Bob Press

Assoc. Professor of Political Science U. of Southern Mississippi. Human rights researcher. (Former journalist in Africa: Christian Science Monitor.)

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@ssolorzano_PL A brave journalist in a country which seems to no longer respect freedom of the press

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@Paul_Muite Good news.

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‘They Were Us’ gives voice to victims of Kenya police brutality https://t.co/2EioYy611L via @BD_Africa

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@MothersVictims @UhaiWetu @OHCHRKENYA @MissingVoicesKE The alternative to protesting violence is for violence to continue. Diplomats in kenya, govt. and private officials should speak out loudly to protest this act by cowards who do not respect the law.

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@SouthernMissSoc Congratulations team. You are awesome. And congratulations to your coach who believed in you and prepared you. 😊👍

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The mothers in Kenya @MothersVictims who have lost sons to police killings tell their stories in a book launched in Nairobi Oct. 24. #theywereus Worth our support. #humanrights

[Mothers of Victims & Survivors Network @MothersVictims]

Join us and @MissingVoicesKE as we launch THEY WERE US, a book featuring the stories of people who have lost their loved ones to police killings. MVSN members will speak on their own journeys demanding justice.

Lava Latte Sunday 24 October 2021 11am - 4pm
https://t.co/nEc5kNLgm3

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@DefendersKE @thekhrc @UhaiWetu @FundHumanRights @citizentvkenya @NationAfrica @KenyaEditors @IMLU_org @PI_AfricaHub @dkisngugi @DefendDefenders To the aid of brave arrested protesters, two of Kenya's most dedicated human rights attorneys John Khaminwa and Willy Mutunga showed up to defend them of charges on Saba Saba day steming from a peaceful march met by police tear gas to seek a halt to police extrajudicial killings.

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The Man Rewriting Prison from Inside @human rights https://t.co/69PNiHOsnL via @NewYorker

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@EliudKipchoge You inspire so many of us.

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@lynnbrooklyn fifteen students in my class are learning about human rights by making your characters in Ruined come alive Lynn Nottage. Come join them on zoom.

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@NickKristof Hi. Am teaching from Half the sky in class starting next week; how do I get link for students to view film: I have the CD but class may suddenly go on line. [email protected] Thanks

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Time to listen to others in support of nonviolence.

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#human rights New data (May-Nov 2020) from https://t.co/h8xjkyAslx shows police more likely to engage with demonstrators at black events (54%) than white events (34%).

[Eric the Cipher @EricThePage]

@igorbobic So they could field all these guys to protect the Lincoln memorial from no one, but they can't protect the senate?

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Storming The U.S. Capitol Was About Maintaining White Power In America https://t.co/TXKxblfXvT

[Eric the Cipher @EricThePage]

@igorbobic So they could field all these guys to protect the Lincoln memorial from no one, but they can't protect the senate?

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https://t.co/pfWHm2lA2K #humanrights

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@anneapplebaum Good point. #human rights. Clear political move designed to win votes as a law and order candidate to make up for poll decline over pandemic. Federal police are not trained in crowd control and one was heard says: “We don’t want to be here.” Shameful silence of commanders.

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#humanrights In 1939 some 20,000 American Nazis, including children, rallied in New York City -while crowds of anti-Nazis protested outside. Hitler was building more Jewish extermination centers at the time. https://t.co/wbTRPWtcKi

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@Njokiwamai @ObamaFoundation @BarackObama Nice