Open Society Foundations</a>
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“Critics of identity politics often argue that it detracts from ‘real’ economic and political struggles—as if the demand to be named were a distraction from the demand to live.” 💡 Just read this essay by Tessy Schlosser theideasletter.org/essay/why-iden…

Chantal Tauxe (@chantaltauxe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Beau plaidoyer pour le multilatéralisme comme réponse rationnelle et politique à la complexité du monde ⁦Fondation Jean-Jaurès⁩ jean-jaures.org/publication/su…

Tymofiy Mylovanov (@mylovanov) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel laureate: I spoke to Ukrainian survivors of Russian captivity. They said Russians beat, raped, crushed them in boxes, cut fingers, nails, shocked genitals. One girl wrote with her own blood. A woman said a Russian gouged out her eye with a spoon. 1/

Oleksandra Matviichuk (@avalaina) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In one week, Russia has carried out over 1,800 drone attacks, dropped over 1,200 aerial bombs, and fired 83 missiles at Ukraine. Russia is attacking civilians and peaceful cities. Because it cannot win on the battlefield.

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🔍 On #NelsonMandelaDay, we spotlight the global crisis of #PrisonOvercrowding. ➡️Read blog with EuroPris🔗penalreform.org/blog/beyond-ca… ➡️Explore the data from #GlobalPrisonTrends 2025: penalreform.org/resource/globa…

🔍 On #NelsonMandelaDay, we spotlight the global crisis of #PrisonOvercrowding.
 
➡️Read blog with <a href="/EuroPrisOrg/">EuroPris</a>🔗penalreform.org/blog/beyond-ca…

➡️Explore the data from #GlobalPrisonTrends 2025: penalreform.org/resource/globa…
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Nobel Peace Prize laureat Oleksandra Matviichuk says that if #Russia benefits from its war of aggression against #Ukraine, it sends a very dangerous message to the whole world

Campaign to End Repression 🇦🇿 #Azerbaijan (@endrepressionaz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎂 Today is Anar Mammadli’s 47th birthday He should be celebrating with his son, family and friends — not spending it behind bars and standing trial on trumped-up charges, simply for his human rights work. Anar has dedicated his life to building democratic institutions in

🎂 Today is Anar Mammadli’s 47th birthday

He should be celebrating with his son, family and friends — not spending it behind bars and standing trial on trumped-up charges, simply for his human rights work.

Anar has dedicated his life to building democratic institutions in