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Trump accused of ‘attack on Brazilian democracy’ after sanctioning Bolsonaro trial judge

US treasury imposes sanctions on Alexandre de Moraes, presiding over Bolsonaro alleged coup plot trial

The Guardian - US

What’s the potential effect of sanctions on Israeli ministers? Here’s what my research shows

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the UK this week announced sanctions against two members of the Israeli cabinet: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

The Conversation

Sanctioning extremist Israeli ministers is a start, but Australia and its allies must do more

The Australian government is imposing financial and travel sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers: Itamar Ben-Gvir (the national security minister) and Bezalel Smotrich (finance minister).

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Sir Keir Starmer ‘raised human rights’ with UAE amid efforts to free UK prisoner

Ryan Cornelius was originally detained in the UAE for 10 years as part of a bank fraud case, but his detention was extended by 20 years.

The Independent UK

Kremlin critic says ‘struggle just beginning’ as he is knighted

Sir Bill Browder began his campaign against human rights abuses and corruption in 2009 after the death of his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in Moscow.

Evening Standard

Sir Bill Browder: King’s birthday honour is for those killed for opposing Putin and those fighting against him

Exclusive: Human rights activist Bill Browder says his knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours list is dedicated to those that have been killed or imprisoned for opposing Russian leader Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Australia sanctions Russians involved in Navalny death

Seven Russian prison officials involved in the mistreatment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in jail, have been sanctioned by Australia.

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Alexei Navalny is the latest Putin critic to die in suspicious circumstances

The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison was shocking, but hardly surprising. It follows a long line of fallen critics and opponents of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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Australia sanctions Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over 2022 Medibank cyber-attack

Government uses cyber sanctions powers under Magnitsky laws for first time to target Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, alleged to be responsible for hack

The Guardian - AU

Australia sanctions Russians who poisoned activist

Three Russian agents involved in the poisoning of an activist and 10 people linked to his harsh imprisonment have been sanctioned by Australia.

AAP

Cardin to take Foreign Relations gavel after Menendez charges - Roll Call

Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin is expected to take the Senate Foreign Relations gavel, putting human rights high on its priority list.

Roll Call

Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children is not unique – Putin and others have long used children as political pawns

Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian soldiers have forcibly taken an estimated 16,000 Ukrainian children to Russia. Over 300 children have since returned home, but it is not clear what happened to most of the rest.

The Conversation

'Stalin-style' show trials and unexplained deaths of opposition figures show the depth of repression in Putin's Russia

Longtime Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 25 years in prison after what the journalist and activist has dismissed as a 1930s-style “show trial”.

The Conversation

Top 10 books about corruption

Authors from Jane Mayer to Michael Lewis show that malfeasance from government and private enterprise is by no means just a foreign affair

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The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison says he ran out of time to impose sanctions on China over human rights

Australia’s former PM urges new government to apply sanctions amid questions why he stopped short of taking such action when in power

The Guardian - AU

Former Australian PM Scott Morrison likens west’s ‘appeasement’ of China to Munich agreement with Hitler

Speech in Tokyo draws parallel with pre-second world war agreement, and claims credit for urging others to stand up to Beijing ‘bullying’

The Independent UK

Cleverly urged to act as Swiss set to return millions in seized funds to Russia

MPs have written to the Foreign Secretary demanding a challenge to Switzerland over a ruling to hand back laundered funds to UK-sanctioned Russians.

The Conversation

Australia announces 'Magnitsky' sanctions against targets in Russia and Iran. What are they and will they work?

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong chose Human Rights Day to announce Magnitsky-style sanctions against 13 Russian and Iranian individuals and two entities, in response to egregious human rights abuses.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police and 13 Russians and Iranians

Penny Wong announces Magnitsky-style sanctions to punish Iran’s violent crackdown on protesters and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

ABC News

Australia announces sanctions targeting Iran's morality police and Russian intelligence operatives

Iran's morality police and Russians involved in the attempted assassination of former opposition leader Alexei Navalny face new sanctions imposed by the Australian government.

The Guardian - UK

Britain is not a passive observer on the world stage. We want oligarchs and dictators to fear us

I will ensure this country uses its power and influence to advance its interests and values, says James Cleverly, the foreign secretary

Benzinga

5 Critics Of Vladimir Putin Who Died In Dubious Ways

Vladamir Putin is known to the world for many things; most recently, though, he’s the Russian president who sent an army to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Key to curbing Putin is shutting off his corrupt money and targeting oligarchs, Bill Browder says

As Western leaders struggle to curb Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, there may be no one with keener insight into the Russian leader’s mindset than Bill Browder.

The Guardian - UK

Freezing Order by Bill Browder review – life as a target of Putin

This incredible account of being framed by the Russian authorities – and the deadly fallout from fighting back – reads like a thriller

The Guardian - UK

Calls for US to issue visa bans for UK lawyers enabling Russian oligarchs

Anti-corruption campaigner Bill Browder says ‘whole class of British lawyers’ making money out of lawsuits against journalists, dissidents and whistleblowers

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