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Joeri Buhrer Tavanier

@joeribt.bsky.social
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Executive Director @ Netherlands Helsinki Committee

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
We call upon the Georgian authorities to uphold their responsibilities under international law: prosecuting those responsible for violence against protestors and journalists, releasing all political prisoners, and rescinding all repressive legislation. 2/2
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
The Netherlands has decided to suspend participation of Georgian government officials in our Matra Rule of Law Training Programme. A difficult but necessary step in reaction to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Georgia and the course of the authorities. 1/2
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 22/02/2025
If we want democracy to win, we have to run the authoritarian playbook in reverse. That means building up power in all the competing places that authoritarians see as obstacles to conquer or neutralize. Here's how:
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Reverse-engineering autocracy
Thinking like authoritarians can help defeat them
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
💥Our documentary on the enrichment of Viktor Orbán's family, "The Dynasty", has already surpassed 1.5 million online viewers, triggering a panicked reaction from Hungarian government propaganda. 🙏Please share so we can reach 2 million! (You can also turn on English subtitles.) @direkt36.bsky.social
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A dinasztia (The Dynasty) - így született az Orbán család gazdasági birodalma
YouTube video by Direkt36
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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Joeri Buhrer Tavanier @joeribt.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Heartbreaking
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Photos show crew removing USAID signage amid the agency's uncertain future
A crew took letters off the USAID headquarters hours after President Trump called to "CLOSE IT DOWN."
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 07/02/2025
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court. This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice. Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD
“US sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court are a gift to perpetrators of mass atrocities around the globe. To defend justice, ICC member countries should do all they can to support the court.” Liz Evenson, international justice director, Human Rights Watch
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Franka Hummels @frankahummels.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Niet de gedragingen per se (hoewel, misschien die ook), maar de waarden die eraan ten grondslag liggen, zijn bij Trump en Poetin vrijwel eender.
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Márta Pardavi @martapardavi.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Czechia 🇨🇿 became the first EU member state to formally request to join the European Commission's case at the CJEU against Hungary's controversial Sovereignty Protection Act as a third party. www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
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Czechia joins EU lawsuit against Hungary over sovereignty protection law
Prague claims that twelve more member states are seriously considering or are about to join.
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Joeri Buhrer Tavanier @joeribt.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
A relevant question to ask: what does rule of law backsliding do to the single market? verfassungsblog.de/the-authorit...
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The Authoritarian Market Playbook
For more than a decade, lawyers and political scientists have extensively studied the “authoritarian playbook” – the instruments, methods and processes used by autocrats such as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán...
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