A Russian court has issued an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, wife of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Russian authorities should end their harassment and abuse against Navalny's supporters and political and human rights activists.
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Over one million refugees were living in Sudan when the conflict started there last year, after fleeing repression in Eritrea and atrocities in Ethiopia. There’s no clear protection or evacuation strategy for any of these refugees. More in Andrew Stroehlein's Daily Brief:
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The EU and its member states have had some truly terrible policies toward asylum seekers in recent years. There is now a moment of possible change for Europe, says Andrew Stroehlein in his Daily Brief:
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"Imagine you’re the leader of your country… Would you meet with a leader from another country responsible for atrocities and wanted for war crimes?" Andrew Stroehlein explores this question in today's Daily Brief:
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In the early aughts, a campaign to “Save Sudan” became the bipartisan issue of the time. What has happened in Sudan since the world stopped paying attention? Learn more in HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast with Ngofeen Mputubwele ⤵️ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3UmP1BQ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bghhgA