As Egypt hosts #COP27 let’s not forget the estimated 60,000 political prisoners held there.
— Extinction Rebellion UK 🌍 (@XRebellionUK) November 6, 2022
We join the calls to release Alaa Abd El Fattah who is on hunger strike right now. #FreeAlaa
We also want to shine a light on some of those in prison here in the UK in this thread:🧵 pic.twitter.com/uAamny7Qlx
Category: dictatorship
The Non-Existence of Human Rights in Egypt Today: The case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah
How can we seriously talk about environmental shifts when Egypt, once the intellectual light of the Arab world, continues to rest on the lowest level of human index of global development, on human equity, on education, on intellectual property, on scientific achievements, on patents, on gender equality, on human rights. Seriously?
Source: The Non-Existence of Human Rights in Egypt Today: The case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah – CounterPunch.org
What happens if the maniacs win?
Five Years of Genocide — And Counting | Myra Dahgaypaw
The people of Burma have been crying out for justice for years, but for years those cries have been ignored.
Source: Opinion | Five Years of Genocide — And Counting | Myra Dahgaypaw
Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
It’s increasingly difficult to move about – both in the physical world and online – without being tracked.
Source: Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you
Scholar uses trash as treasure to study life in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When the waves wash trash onto the beaches of front-line South Korean islands, Kang Dong Wan can often be found hunting for what he calls his “treasure” — rubbish from North Korea that provides a peek into a place that’s shut down to most outsiders.
Source: Scholar uses trash as treasure to study life in North Korea | AP News
Losing Democracy
“Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy . . .” – Plato, The Republic, circa 375 B.C. Leave it to the Republicans, and the “American experiment with fascism,” as a former White House official wrote, will become something permanent. Our democracy will be nothing more than a veneer, as in Hungary. And this un-American backdrop as More
1848+: The End(s) of History 