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Alexey Navalny thread (Original Post)
cilla4progress
Mar 2022
OP
Wow. What a disappointment. I thought he was one of the good guys. Clearly not. nt
okaawhatever
Mar 2022
#4
SleeplessinSoCal
(8,998 posts)1. I'm not positive this is from Navalny.
Could be trolls trolling for rubels.
cilla4progress
(24,589 posts)3. I know..
reluctant to donate.
SleeplessinSoCal
(8,998 posts)10. As a prisoner, can't imagine him with access to twitter.
Would like to know which nationality is posing as Navalny. Can our intelligence people decipher that?
cagefreesoylentgreen
(838 posts)2. Supporting Nalvany is supporting xenophobia
Navalnys political fame rests primarily on his success as an anti-corruption activist but hes also made waves with his strident xenophobia. In one notorious 2007 video, he equates Muslim militants with cockroaches that can only be dealt with by exterminating them. In another from 2011, he depicts himself as an unapologetic nationalist who will deport non-White immigrants from Central Asia and the Caucasus by ruthlessly deporting them. There are other examples.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/01/we-need-have-talk-about-alexei-navalny/
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The only thing he has going for him is hes not literally Putin. But in every other way
cilla4progress
(24,589 posts)5. HE WAS RE-DESIGNATED IN MAY 2021
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/05/statement-on-alexei-navalnys-status-as-prisoner-of-conscience/
Statement on Alexei Navalnys status as Prisoner of Conscience
Following careful evaluation Amnesty International has decided to re-designate Alexei Navalny as a Prisoner of Conscience.
In February, Amnesty took an internal decision to stop using the Prisoner of Conscience term for Navalny, due to concerns relating to discriminatory statements he made in 2007 and 2008 which may have constituted advocacy of hatred. The Russian government and its supporters used that internal decision, which we had not intended to make public, to further violate Navalnys rights. That was the height of hypocrisy, coming from a government that not only attempted to kill Navalny by poisoning, but has carried out unconscionable acts over the past two decades, including torture, enforced disappearances and widespread repression of political freedoms in Russia and abroad, as well as war crimes in Syria.
As a result of this episode, Amnesty has commenced a review of its overall approach to the use of the term Prisoner of Conscience. As an initial interim step, our approach has been refined to not exclude a person from designation as a Prisoner of Conscience solely based on their conduct in the past. We recognise that an individuals opinions and behaviour may evolve over time. It is part of Amnestys mission to encourage people to positively embrace a human rights vision and to not suggest that they are forever trapped by their past conduct.
Moreover, when Amnesty International designates an individual as Prisoner of Conscience, this in no way involves or implies the endorsement of their views. Amnesty only concurs with opinions that are specifically consistent with the protection and promotion of human rights. Some of Navalnys previous statements are reprehensible and we do not condone them in the slightest. As a human rights organisation, Amnesty International will continue to fight racism and all forms of discrimination wherever they exist.
This means that by confirming Navalnys status as Prisoner of Conscience, we are not endorsing his political programme, but are highlighting the urgent need for his rights, including access to independent medical care, to be recognised and acted upon by the Russian authorities.
Alexei Navalny has not been imprisoned for any recognizable crime, but for demanding the right to equal participation in public life for himself and his supporters, and for demanding a government that is free from corruption. These are acts of conscience and should be recognised as such.
In contrast, President Putin and the Russian government are restricting political freedom and acting in a brutal repression of anyone who seeks accountability and justice. It is they who are deliberately choosing to act without any trace of conscience.
Amnesty International made a wrong decision, which called our intentions and motives into question at a critical time, and apologises for the negative impacts this has had on Alexei Navalny personally, and the activists in Russia and around the world who tirelessly campaign for his freedom.
It is Amnesty Internationals firm commitment to actively fight injustice and oppression wherever it occurs. The Russian state is condemning Alexei Navalny to a slow death. That must be immediately stopped.
We continue to call on everyone to campaign with us for Alexei Navalnys immediate and unconditional release from prison, and for his immediate and unconditional access to independent expert medical care.
JFC - the disinformation coming out of Russia!
Statement on Alexei Navalnys status as Prisoner of Conscience
Following careful evaluation Amnesty International has decided to re-designate Alexei Navalny as a Prisoner of Conscience.
In February, Amnesty took an internal decision to stop using the Prisoner of Conscience term for Navalny, due to concerns relating to discriminatory statements he made in 2007 and 2008 which may have constituted advocacy of hatred. The Russian government and its supporters used that internal decision, which we had not intended to make public, to further violate Navalnys rights. That was the height of hypocrisy, coming from a government that not only attempted to kill Navalny by poisoning, but has carried out unconscionable acts over the past two decades, including torture, enforced disappearances and widespread repression of political freedoms in Russia and abroad, as well as war crimes in Syria.
As a result of this episode, Amnesty has commenced a review of its overall approach to the use of the term Prisoner of Conscience. As an initial interim step, our approach has been refined to not exclude a person from designation as a Prisoner of Conscience solely based on their conduct in the past. We recognise that an individuals opinions and behaviour may evolve over time. It is part of Amnestys mission to encourage people to positively embrace a human rights vision and to not suggest that they are forever trapped by their past conduct.
Moreover, when Amnesty International designates an individual as Prisoner of Conscience, this in no way involves or implies the endorsement of their views. Amnesty only concurs with opinions that are specifically consistent with the protection and promotion of human rights. Some of Navalnys previous statements are reprehensible and we do not condone them in the slightest. As a human rights organisation, Amnesty International will continue to fight racism and all forms of discrimination wherever they exist.
This means that by confirming Navalnys status as Prisoner of Conscience, we are not endorsing his political programme, but are highlighting the urgent need for his rights, including access to independent medical care, to be recognised and acted upon by the Russian authorities.
Alexei Navalny has not been imprisoned for any recognizable crime, but for demanding the right to equal participation in public life for himself and his supporters, and for demanding a government that is free from corruption. These are acts of conscience and should be recognised as such.
In contrast, President Putin and the Russian government are restricting political freedom and acting in a brutal repression of anyone who seeks accountability and justice. It is they who are deliberately choosing to act without any trace of conscience.
Amnesty International made a wrong decision, which called our intentions and motives into question at a critical time, and apologises for the negative impacts this has had on Alexei Navalny personally, and the activists in Russia and around the world who tirelessly campaign for his freedom.
It is Amnesty Internationals firm commitment to actively fight injustice and oppression wherever it occurs. The Russian state is condemning Alexei Navalny to a slow death. That must be immediately stopped.
We continue to call on everyone to campaign with us for Alexei Navalnys immediate and unconditional release from prison, and for his immediate and unconditional access to independent expert medical care.
JFC - the disinformation coming out of Russia!
cagefreesoylentgreen
(838 posts)8. Fair enough
I hadnt heard that. Thanks.
okaawhatever
(9,453 posts)4. Wow. What a disappointment. I thought he was one of the good guys. Clearly not. nt
cilla4progress
(24,589 posts)6. Please see my new post -
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okaawhatever
(9,453 posts)7. Thanks cilla. NT
cilla4progress
(24,589 posts)9. Anything to do with Russia is so full of
misinformation.
I listened to a great podcast about it yesterday.
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/763/the-other-mr-president