What does really seem just a little bit suspicious though is that there’s supposed to be a giant 2-km-wide river called the Dnipro and a forested island in the background behind the Lavra, instead of those massive residential high-rises in this piece of AI slop (to begin with).
Also, what’s crystal clear here is that @BowesChay is a fucking imbecile pushing brain-dead Russian war propaganda for peanuts.
Syrian activists and writers have condemned the arrest of filmmaker and anti-corruption campaigner Hassan Akkad.
· According to Syria TV, Akkad was arrested on Wednesday evening at a café in Damascus's Maliki district.
· No official explanation for his detention or information about his whereabouts had been made public at the time of writing.
· Akkad is a former political prisoner who was detained by the Assad regime for his activism during the Syrian revolution.
· After fleeing Syria, he documented his journey to Europe and won a BAFTA for the BBC documentary Exodus: Our Journey to Europe.
· During the Covid pandemic, he volunteered as a cleaner in a London hospital, becoming widely admired for his public service and dedication to speaking truth to power.
· Following the collapse of the Assad regime, he returned to Syria and launched a satirical campaign urging wealthy individuals and public figures to honour reconstruction pledges they had publicly made, with his "Give Us the Money You Owe" campaign highlighting millions of dollars in unfulfilled promises and called for transparency and accountability.
· Only days before his arrest, Foreign Policy magazine profiled Akkad and his campaign as a positive example of Syria's emerging civic culture.
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My friend Helene is a political prisoner in Georgia. The pro-Russian @GeorgianDream41 authoritarian regime has thrown people in prison for speech, for peacefully protesting, and for being a part of the opposition. Furthermore, the prison conditions are inhumane.
Watch the #HeroRATs at our training minefield. This is where they first encounter REAL buried defused landmines. Guided by two trainers, the rat systematically searches for the scent of explosives. It indicates on a mine, earns a click and a tasty reward.
#APOPO#ClickerTraining
More than four months after the deadly shipwreck off Chios on February 3, 2026, where 15 people lost their lives, serious questions remain unanswered.
According to the official account, the refugee boat rammed a Hellenic Coast Guard vessel before sinking.
From the very beginning, survivors disputed that version of events.
Now, lawyers representing the survivor accused of smuggling and causing the shipwreck say they will present evidence from a technical examination of the Coast Guard vessel involved, PLS 1077, as well as findings from the incident site, which they claim directly challenge the official narrative.
The evidence will be presented at a press conference in Athens on June 19.
The questions surrounding this case have always been profound.
Why were so many victims found with catastrophic injuries?
Why was the refugee boat never recovered despite extensive searches?
Why was there reportedly no video footage from the Coast Guard vessel involved?
And why was one of the survivors transformed from witness to suspect before the circumstances of the shipwreck had been fully established?
Whether the evidence presented on Friday ultimately withstands scrutiny remains to be seen.
But the Chios shipwreck cannot be viewed in isolation.
For years, survivors have described violent interceptions, dangerous manoeuvres at sea, beatings, abandonment in life rafts, and pushbacks carried out in the Aegean. Again and again, official narratives have later been challenged by witness testimony, investigations, court proceedings and independent evidence.
Just weeks ago, reports emerged that an internal Frontex investigation concluded that actions by the Greek Coast Guard may have contributed to another deadly shipwreck near Lesvos.
The pattern is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
When 15 people lose their lives at Europe's borders, every piece of evidence matters. Every question deserves an answer. And accountability cannot depend on who controls the narrative in the immediate aftermath of a tragedy.
The upcoming press conference may not provide all the answers.
But it may bring us closer to the truth about what happened that night off Chios.
https://t.co/v9osz88GIJ
We have learned that the people were returned to #Libya by the so-called Libyan coastguard. #Libya is not a safe place and the place, where they tried to escape from. We hope that they will reach Europe one day and demand safe passages for everyone.
🆘 ~64 people in distress north of Abu Kammash, #Libya!
We are in contact with this group in distress in the central #Mediterranean. Their say that their engine is malfunctioning. With the night coming, we are very concerned. Authorities are alerted, act before it is too late!
After 8 months in jail,Helen Khoshtaria,leader of the party Droa & mother of four,needs urgent vital medical care.Georgia’s regime jailed her for writing “Russian” on their electoral banner is proving her right. Partners of the Georgian people must not allow Putin’s hand over 🇬🇪!
‼️ Investigation into the disappearance of a Belarusian opposition figure who advocated for a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes.
Interesting, will there be any comment from the IOC on this?
Snyder: On the battlefield Russia is losing. In Warsaw and Kyiv, Russia wins the memory war.
Ukraine thinks UPA references provoke Moscow. The opposite, Moscow celebrates it. Poland forgets Ukraine should always be its ally. Both sides do exactly what Moscow wants.6/
Зампреду «Яблока» Максиму Круглову запросили восемь лет за посты о войне.
В одном из них Круглов писал о военных преступлениях в Буче, в другом — о погибших при обстреле Мариуполя.
Добавили в наш «Чёрный блокнот» ответственных за незаконное преследование политика:
▪️«Судья» Элина Бабаянц: https://t.co/dtRDcy1IG6
▪️Помощник прокурора Юлия Гузняева: https://t.co/JhfQXXns9o
The Russian company Elfsight confirmed to me that it might collect IP addresses. The company could be forced to disclose this information to Russian authorities at any time.
Gigantic security risk.
https://t.co/dbF1rJkXBm
Shot: An active Russian company has code embedded in the White House app, which is required for all federal employees.
Chaser: Russian law allows the FSB to compel Russian companies to turn over data on matters of "state security."
https://t.co/dbF1rJkXBm
The official White House app is mandated on federal government employees' phones. Code inside the app is developed by a company that states it is headquartered in Europe. Nope. Its Russian business is booming, and they are still hiring Russian developers. https://t.co/dbF1rJkXBm
Three months ago, United Nations Special Rapporteurs wrote to the Greek government expressing concern about attacks on lawyers, journalists and human rights defenders working on refugee issues.
According to reports published in Greece, the communication specifically refers to the prosecution of the founder of Aegean Boat Report, Tommy Olsen, alongside concerns about refugee lawyers and journalists who have scrutinised the actions of Greek authorities.
The Rapporteurs reportedly concluded that these are not isolated incidents, but part of a broader pattern that undermines the defence of human rights and the rule of law in Greece.
Three months later, the concerns remain unanswered.
Instead, senior Greek ministers have chosen to mock the United Nations.
Not deny the allegations.
Not address the concerns.
Not explain why lawyers, journalists and human rights defenders have become targets.
Simply mock those who raised the questions.
This should alarm anyone who believes in accountability.
When governments stop answering questions and start attacking those asking them, something is deeply wrong.
For years, Aegean Boat Report has documented pushbacks, disappearances, illegal expulsions and deaths at Europe's borders.
The response has followed a familiar pattern.
First denial.
Then attacks on witnesses.
Then attacks on journalists.
Then attacks on lawyers.
Then attacks on organisations documenting what is happening.
Now even the United Nations is being treated with contempt for raising concerns.
The question is no longer whether human rights defenders are being targeted.
The question is why the Greek government appears so determined to silence, discredit and intimidate anyone who documents what is happening at its borders.
The evidence continues to grow.
The questions remain unanswered.
And that, perhaps more than anything else, explains why independent monitoring remains necessary. https://t.co/szVkvoJnjU