Belarus human rights crisis: Concerns grow for political prisoners – Atlantic Council
— Read on www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/belarus-human-rights-crisis-concerns-grow-for-political-prisoners/

Foreign secretary told staff that “restricting” trade because of human rights abuses would mean missing out on “growth markets”.
— Read on m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/raab-trade-deals-human-rights_uk_6050d75bc5b605256ebeaca6/

Fears Syrian government carrying out ‘degrading’ exhumations to erase identities and forensic evidence
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/15/crime-assad-regime-aleppo-war-dead-syria-forensic

Russian Journalists Start ‘Silent Broadcasts’ To Avoid Prosecution
— Read on www.rferl.org/amp/russian-journalists-start-silent-broadcasts-to-avoid-prosecution-/31152145.html

Exclusive: Government accused of ‘turning its back on the world’, as leaks suggest cuts to anti-corruption, human rights and media freedom efforts
— Read on www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/uk-government-plans-80-cuts-to-world-leading-anti-corruption-work/

Vindman twin set for promotion after bad evaluations from Trump appointees
— Read on www.politico.com/amp/news/2021/03/15/yevgeny-vindman-promotion-post-trump-476038

Capitalism Has Always Been Authoritarian
— Read on tribunemag.co.uk/2021/03/capitalism-has-always-been-authoritarian

It is a system which tried to silence the truth, and this systematic suppression of voices is what causes people to mobilise. Protest does not happen in a vacuum; it is a symptom of systemic failures.
— Read on bylinetimes.com/2021/03/15/peaceful-protests-have-shaped-democracy-we-must-do-everything-we-can-to-protect-them/

Russia is an empire of wars and territorial conquests, a country of lies and state theft, hatred for freedom and democratic values
— Read on www.promoteukraine.org/twenty-five-fake-years-of-russias-foreign-minister-lavrov/

Boris Johnson says protest ‘a key part of democracy’. But new documents show Met Police boss urging government to use XR demos as a ‘much-needed opportunity’ to limit protest laws
— Read on www.opendemocracy.net/en/met-police-chief-urged-priti-patel-to-use-extinction-rebellion/