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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG)

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We are a Canadian coalition fighting to defend rights in the context of the "war on terror" / La Coalition pour la surveillance internationale des libertés civiles lutte pour défendre les droits dans le contexte de la "guerre contre le terrorisme"

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 07/10/2026
A veteran walked into a California police station to make a horrifying confession. Exclusive criminal investigation documents obtained by The Intercept reveal that he confessed to killing an unarmed man and wounded a woman. He said that he had “committed a war crime.”
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He Confessed to an Afghanistan War Murder. The U.S. Military Promptly Closed the Case.
An Army veteran walked into a California police station to make a horrifying confession.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 07/10/2026
Authorities are taking unprecedented steps to charge protesters in a sleepy Vermont town that hosts an ICE intelligence and targeting center theintercept.com/2026/10/07/i...
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 08/10/2026
Despite at least 10 arrests and the destruction of the tree at the center of the protest, the standoff continues.
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Armed Border Agents Arrest Protesters, Bulldoze 200-Year-Old Tree to Build Border Wall
Armed Border Patrol agents arrested 10 demonstrators and destroyed the cottonwood “grandmother” tree on the Arizona–Mexico border.
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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trois ans après le début du génocide perpétré par Israël à Gaza, le deuil passif ne suffit pas. Nous rendons hommage aux victimes et réaffirmons notre engagement à mettre fin à la complicité du Canada. bit.ly/3VwfP77
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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Three years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, passive mourning alone is not enough. We remember those killed, stand with Palestinians resisting destruction, and recommit ourselves to ending Canadian complicity, apartheid, occupation, and Zionist domination. bit.ly/4hAvwTr
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Diplomatic cable leaked to me shows Marco Rubio order embassies to bar people from the US for speech-related reasons. Hours later, Rubio gave a speech at the Acropolis celebrating "free debate and public discussion": www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-speech...
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The Speech That Gets You Banned From America
Leaked Rubio cable details “far-left” speech that bars people from entering the U.S.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 13/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Delia Ramirez is bringing a bill to eliminate DHS a day after the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.
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Don’t Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security
The bill to eliminate the Department of Homeland Security comes a day after the HSI raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NEW: The US theft of Venezuelan oil resources appears to bring the Pentagon its own source of money — something that should be understood as another milestone in the collapse of constitutional government.
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The Dawn Of The Self-Funding Pentagon
It's not like the military is cash-starved from Congress. But it looks a lot like it's going to make money off Venezuelan oil
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Redeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
NEW ON THE PODCAST: Tim McSorley of @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social on how Canada’s policies to counter terrorism financing are unfairly driving financial exclusion, without evidence or recourse. @timmcsorley.bsky.social tiny.cc/i82c101
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Canada's policies to counter terrorism financing unfairly driving financial exclusion
Podcast Episode · Redeye · October 14 · 15m
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 14h
Rep. Delia Ramirez and writers Rozina Ali and Will Sommer discuss the ICE raid on Ilhan Omar and the years of “counterterror” surveillance that paved the way for the Trump administration’s abuses. theintercept.com/2026/10/16/i...
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Justice For Hassan Diab @justiceforhdiab.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A panel of experts on Canadian extradition law discusses what happens when a person in Canada is sought by another country. Panelists: Donald Bayne, counsel for Hassan Diab; J. Greenspan, J. Harrington. Moderator: R. Currie www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0ZM...
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our coalition remains committed to acting in solidarity with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, opposing the use of national security as a tool of displacement and disempowerment, and advocating for solutions that promote safety and well-being above all.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is taking place against a back drop of ever-increasing resources and powers for law enforcement and spy agencies, and the adoption of laws that undermine protection from surveillance and erode freedom of association, freedom of assembly and the right to protest.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
... as well as environmental impact reviews, before mega-projects like oil pipelines and other resource extraction projects are approved.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And we see it starkly today in the use of “national security” to justify legislation like the previous Bill C-5, and now Bill C-39, which steam roll what protections remain to ensure there is appropriate consultation with – and consent from – Indigenous communities, ...
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We have seen it in the criminalization of Idle No More, of Wet’suwet’en land defenders against pipelines, of Mi’kmaw opposition in Elsipogtog to natural gas exploitation, of Inuit protests against hydroelectric development in Muskrat Falls & solidarity actions across the country.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
... the stealing of land & forcible removal of communities to state-defined reservations, or the exploitation & destruction of land for resource extraction without regard (and often with disdain) for treaties, title agreements or the fact that the land has never been ceded.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Over that time, though, the national security apparatus has always remained focused on the suppression of Indigenous rights and the dispossession of Indigenous peoples, whether it be through tearing children from their families to attend residential schools, ...
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
National security, and its corollaries in policing and anti-terrorism, has taken many forms and targeted many communities over the ensuing centuries, from the exclusion of refugees and migrants, to the repression of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities to the War on Terror.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, our coalition remembers and reflects on how Canadian “national security” originated in colonial efforts to surveil, control and ultimately erase Indigenous people and cultures from what we know today as Canada.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our National Coordinator @timmcsorley.bsky.social was on the Hill on Sept 22 alongside many others to support the UCAN's campaign for fairness for Iranian conscripts & their families. We will continue advocating on this issue & keep you informed. Read his remarks at www.facebook.com/share/p/18WY...
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
just want to point out how crazy it is the justice department put this in writing
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The privately owned security company warned in May that it was considering leaving Canada over the bill. Mr. Sak, a co-founder of the Toronto-based company, which has more than 100 million registered users around the world, said he wants the government to scrap the bill. /end
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yegor Sak, chief executive of Windscribe, a Canadian company providing online privacy and security tools, including a VPN service, told The Globe and Mail that the amendments in the bill were insufficient to persuade Windscribe to remain in Canada.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Even as amended, the letter says the bill could harm Canada’s digital economy, weaken consumer trust, chill investment and damage the companies’ global competitiveness. It says Bill C-22 extends “far beyond lawful access frameworks adopted by Canada’s G7 peers.”
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The letter warns that requiring companies to retain personal metadata for up to six months, including information not needed for business purposes, would create a “high-value cybersecurity ‘honeypot’ target for hackers."
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Weakening encryption could expose customers’ sensitive financial, identity & transaction data to criminals and other unauthorized actors. A backdoor for police is a backdoor for everyone. Once built, it would expand the attack surface for criminal actors & foreign adversaries.”
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The letter was signed by 20 tech organizations and companies, including security companies that provide virtual private networks, or VPNs. The letter states that, even after amendments, the bill would force companies to weaken encryption or “build intercept capabilities.”
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Tech companies delivering digital services to Canadians, including cybersecurity, have written to federal ministers urging further changes to lawful-access Bill C-22, saying it still creates “serious business risks” in its current form." 1/ www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Tech, VPN companies call on Ottawa to make more changes to lawful-access bill
The government maintains Bill C-22 will protect end-to-end encryption, but companies are worried the bill would weaken cybersecurity
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OpenMedia @openmedia.org · 15/09/2026
Thanks to your support, we hit 10K signatures calling to reform #BillC22's surveillance powers this week! Major companies and civil society orgs are sounding the alarm! Help us reach 15k+ and demand the Senate #ReformC22, it threatens privacy and encryption in 🇨🇦! 👉 openmedia.org/ReformC22-bsky
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Great article on our report! "The derisking of orgs, particularly those active in Muslim communities or carrying out humanitarian activities abroad, is not a series of isolated decisions by banks but a predictable outcome of Canada’s anti-terrorist financing framework." www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
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Action needed to ensure groups aren't unduly 'de-banked' over terror risks: report
There’s “a near-total absence” of effective recourse for non-profit organizations and individuals whose banking services are cut off due to alleged ties to terrorist financing, a new report says.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"The highly criticised Bill C-22 threatens end-to-end encryption, carries sweeping surveillance capabilities and blanket data retention mandates, and puts the privacy and data of millions of people in #Canada, #Europe & elsewhere at risk." #stopc22 #cdnpoli www.accessnow.org/press-releas...
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The EU must act now to protect privacy and encryption from Canada’s overreaching Bill C-22 - Access Now
Access Now, alongside several European civil society organisations, are urging Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, European Union commissioners, and members of the European Par...
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Amnesty Canada @amnesty.ca · 21/09/2026
Authorities must immediately stop using national security and sedition laws to criminalize the peaceful exercise of human rights, and ensure that everyone in Hong Kong can access, publish and share ideas without fear of arrest.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Article 25 (3)(e) of the statute establishing the International Criminal Court criminalizes incitement to genocide. If someone can walk into the United Nations and say this, they’re daring the court to act.
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Amnesty Canada @amnesty.ca · 22/09/2026
Amnesty International calls on the Pakistani authorities to immediately release Imran Khan’s relatives and PTI workers, who have been targeted simply for their familial ties, political affiliation and plans to protest.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If you missed the launch event for ICLMG's new report: “The Damage of De-risking: How Canada’s Policies to Counter Terrorism Financing Drive Financial Exclusion” you can now watch the webinar recording, as well as read the report at iclmg.ca/damage-of-de... Stay tuned for our upcoming action!
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The Damage of De-risking: How Canada’s Policies to Counter Terrorism Financing Drive Financial Exclusion - International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
After months of work, we are honoured to publish our latest report today: “The Damage of De-risking: How Canada’s Policies to Counter Terrorism Financing Drive Financial Exclusion.” Read the Executive...
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Amnesty Canada @amnesty.ca · 14/09/2026
More than 250 Canadian organizations including Amnesty Canada are calling for an investigation and changes to immigration policy in response to international student protesters facing deportation from Canada. calgaryherald.com/news/calgary-inte…
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'Deeply, deeply concerning': More than 250 organizations stand behind Calgary international students facing deportation
Over 250 organizations are calling for an investigation after 10 international students were handed exclusion notices at a Calgary protest.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And please join us TONIGHT for a discussion and Q&A with ICLMG's Tim McSorley and Canada's former Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby! Today, Sept 15, 7PM ET, on zoom. Register at iclmg.ca/de-risking-l... We hope to see you there! 2/2
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The Damage of De-risking: ICLMG report launch - International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
Join us for the virtual launch of ICLMG’s latest report: “The Damage of De-risking: How Canada’s Policies to Counter Terrorism Financing Drive Financial Exclusion” ICLMG’s National Coordinator and rep...
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
After months of work, we are honoured to publish our latest report today: “The Damage of De-risking: How Canada’s Policies to Counter Terrorism Financing Drive Financial Exclusion" You can read the executive summary or the full report at iclmg.ca/damage-of-de... 1/ #cdnpoli
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Subscribe at iclmg.ca/news-digest to get all news on national security impact on civil liberties in your inbox every 2 weeks. If you like our work, please consider supporting us at iclmg.ca/donate Thank you! 4/4
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News Digest - International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group’s partly bilingual News Digest is a carefully selected collection of news articles regarding national security, anti-terrorism, civil liberties, crim...
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
- Carney Closes the Door on Palestinian Students - He passed three extensive security checks in Canada. Now, a fourth has stalled his citizenship for 18 months - 250+ organizations across Canada are standing with Portage students and defending migrants’ right to protest - And much more! 3/
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
- How 9/11 changed Canada’s approach to national security - We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations Ignore - UN: 9/11 anniversary: A quarter century of global counter-terrorism has endangered human rights - American weapons & tech firm Axon has Canadian police in a chokehold 2/
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Our latest News Digest is out! conta.cc/4gQ5RFW In this edition: - 25 years since 9/11, Canada is not further ahead on tackling Islamophobia - Sept 15: The Damage of De-risking: ICLMG report launch with Amira Elghawaby - Reprise: Why we need to ditch anti-terrorism and national security 1/
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 10/09/2026
A year after his killing, people who lost their jobs for criticizing Charlie Kirk are still suffering under the erosion of free speech.
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Fired After the Charlie Kirk Revenge Purge, They’re Still Unemployed
A year after his killing, people who lost their jobs for criticizing Charlie Kirk are still suffering under the erosion of free speech.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I've spent my entire career reporting on the War on Terror. Many this week have asked me for my extended thoughts on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Here they are.
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Today We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations Ignore
Righteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today, we’re re-sharing an op-ed we published 5 years ago, on the 20th anniversary, that we think rings even more true today: we must rethink and challenge what is viewed as “national security” and focus instead on building human safety: iclmg.ca/we-need-to-d...
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Why we need to ditch anti-terrorism and national security - International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group
After two decades of “War on Terror,” it’s time to focus on human safety Written by Xan Dagenais, ICLMG’s Communications and Research Coordinator A shorter version of this op-ed was published on rabbl...
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
...movements against fascism like antifa, climate justice advocates, and political beliefs like anarchism.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Governments also continue to justify new powers and increased repression by relying on old fake threats to public safety, or by creating new ones, including the very existence of trans people, the fight for Palestinian lives, migrants seeking safety,...
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
...ramped up surveillance, huge investments in military and national security, increased government secrecy, growing racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia, and expanding anti-terrorism laws.
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International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) @iclmg-csilc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today, we continue to see the ever-growing weaponization of post-9/11 “anti-terrorism measures” in Canada, the US and around the world: ballooning watchlists, the banning of organizations, attacks on free expression, dissent and protest, immigration crackdowns, ...
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