Once again, I have to remind simple things. It is not Putin who kills, tortures and rapes civilians in Ukraine. Ordinary Russians do these atrocities.
The constant attempts to shift the responsibility for this war solely to Putin look somewhat strange. But when you work every day with war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by ordinary Russians, then these attempts look simply obscene.
This will be a long thread. About how ordinary Russians justify murders and war. On why this is #NotJustPutinWar. Read what the readers of Medusa, which is banned in Russia, write about Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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Firstly, this legitimizes the Taliban's policy of sidelining women and sets a precedent that other regimes will undoubtedly exploit. Secondly, according to its Charter, the UN is based on human rights, so women's rights should be a priority in these negotiations.
The UN likely decided to compromise to ensure that these negotiations take place. They might be driven by the best intentions, thinking that once dialogue is established, they will be able to improve the situation for women with the Taliban in future meetings.
Two days ago, I met with the Pope and in this thread I'll tell you more about this meeting
I presented him with a copy of Stanislav Aseyev's book, 'The Torture Camp on Paradise Street.' Stanislav spent two years in the secret prison 'Isolation' in Donetsk, where people were beaten and tortured every day.
Since the beginning of the war in February 2014, we have been constantly documenting such stories. Personally, I have interviewed over a hundred people who have endured the hell of captivity during the occupation.
I would recommend Western politicians to watch Putin's address to the Federal Assembly. It becomes clear who Russia is fighting against and what the next steps will be. 1/12
Putin defines Russia as "a pillar of traditional values on which human civilization is built." 2/12
Although instead of the promised values, Russia only has a wrapper behind which a misanthropic ideology hides but Putin is convinced that he bases himself on "the majority of people in the world, in particular millions of citizens of Western countries." 3/12
I often recollect the large-scale rally that took place on February 26, 2014, at the walls of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea. It was a bright day of unity, a day of resistance to the occupation, a day when everyone went home with relief because it seemed that we had defended Crimea
On March 17, 2014, the Russian military held the so-called "referendum." After that, disappearances and arrests of people, discrimination against Crimean Tatars, and persecution of everything Ukrainian became more common.
On March 5, 2024, the Russian security forces conducted another wave of raids in occupied Crimea. The raids took place in the houses of 10 Crimean Tatars in Bakhchisarai, Dzhankoi and Dzhankoi area.
For three days, Russia has been holding a sham election for which no opposition candidate has been registered. Putin has ruled Russia for 26 years and plans to die in this position. This staged performance has nothing to do with the right to vote. 1/5
Therefore, the largest turnout in March was not at the polling station but at the grave of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was killed by Putin. 2/5
We will soon see which leaders in the world will have the courage to call a spade a spade and say that there are no elections in Russia; Putin is no longer the president of Russia but a dictator who has usurped power. 3/5
I know a lot of fantastic women in different fields of society. Women make government decisions, fight in the Armed Forces, coordinate volunteer initiatives, and document war crimes. Women are at the forefront of our fight for freedom. It is because courage has no gender. ⅕
This is not the war between two countries. This is the war between two systems – authoritarianism and democracy. This difference is clearly visible also through a gender perspective. ⅖
In the 'Russian world,' women are confined to predefined roles in family and society, while men are expected to dominate. Such cultural norms fuel authoritarian regimes, blurring the lines between personal and political realms. ⅗