Putin’s regime in Russia is becoming increasingly totalitarian. Amnesty International is undesirable in Russia. In practice, this means that the organization is banned. Banning one of the world’s best-known and largest human rights organizations says it all about Putin’s regime. Violation of human rights Amnesty was founded in 1962. The organization’s head office is…
Martin Luther King Jr. fought for black rights in the USA by peaceful means. Non-violence was central to his struggle. He was eventually shot. The man who fought a cause by non-violent means was killed by violence. It was his ability to convey his thoughts through words and speeches that was so special. His…
In Belarus, Svetlana Tikhanovskaja, who probably won the presidential election in 2020, has been sentenced to a long prison term for high treason and conspiracies to seize power. Svetlana chose to go into exile in Lithuania during the protests that followed the election. Svetlana Tikanovskaja Her husband Sergei Tikanovsky was one of the leaders…
The Peace Prize for 2022 was divided among 3 winners. One of the award winners was Ales Bialiatski. The Belarusian democracy campaigner could not be there himself during the peace prize ceremony in Oslo. The reason was that he had been arrested. Alleged to be an instigator in connection with the protests after the…
The Muslim regime in Iran spares no means to maintain its power. Mahsa Amini probably killed by the “morality police”. Arrested because her hair was sticking out of the hijab that women are required to wear. According to the Iranian authorities, she died as a result of a heart attack. Eyewitnesses claim that she…
Belarusian police are almost hunting journalists and other troublemakers. They have raided a total of 22 journalists, human rights activists and trade union members. Two of the journalists have been arrested and risk up to 3 years in prison. These are the journalists from the TV channel Belsat. Katsyaryna Andreyeva and Darya Chultsova. The…