
Hiba Zayadin
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Syria and Jordan senior researcher @hrw
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06-07-2022 10:21:49
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Post-WWII, political action has been bound by the rule of law. We no longer live in a royal or imperial age, where the ruler is not bound by the laws: Ursula von der Leyen should know this. The harm caused by the policies she has championed—whether for ideology or otherwise—demands


“Labelling direct action as an act of terror criminalises dissent, chills speech and redefines nuisance as extremism under the banner of national security” This is what Amnesty International has been observing in Europe and the UK. Criminalisation of protests and civil disobedience must


"If people arrive early and approach the checkpoints, they get shot. If they arrive on time, but there is an overflow... they get shot. If they arrive late, they shouldn't be there because it is an ‘evacuated zone’, they get shot," says MSF International's Aitor Zabalgogeaskoa in Gaza.


Since December, about as many Syrians have fled from Syria to Lebanon as have returned from Lebanon to Syria – maybe more. My latest for L'Orient Today on what those numbers mean, and implications for Lebanon's returns policy: today.lorientlejour.com/article/146683…





🚨 Assad-era corruption still casts a long shadow over Syria’s future. Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project covers our latest report at SLDP, calling for bold financial reforms, asset recovery, and transparency to prevent impunity. 📖 Read more: occrp.org/en/news/assad-…



