Robert Poignant

Editor of weekly RÉSISTANCE newsletter & founder of St Francis Justice, Peace , Non-violence & Creation Care Group (Church of the Covenant Lynchburg, VA)

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#DropTheGenocide20

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@markwarner No one should go hungry. Locking in SNAP cuts and expanded work requirements will make it harder for people with disabilities to get food. Please protect SNAP. #HandsOffSNAP

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@sentimkaine No one should go hungry. Locking in SNAP cuts and expanded work requirements will make it harder for people with disabilities to get food. Please protect SNAP. #HandsOffSNAP

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@EgyptianPPO ناشطة حقوق الإنسان مروى عرفة محتجزة قبل المحاكمة لما يقرب من 6 سنوات بسبب ممارستها لحقوقها الإنسانية. أحثها على الإفراج الفوري وغير المشروط. امنحها إمكانية الوصول إلى العائلة والمحامين والرعاية الصحية

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@KingSalman I urge you not to ratify death sentence of Essam Ahmed, and to call on authorities to quash their convictions and order a fair retrial without recourse to death penalty. Essam Ahmed was given a grossly unfair trial, which renders use of death penalty arbitrary.

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@KingSalman أحثكم على عدم التصديق على حكم الإعدام الصادر بحق عصام أحمد، ودعوة السلطات إلى إلغاء إدانتهم والأمر بإعادة محاكمة عادلة دون اللجوء إلى عقوبة الإعدام. تعرض عصام أحمد لمحاكمة بالغة الجور، مما يجعل استخدام عقوبة الإعدام تعسفيا

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Public media is under attack from every direction:
Funding eliminated in the Administration’s budget
Executive order targeting NPR + PBS
Grants to kids' educational programs cut

Save it now @MyPublicMedia: https://t.co/3zLzDGxykt #ProtectMyPublicMedia

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The U.S. must stop sending weapons to the Israeli government that are being used to kill civilians and commit war crimes. On this day of solace, urge your members of Congress to do more to save lives.

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@khamenei_ir Halt any plans to execute Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani and quash their convictions and sentences; grant them regular access to their families, independently chosen lawyers.

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@EgyptianPPO أحثكم على الإفراج الفوري وغير المشروط عن إبراهيم متولي لأنه محتجز لمجرد ممارسته السلمية لحقوقه الإنسانية. وقد ألقت قوات الأمن المصرية القبض عليه وهو في طريقه إلى جنيف، حيث كان من المقرر أن يحضر فريق الأمم المتحدة المعني بحالات الاختفاء القسري أو غير الطوعي.

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@EgyptianPPO I URGE YOU TO immediately and unconditionally release Ibrahim Metwaly as he is detained solely for peacefully exercising his human rights.
He was arrested by Egyptian security forces on his way to attend the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.

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@MoFA_Afg به نام الله الرحمن ، من از شما می خواهم که ژورنالیست مهدی انصاری را که توسط اعضای اداره استخبارات عمومی طالبان در ناحیه ۴۰ در نزدیکی دفتر اش در دشت منطقه بازداشت شده بود ، فورا و بدون قید و شرط آزاد کنید.

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@LyndenInc Please STOP sponsoring Iditarod. 2025 In 2024,3young dogs collapsed and died on the trail; More than 200 dogs were pulled off the trail due to exhaustion, illness, and injuries. Before the race, five dogs were killed in 2 training incidents.

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@luisabinader I ask your government to immediately end the practice of collective expulsions and ensure that migration policies and practices respect and protect everyone from racial discrimination and comply with international human rights obligations

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@AlsisiOfficial I urge you to release Hoda Abdelmoniem immediately and unconditionally and drop all charges against her because she was solely exercising her human rights.
Please ensure she is given access to needed healthcare and regular access to her family and lawyer.

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@MFA_China I urge you to immediately and unconditionally release Yaxia’er Xiaohelaiti,(Yashar) who is punished solely for exercising his right to enjoy his own culture and to freely express his views.

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@NicholasMaduro We call on you to cease all reprisals and attacks on PROVEA and its general coordinator, Oscar Murillo. Please ensure that human rights defenders are able to carry out their work in accordance with international human rights law.

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@khamenei_ir I urge you to halt any plans to execute Verisheh Moradi, quash her conviction and death sentence, and release her as her detention is arbitrary due to severe non-observance of her fair trial rights. Provide her with healthcare & protect her from torture.

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@govsingapore Violations of international safeguards with #deathpenalty in Pannir Selvam Pranthaman's case. The judge found that he was a “courier”. judge imposed the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking. @govsingapore, halt Pannir Selvam Pranthaman’s unlawful execution