Andrea Matačić Cayley

Terrible news from Tehran: I just heard that the Iranian authorities today arrested the great human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. It's not known where she has been taken. Nasrin has been mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for her unflinching courage and moral leadership. I hope thought leaders worldwide will call on the Iranian authorities to release this brave woman who represents the best of Iran. Her husband, Reza Khandan, is already in prison serving a sentence for advocating for women's rights. Iran should release them -- and all political prisoners. It was wrong for the Shah to imprison people for peaceful expression of political views, and it's wrong for the Islamic Republic to do so today.

UNESCO heritage site came under Russian attack in Ukraine's Lviv, PM says reut.rs/4d7FUAf reut.rs/4d7FUAf

There’s only one reason for Russia to attack the historic Lviv city center, 1,000km west of the front lines, in broad daylight, and that’s to kill Ukrainian people and destroy their cultural heritage.

👏The @GP_Ukraine announced two Notices of Suspicion for the removal of 10,000+ objects from a museum in #Kherson. ICJI has had an active team working on Cultural Heritage crimes for 2 years now. @andcay gp.gov.ua/ua/posts/okupa…

Modern art isn’t all bad. The Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Prague is extremely powerful. It captures how communism fragments and ultimately destroys the human person as each figure walking down the steps is more and more broken.

This a very significant development in the pursuit of accountability for the destruction and looting of Ukrainian Cultural heritage. We have been consistently working with Ukrainian prosecutors to ensure the strongest cases against those who attempt to erase Ukrainian culture.

This is atrocious. Smearing Maria Corina Machado as "far-right" is a major self-own. Not only did she risk her life to stand up to a dictator, but she's one of few prominent Venezuelans to...back gay marriage & medical marijuana. Happy my taxpayer dollars no longer fund this.

Is Putin about to sell Assad to the Syrian authorities?

At last, some moral clarity from a Western leader, with Prime Minister of Singapore saying his country would only recognize Palestinian state “when it has an effective government, that accepts Israel’s right to exist and categorically renounces terrorism.”

Colombia court sentences 12 ex-soldiers to reparations work for executions reut.rs/3K9q7Eu reut.rs/3K9q7Eu

U Washingtonu sam se sastao s predstavnicima Zaklade @Heritage, sudjelovao na raspravi na @HudsonInstitute te održao predavanje studentima na Sveučilištu George Washington @GWtweets. Ovo su bile prigode za razmjenu mišljenja o transatlantskoj suradnji, podršci Ukrajini i važnosti postizanja pravednog mira, stanju u BiH i jugoistoku Europe, jačanju europske obrane i smanjenju ovisnosti od ruskih energenata, uz projekte poput LNG terminala na Krku. Hrvatska želi kvalitetno surađivati s administracijom predsjednika Trumpa, osnažiti gospodarske veze te zajednički nastaviti pridonositi globalnoj sigurnosti i stabilnosti. Predstavio sam i put Hrvatske, koja je prije tri i pol desetljeća bila žrtva agresije, a danas je članica najuže europske integracije i odgovorna saveznica NATO-a. U postpandemijskom razdoblju Hrvatska je gospodarski porasla za 30% te dostiže razvoj zemalja koje su ranije postale članice EU-a. Istovremeno, ulaganjima u Hrvatsku vojsku znatno smo povećali izdvajanja za obranu, koja trenutno iznose 2% BDP, a cilj je doseći 3% do 2030. U uvjetima brojnih izazova i prijetnji, suradnja EU-a i SAD-a ostaje temelj globalne sigurnosti i stabilnosti.

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY. GO BIRDS.

An amazing ⁦@ASUCollegeOfLaw⁩ celebration honoring Madame President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, the 10th recipient of the O’Connor Justice Prize. Justice Samuel Alito ⁦gave a beautiful speech in memory of Justice O’Connor.

@GtownICJI Thanks to the @NLinUkraine for their support in making it possible to bring together experts on cultural heritage to Ukraine.

📷Are you already following us on Instagram? 📷 @georgetownicji @andcay We recently caught up with Andrea Cayley, our expert on #culturalheritage, to learn more about the #investigation and #prosecution of movable cultural property like art paintings. instagram.com/reel/DEVNeQPI8…

Massive demonstrations in Serbia against the corrupt regime in the country.

China's Chinalco could invest $426 million in Suriname bauxite project reut.rs/412I0eq

Russia seeks to obliviate Ukrainian heritage by demolishing UNESCO-protected sites kyivindependent.com/unesco-sites/

Each day, we’re posting the story of a political prisoner in Russia. Today, we’re telling you about Anna Bazhutova, a 31-year-old blogger from Moscow, who was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in a general-regime penal colony for a Twitch stream in June 2023. During the stream, she shared stories from residents of Bucha, exposing war crimes perpetrated by Russian soldiers in the region, which led to charges of "spreading false information about the Russian army." Anna was arrested on August 16, 2023, and has been in custody ever since. Anna had been running her Twitch channel under the nickname YokoBovich since 2017, gaining over 9,000 followers. Although her channel was initially focused on entertainment, at some point, she began covering events related to the full-scale war against Ukraine. In her streams, Anna shared testimonies about atrocities, including the story of a girl who was assaulted by a Russian soldier. Her words caused a stir not only among viewers but also among pro-war Telegram channels, which actively criticized her. According to the prosecution, she "caused significant damage to Russia’s public interests". Anna has been in custody for 449 days. Memorial demands the release of Anna Bazhutova and all other political prisoners in Russia. #1Day1PoliticalPrisoner #Russia #SetThemFree #PoliticalPrisoners #Memorial