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Far-right's Lord of the Rings obsession

Right-wing Lord of the Rings fans find archconservative lessons in Middle-earth. Why?

Salon

Is Qatar really buying Manchester United?

Current owners the Glazer family are said to be ‘like Succession’ with their family politics amid Man Utd’s potential sale

The Independent UK

Is Qatar really buying Manchester United?

Current owners the Glazer family are said to be ‘like Succession’ with their family politics amid Man Utd’s potential sale

The Independent UK

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Dictator Hun Sen shuts down Cambodia’s VOD broadcaster

Voice of Democracy, one of few remaining independent media outlets, offended prime minister with mention of his son

The Guardian - AU

Muslim employee sues Amnesty over sacking after Alexei Navalny objections

Aisha Jung objected to awarding prisoner of conscience status to Putin critic, saying he incited violence against Muslims

The Guardian - UK

Qatari bid for Man Utd should be ‘another wake-up call’ for Premier League

The club’s current owners are looking at the possibility of a sale, with a Qatari consortium said to be interested

The Independent UK

Amnesty: Hundreds of children face protest-related charges

More than 200 children are facing serious criminal charges, including sedition, for their role in the largely peaceful pro-democracy protests that began in 2020, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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Hundreds of Thai children facing charges over protests: Amnesty

Bangkok (AFP) - More than 200 children in Thailand are facing serious criminal charges, including sedition, for their role in largely peaceful pro-democracy protests that shook the kingdom in 2020, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

AFP

Thai children ‘face jail time’ after protest arrests: Amnesty

Rights group says nearly 300 criminal cases filed against defendants who were children at the time of their arrests.

Al Jazeera

Labour MP apologises to Commons after calling Israeli government fascist

Kim Johnson summoned by party’s chief whip amid condemnation of comments during PMQs

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP apologises for describing Israeli government as ‘fascist’

Kim Johnson also said she recognised the use of the term, ‘apartheid state’, was ‘insensitive’.

The Independent UK

Kim Johnson MP apologises in House of Commons for Israel comments

Liverpool Riverside Labour MP labelled the Israeli government "fascist" but later withdrew her remarks

Liverpool Echo

Labour MP forced to apologise for branding Israeli government 'fascist' in Parliament

Kim Johnson's remark was branded "completely unacceptable" by Keir Starmer's official spokesman, and she is expected to be spoken to by the party's chief whip

Daily Mirror

Iranian protesters sentenced to death were tortured, says Amnesty report

Two teenagers and 31-year-old man were subjected to torture including rape and beatings and denied fair trial, says group

The Guardian - UK

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Tribune News Service

Reports of torture, unfair trials in Iran trigger fresh alarm over fate of protesters

Rights groups warned that several young people, including teenagers who’ve been jailed by Iran for their involvement in anti-government protests, are at risk of being executed and have been tortured.

Radio France Internationale

Paris 2024 Olympic security bill could enable use of surveillance using artificial intelligence

The NGO Amnesty International France and some left-wing politicians have expressed concern over the Olympic security bill being debated in the French Senate this week. The text would legalise the use of surveillance based on artificial intelligence systems for the first time, measures that could reach beyond the scope of…

Capital & Main

Right-Wing Rings of Power

Lord of the Rings fans from Trump-supporting libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni find archconservative lessons in Middle-earth. Why?

The Independent UK

Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo game is sportswashing at ‘full throttle’, Amnesty say

Ronaldo will feature in a Saudi All-Star XI taking on Messi’s PSG in a match in Riyadh on Thursday

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Reuters

Iran's 'death committee' president unyielding in defence of clerical rule

As a young prosecutor in Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi sat on a "death committee" overseeing the execution of hundreds of political prisoners in the Iranian capital, rights groups say.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Does the Davos conference really have the answers to the world’s problems?

In today’s newsletter: As the high society conference kicks off in the Swiss Alps, it faces new questions about its influence in a fractured world

The Independent UK

Qatar interest in Tottenham should be ‘wake-up call’, Premier League warned

A meeting between Daniel Levy and Qatar Sports Investments chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi took place last week

The Independent UK

Premier League told Qatar links to Spurs investment should be a ‘wake-up call’

A meeting between Daniel Levy and Qatar Sports Investments chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi took place last week.

AFP

Israeli restrictions on Palestinian flags 'repressive': Amnesty

Jerusalem (AFP) - Bolstered Israeli restrictions against flying the Palestinian flag are "a shameless attempt to legitimise racism", rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo hit with Amnesty International demand after Saudi Arabia transfer

Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a move to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr after his much publicised Manchester United departure and subsequent struggles at the 2022 World Cup with Portugal

The Conversation

Is there a 'right to disobey’? From the Vietnam War to today's climate protests

One of the first moves of the newly elected Whitlam Labour government in December 1972 was to free seven men imprisoned for their beliefs. Their crime had been refusal to comply with the National Service Act, a so-called “lottery of death” that sent some 15,300 young Australians to fight in…

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