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Oct 25 11 tweets 3 min read
In recent months, #German police have increasingly used violence and stigmatizing rhetoric against #Palestinian solidarity protesters.

Human rights violations must be independently investigated🧵 On 19 October, police in Berlin kettled protestors, ordered the demonstration to finish early and then used police dogs to intimidate people participating in a peaceful protest about the risk of genocide in #Gaza.
Sep 20 10 tweets 2 min read
Germany: Stop police violence against peaceful protesters.

#Germany has a long track record of repressing & restricting people expressing concern about & solidarity with #Palestinians. @amnesty is concerned to see this crackdown escalating 🧵 Berlin, 14 September 2024.

According to eyewitnesses & footage viewed by @amnesty researchers, deeply troubling events unfolded.
Aug 8 6 tweets 2 min read
We regret that 3 EU states (🇩🇪🇨🇿🇭🇺) submitted disingenuous legal positions in the @IntlCrimCourt case on the situation in #Palestine, seeking to deny & delay justice to victims. As international crimes continue on a daily basis, resulting in relentless and cruel loss of civilian lives, we welcome 🇮🇪 and 🇪🇸’s principled defense of justice for everyone.



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Jul 18 5 tweets 2 min read
More than 400 days since the start of ethnic violence in Manipur, the #India-n government and #Manipur state government have failed to end the violence and protect human rights in the state.

#ManipurCrisis

Read @amnesty's new investigation 👇🧵
amnesty.org/en/latest/news… The state and central governments’ blatant failure to end abuses, protect people and hold suspected perpetrators to account in #Manipur have left communities terrified and devastated.

The authorities’ 14-month long course of inaction and impunity must end immediately. © Getty Images A woman wearing a blue sari stands in front of a banner held up by a group of men (text is illegible), she is holding up a sign reading "Mourning with Manipur". She is wearing a large loudspeaker around her neck.
Apr 29 4 tweets 1 min read
We are concerned about the police crackdown on people peacefully protesting German arms transfers to Israel & the risk of complicity in crimes against #Palestinians.

rnd.de/politik/berlin… On Friday 26 April, police dismantled a protest camp expressing solidarity with Palestinians in front of the Bundestag in #Berlin. Troubling videos show peaceful protestors being beaten by the police.
Apr 22 21 tweets 5 min read
🧵Authorities in #Europe must stop violating the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and to non-discrimination of people that wish to express solidarity with #Palestinians. The volume and frequency of bans and cancellations of public assemblies, meetings and cultural events across Europe critiquing the policies of the state of #Israel amounts to a ‘chilling effect’ on peaceful expressions of solidarity with Palestinians’ human rights.
Dec 20, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
The #EU has agreed on policy proposals on #MigrationEU and asylum, setting the agenda for years to come.

This agreement will lead to a surge in suffering for #asylumseekers, #Refugees and #migrants on every step of their journeys🧵

amnesty.org/en/latest/news… As we feared, the #EUMigrationPact agreed today looks set to:

· Weaken the rights of #asylumseekers, #refugees, and other migrants in the #EU
· Worsen existing legislation
· Fail to address urgent issues in European asylum and reception systems
May 31, 2022 11 tweets 6 min read
#Greece has announced that it intends to request #EU funding to extend the border fence in the Evros region.

This is an area already riddled with pushbacks, violence and deaths.

Some thoughts 👇 on why this cannot and should not happen 🧵

nytimes.com/2022/02/02/wor… The extended fence would be built in an already highly militarized border, with abundant border guards patrolling (including via @Frontex), thermal cameras and even a sound cannon being reportedly used.

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May 17, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
Tomorrow, the trial of the #Samos2 begins in #Greece

Afghan refugee N. faces up to 10 years in prison for the death of his 6-year old son, who drowned on the journey from Turkey to Greece, while travelling with his father and 22 others in November 2020.

aljazeera.com/features/2022/… Hasan, also from #Afghanistan, faces smuggling charges for being at the wheel of the boat, and life imprisonment for N’s son’s death & 230 years in prison for endangering the lives of the other passengers.

70+ organisations are calling for the charges against both to be dropped