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Christophe Paulussen

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Senior researcher and strand coordinator @tmcasser.bsky.social, international humanitarian law, international criminal law and counter-terrorism & human rights www.asser.nl/about-the-asser-instit…

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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🛡️ What does it take to protect civilians in war? And who is held accountable when the rules are broken? Join this Benjamin Ferencz lecture to hear from prominent scholars & international criminal law experts who will tackle these questions. 🔗 lnkd.in/eza-ZcdS #ArmedConflict #ProtectCivilians
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
#Ukraine [AFP] - The European Union and 36 states, mostly European, formally committed on Friday 15 May 2026 to establishing the Special Tribunal for the #CrimeOfAggression against Ukraine. www.justiceinfo.net/en/159263-tr...
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Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine: EU commits to action
This is the first time since Nuremberg and Tokyo that an international tribunal has been established to try the crime of aggression. The European Union and thirty-six states, mostly European, formally...
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Rode Kruis @rodekruis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
PERSBERICHT - De gezondheidszorg in Gaza stort ongezien verder in. Het Rode Kruis in Gaza kampt structureel met een tekort aan medicijnen, medische apparatuur, voedsel en tenten. Er moeten nú meer goederen Gaza in om mensenlevens te kunnen redden. www.rodekruis.nl/persberichte...
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Rode Kruis: gezondheidszorg in Gaza stort ongezien verder in
Onder de radar brokkelt de gezondheidszorg in Gaza steeds verder af. Daarvoor waarschuwt het Rode Kruis.
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Arnout Brouwers @abrouwers.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Oekraïne verliest het geloof in Amerikaanse garanties en houdt de Donbas stevig vast www.volkskrant.nl/cs-bbd4c37c/
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Oekraïne verliest het geloof in Amerikaanse garanties en houdt de Donbas stevig vast
Hoe meer de VS naar Rusland toe bewegen, hoe duidelijker de boodschap van Oekraïne: het zal de Donbas niet opgeven voor een vredesakkoord. Dat zou keiharde Amerikaanse veiligheidsgaranties vereisen, en daar vertrouwen zelfs de Europese Navo-bondgenoten niet meer op.
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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 09/04/2026
Conquest.
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Avner Gidron @avnergidron.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
@amnesty.org : #Lebanon - Urgent call to protect civilians as death toll mounts following brutal escalation in Israeli attacks www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Lebanon: Urgent call to protect civilians as death toll mounts following brutal escalation in Israeli attacks
Responding to the unprecedented escalation by the Israeli military which said it conducted the “largest coordinated wave of strikes” today attacking 100 sites across Lebanon within 10 minutes, killing...
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Marci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I've taught European history for thirty years. Americans have always asked me how the Holocaust was possible, how Germans could have enabled a madman reveling in mass murder to carry out his plans. Now we can see in real time how this is enabled; now we Americans have front-row seats.
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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Strong statement from the President of the ICRC: “indefensible, inhumane and devastating” www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...
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Middle East: Indiscriminate warfare is indefensible and incompatible with law
Geneva (ICRC) - The following is a statement from ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on the hostilities in the Middle East.
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Christophe Paulussen @chpaulussen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Happy to announce that after almost eight years of having led the shrmonitor.bsky.social I am passing the baton to our new Editor-in-Chief Eva Entenmann! For my more elaborate post on LinkedIn, see www.linkedin.com/posts/christ...
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The Security and Human Rights Monitor (@shrmonitor.bsky.social)
The Security and Human Rights Monitor provides analysis on the work of the OSCE and on security & human rights challenges stemming from the OSCE region & beyond
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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Utterly discriminatory death penalty bill passed by #Knesset is another mark of #Apartheid & another line in the list of #Israel's serious breaches to #EU #Israel Association Agreement. @kajakallas.bsky.social: time to review & suspend Agreement. www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...
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Amsterdam Centre for European Law & Governance @acelg-uva.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Between Heat & Hope - A Climate Litigation Podcast 🌱 Listen to the discussion w/ Prof @evelyneschmid.bsky.social re. the ongoing Swiss Asmania case against cement producer Holcim. From the role of human rights law to the role of corporations in the climate crisis. climatelitigation.uva.nl/podcast/
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Between Heat and Hope – A Climate Litigation Podcast
Listen to the Between Heat and Hope podcast on climate litigation, democracy and the rule of law with expert guests.
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🔴 On 28 February 2026, a US #missile hit a girls’ school in Minab, #Iran, killing 175 people. Most were students. The US claims it was a tragic error due to outdated maps, but satellite images clearly show a #school with play areas and sports fields. 🔗 lnkd.in/eawP_6cD 📷 Mehr News Agency
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Mathijs Bouman @mathijsbouman.nl · 21/03/2026
Terwijl het kabinet tot augustus gaat nadenken over ‘steunmaatregelen’ (die uiteindelijk de energievraag zullen vergroten), zou men met spoed moeten nadenken over manieren om de energievraag direct te verminderen. Kom maar op met die autoloze zondag! fd.nl/politiek/159...
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The long war against ISIS in Syria was never truly finished, only contained within a fragile and improvised system. That system is now under growing strain.
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Islamic State Containment Is Collapsing in Syria
Less than a month after the repeal of Caesar Act sanctions, Syria’s transitional president Ahmad al Sharaa launched an offensive against the Kurdish-led
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Killer robots don't exist yet. But Ukraine and Russia are closer than most realize. Both sides already field drones with auto-tracking, terrain navigation, and vision-based targeting—without a human pilot guiding every move. euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/18/k...
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Killer robots don’t exist yet but Ukraine and Russia are getting closer
"We are already deep into practical battlefield autonomy."
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/03/2026
‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog | Martin Gelin
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‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog | Martin Gelin
Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too, says writer Martin Gelin
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Tom-Jan Meeus @tomjanmeeus.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Toen hij aanviel had hij geen bondgenoten nodig. Nu de aanval hem in de problemen brengt bedreigt hij zijn bondgenoten
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The same Trump who regularly insults and betrays our allies, including by specifically telling the UK that he does not want their ships, is now calling upon our allies to come clean up the mess he made out of the Persian Gulf. NONE of this had to happen. ALL of this is Trump's fault.
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Trump urges UK and others to send ships to help secure Strait of Hormuz after Iranian attacks - live updates
Meanwhile, Israel says Iran has launched a sixth wave of strikes on Saturday and in Kuwait, an air base has been hit by two drones.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
This Trump tweet is a work of art and needs to be kept for posterity. It turns out that the US has destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability. Yet, to combat a military with no capability he is left pleading with allies he has regularly insulted to save him in the Gulf.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Israeli strikes kill 26 paramedics in Lebanon: Lebanese Health Ministry - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Israeli strikes kill 26 paramedics in Lebanon: Lebanese Health Ministry
<article data-history-node-id="435746" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-kill-26-paramedics-lebanon-lebanese-health-ministry" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-kill-26-paramedics-lebanon-lebanese-health-ministry" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli strikes kill 26 paramedics in Lebanon: Lebanese Health Ministry </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Lebanon's health ministry confirmed on Saturday that Israeli strikes had killed 26 paramedics and wounded 51 others since conflict erupted between Israel and Hezbollah.</p> <p>Earlier, Lebanese authorities said an overnight Israeli strike&nbsp;killed 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses working at a healthcare centre in the southern town of Burj Qalawiya, following another strike on the town of Sawaneh that left two paramedics affiliated with Hezbollah and its ally Amal dead.</p> <p>The health ministry statement also accused Israel of repeatedly "targeting ambulance crews while they were performing rescue duties", after the Israeli military on Saturday accused Hezbollah of using ambulances militarily.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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De Groene Amsterdammer @groene.nl · 14/03/2026
Opnieuw actueel | Het Israëlische leger heeft in een geruchtmakende zaak de aanklachten tegen vijf militairen ingetrokken. Lees terug over deze zaak, de straffeloosheid en het Israëlische gevangenissysteem waar duizenden Palestijnen systematisch worden vernederd en gefolterd. buff.ly/VHGF4Du
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Martelingen en totale rechteloosheid: Israël zet zijn gevangenissen in als wapen tegen de Palestijnse samenleving
Het Israëlische leger heeft in een geruchtmakende zaak de aanklachten tegen vijf militairen ingetrokken. Zij waren beschuldigd van zware mishandeling en seksueel misbruik van een Palestijnse…
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The Netherlands has also filed its declaration of intervention in South Africa v. Israel (the Gaza genocide case). Its observations will focus on forced displacement, children, starvation, and deliberate withholding of humanitarian aid. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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Christophe Paulussen @chpaulussen.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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In Trumps nieuwe wereldorde komt het internationaal recht op een zijspoor
Deskundigen zeggen dat de VS en Israël met hun aanvallen op Iran het internationale recht schenden. De aloude afspraken lijken de laatste jaren steeds minder waard.
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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The European Human Rights Law Review is now on BlueSky! @ehrlr.bsky.social Follow for the latest articles, calls for papers, upcoming events and more...
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
"Whatever happens, though, one thing is clear – that this use of force by the US and Israel is manifestly illegal. It is as plain a violation of the prohibition on the use of force in Article 2(4) of the UN Charter as one could possibly have." @ejiltalk.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/the-american...
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The American-Israeli Strikes on Iran are (Again) Manifestly Illegal
After weeks of threats, the United States, joined by Israel, has launched military strikes against Iran. It remains to be seen whether these strikes will be fairly limited, or are the opening of an ex...
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Mike Schmitt @mikeschmitt.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Teamed up with @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and @rgoodlaw.bsky.social to consider US threats against Iran and a potential attack. Assessment? Unlawful.
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"A UN Human Rights Office report released today raises concerns over ethnic cleansing by Israeli authorities in both Gaza and the West Bank" "It details the deaths of at least 463 Palestinians, including 157 children, from starvation in the Gaza strip." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Ethnic cleansing concerns in Gaza and West Bank amid intensified violence and forcible transfers by Israel – UN report
GENEVA – A UN Human Rights Office report released today raises concerns over ethnic cleansing by Israeli authorities in both Gaza and the West
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NRC @nrc.nl · 18/02/2026
21 Nederlandse ‘lone soldiers’ sloten zich afgelopen drie jaar vrijwillig bij IDF aan
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21 Nederlandse ‘lone soldiers’ sloten zich afgelopen drie jaar vrijwillig bij IDF aan
Zeker 21 Nederlanders, zonder ouders in Israël, sloten zich de voorbije drie jaar aan bij de Israëlische krijgsmacht (IDF).
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Christophe Paulussen @chpaulussen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Zie ook mijn eerdere interview met @nrc.nl hier: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
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Al tien jaar werden IS-gevangenen vastgehouden in Syrië. Nu het regeringsleger het kamp in handen heeft, is het lot van de Nederlandse verdachten ongewis
Islamitische Staat: Na het offensief van het Syrische regeringsleger in Noordoost-Syrië is het lot van Nederlandse IS-verdachten en hun families ongewis. De Verenigde Staten zijn begonnen met het over...
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Christophe Paulussen @chpaulussen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Iraq: ISIS Detainees Transferred from Syria at Risk of Abuse www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
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Iraq: ISIS Detainees Transferred from Syria at Risk of Abuse
The United States transferred 5,700 detainees held for alleged ISIS affiliation from Northeast Syria to Iraq, where they are at risk of enforced disappearance, unfair trials, torture, ill treatment, a...
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Oekraïne Vandaag @oekrainevandaag.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Nederlandse F-16-veteranen helpen sinds kort "bijna dagelijks" bij de luchtverdediging van de regio Kyiv, schrijft Intelligence Online. De Oekraïense luchtmacht zou de afgelopen weken in alle stilte een internationaal squadron hebben samengesteld, waaronder ook piloten uit de VS. 1/3 🧵
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Ukraine/United States • US, Dutch veterans bolster Ukraine air force's F-16s in skies above Kyiv
A squadron comprising Ukrainian, US and Dutch pilots has been assembled to protect Kyiv's airspace. These seasoned veterans are notably being deployed to help fend off Russian cruise missiles and
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Christophe Paulussen @chpaulussen.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
“Zeker 645 Nederlanders dienden in Israëlisch leger tijdens Gaza-oorlog": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/... @nrc.nl
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Zeker 645 Nederlanders dienden in Israëlisch leger tijdens Gaza-oorlog
Leger Israël: Uit openbaar gemaakte documenten van het Israëlische leger blijkt dat in maart 2025 zeker 645 Nederlanders in het leger dienden toen de vernietigingsoorlog in Gaza gaande was. Zij lopen ...
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
President Stubb: I think you[Ukraine]are winning this war,the reason I say this’s that Putin has failed strategically He wanted to make Ukraine Russian.It became European.He wanted to prevent the enlargement of NATO.He got Finland&Sweden.He wanted to keep our defense expenditure down-going up to 5%
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Christophe Paulussen @chpaulussen.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Dozens of Europeans among ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria to Iraq www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
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Dozens of Europeans among ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria to Iraq | The National
Nationalities of the more than 5,000 detainees transferred so far obtained by The National
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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"Het wereldwijde mensenrechtensysteem is in gevaar", stelt @bolopion.bsky.social / @hrw.org. Hij roept welwillende landen, organisaties zoals de VN en het maatschappelijk middenveld op tot "een strategische alliantie om tegenwicht te bieden".
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@Marcel @elsschot.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
In tijden van hybride oorlogsvoering is 'n weerbare samenleving essentieel. Dat vraagt om samenhang en solidariteit. Daarin past niet dat de rijken rijker worden en de armen armer. De coalitie doet 't tegendeel. Ze heeft de mond vol van veiligheid maar pakt minstbedeelden. @marcialuyten.bsky.social
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Sjoerd de Jong @sjoerdjong.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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‘Ik vond mezelf altijd een doemdenker. Maar het is veel, veel erger dan verwacht’, zegt Harvard-politicoloog Levitsky over Trump
Steven Levitsky | politicoloog: In tegenstelling tot zijn eerste termijn is er dit keer niemand in de Verenigde Staten die Donald Trump kan tegenhouden, ziet hoogleraar politicologie Steven Levitsky. ...
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Out Now: Genocide and how to prove it. What are Gambia and Myanmar each saying at the ICJ about Myanmar's clearance operations of 2017? What's the evidence? How do patterns of behaviour show genocidal intent? www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
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Justice Update – Genocide Evidence and Intent with Gambia and Myanmar
We discuss the Genocide case at the ICJ brought by Gambia against Myanmar on behalf of the Rohingya. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out …
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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Dear colleagues in Dutch #academia, please sign this petition, to have our pensions untied from #Palantir. Their tech is used for #AITargeting in Gaza. We should say loudly and clearly, I'm not making money out of that murder machine. #Nederland #ABP #Pensions actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/ge...
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Geen investeringen in Palantir door ABP
We willen niet leven in een wereld waarin de privacy van onschuldige burgers zo zwaar geschonden wordt. We willen bijdragen aan een rechtvaardige, democratische en humanitaire wereld waarin de mensenr...
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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Here's the news in English: #ClimateChange #Netherlands www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/c...
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Court Orders the Netherlands to Protect a Caribbean Island From Climate Change
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Bridget Brink @bridgetbrink.com · 28/01/2026
After 3 years working under Putin’s missiles and drones as our Ambassador to Ukraine, I resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. The America I proudly served for 28 years does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are. But the Trump Admin keeps doing exactly that. 1/3
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De Groene Amsterdammer @groene.nl · 27/01/2026
Israël houdt ruim 9300 Palestijnen vast. Veelal burgers die als politieke gevangenen zonder vorm van proces gevangen zitten. Ze worden vernederd en gefolterd. Het gevangenissysteem is een van Israëls wreedste onderdrukkingsmechanismen.
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Martelingen en totale rechteloosheid: Israël zet zijn gevangenissen in als wapen tegen de Palestijnse samenleving
Israël houdt ruim 9300 Palestijnen vast. Veelal burgers die als politieke gevangenen zonder vorm van proces gevangen zitten. Ze worden vernederd en gefolterd. Het gevangenissysteem is een van Israëls…
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber has referred Italy’s failure to arrest and surrender Almasri Njeem to the Assembly of States Parties. Frankly, I don't think Italy left the Court much of a choice. www.icc-cpi.int/sites/defaul...
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Justice Info @justiceinfo.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
#Libya [AFP] - Today, Eritrean national Amanuel Walid was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Dutch court for the “particularly cruel, violent, and degrading treatment that the defendant and his accomplices inflicted on migrants” in Libya. #HumanTrafficking www.justiceinfo.net/en/154797-wi...
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"Without any humanity"
On January 27, Eritrean national Amanuel Walid was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Dutch court for the “particularly cruel, violent, and degrading treatment that the defendant and his accomplices...
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Christophe Paulussen @chpaulussen.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Angst voor ontsnapte IS-gevangenen door chaos in Noordoost-Syrië nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...
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Angst voor ontsnapte IS-gevangenen door chaos in Noordoost-Syrië
Onder druk van het regeringsleger trokken de Koerden zich verder naar het oosten terug. Bij detentiekampen werden deze week ontsnappingen gemeld.
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Christophe Paulussen @chpaulussen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments rfi.my/CNbP.BS
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Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments
The transfer of senior Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq has reignited pressure on European governments to confront the long-deferred issue of bringing home and prosecuting their citizens.
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