1501
#Kazakhstan formally abolishes the death penalty.
Countries that still have a death penalty:
China
U.S
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Iran
India
Indonesia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Sri Lanka
Report: aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/…
1502
Former Congolese warlord, Roger Lumbala, arrested.
He forgot he was wanted for crimes against humanity; visited Paris over the holidays. Was arrested for crimes that include massacres, rape, torture, cannibalism, and looting in 1998-2002. #EndImpunity
lemonde.fr/afrique/articl…
1503
Billionaire Jack Ma (@JackMa) suspected to be missing shortly after criticizing China’s government.
Chinese authorities launched an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba in late December and told Ant Group to restructure its operations.
Report: au.finance.yahoo.com/news/jack-ma-m…
1504
Full audio of President Donald Trump trying to intimidate the Georgia secretary of state and overturn the U.S. election. #TrumpTapes #TrumpTreason washingtonpost.com/video/politics…
1505
U.S. President Trump pressured the Georgia secretary of state to find nonexistent votes during a one-hour phone call Saturday, in an attempt to overturn the presidential election result, audio obtained.
nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
1507
China undermining human rights by locking up human rights lawyers, UN independent expert says
China has mounted a "shocking" five-year assault on lawyers who stand up for human rights, putting them in prison and even torturing them.
Report: news.un.org/en/story/2020/…
1508
Unsurprisingly U.S. President Trump has 3,400 conflicts of interest. Used presidency and public funds to boost personal wealth.
Report: citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…
1509
How #China uses internet trolls to target foreign critics and help cover up its atrocities.
An estimated 488M posts generated by CCP ☭ trolls yearly.
Reports:
1. propublica.org/article/leaked…
2. cnn.com/2019/04/18/tec…
3. buzzfeednews.com/article/beimen…
4. nypost.com/2020/12/16/how…
1511
Mays Abu Ghosh, a Palestinian journalism student, tortured by #Israel's forces, freed after 15 months.
She was hit and threatened that she would go home either paralyzed or mentally broken. Forced to listen to the cries and screams of other prisoners undergoing 'interrogation'
1512
A U.S. government snatch van at a January 1st, 2021 protest in Salem, Oregon. ( 📸 @ChriswithaCame1)
1513
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home vandalized after blocking $2,000 stimulus checks.
Report: wdrb.com/news/sen-mitch…
1514
Tankies defending China in our mentions right now...
1515
China's #Uyghur slave camps. twitter.com/OpDeathEaters/…
1516
This picture is illegal in China, retweeting it can land you in prison.
1517
A reminder that @SecPompeo is a traitor, war criminal, and needs to be arrested for his participation in crimes against humanity and for violating international law.
twitter.com/SecPompeo/stat…
1518
Meet Peter #Nygard, the Jeffrey Epstein of 2021.
Partied with politicians, royals, and billionaires. "At least 57 women & girls from 5 countries and 3 continents have come forward accusing Nygard of rape, assault, and druggings."
spookyconnections.com/Peter-Nygard
1519
U.S. Trump supporters, the Proud Boys, and police got into a slight altercation in Salem, Oregon.
The Proud Boys claimed the police are now Antifa, apparently not fascist enough. Members later disavowed #BlueLivesMatter. Claim to no longer #BackTheBlue. (📹@MathieuLRolland)
1520
U.S. Trump supporters, specifically the Proud Boys disavow the police.
After spending the summer of 2020 supporting the police's right to street execute black people. Disgruntled #BlueLivesMatter supporters ritualistically stomp on a U.S. flag. (📹@MathieuLRolland)
1521
US President Trump's adult son @DonaldJTrumpJr hosts a maskless New Year’s Eve celebration at Mar-a-Lago during a deadly pandemic.
Featuring former U.S. celebrity rapper @vanillaice and 2/5ths of the septuagenarian band the Beach Boys.
(📹@SergioGor, a Trump aide or w/e.)
1523
“One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
1524
U.S. anonymous shell corporations outlawed.
US Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act, which requires all US corporations to disclose their real owners. Trump veto overridden by Senate. A blow to money laundering & organized crime. #EndImpunity
nytimes.com/2021/01/01/us/…
1525
Happy New Year West Coast! Welcome to 2021.
Exposing Human Rights abuses. Actions Not Nouns. #Anonymous