Andrew Stroehlein

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Excellent overview of the region that’s likely the next target of Putin’s murderous imperialism - and of nations that offer some inspiration and hope for confronting it. Well written and widely sourced, it’s sympathetic to the cause but presents the nuances and doubts fairly. #books

What I'm trying to do with this Daily Brief is write about human rights in ways that we can all understand.

It's not intended for experts and activists (although, many of them have told me they like it, too).

Have a look at recent editions and tell me what you think:
https://www.hrw.org/daily-brief-archive

“When confronted by such horrors [today], silence is unacceptable. Silence is complicity. To remain silent is to suggest nothing has been learned from the past.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/04/dead-war-remember-conflict-globe-scale

It’s right to remember the dead of 1939-45. But keep the anger about current wars too

Around the globe, conflict is spreading – but it’s too often going ignored. Are we simply overwhelmed by the scale of it, asks Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian
The top story? Seriously, who cares?
Good news: Europe made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024, and wind now tops gas.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/22/rising-star-europe-made-more-electricity-from-solar-than-coal-in-2024
‘Rising star’: EU made more electricity from solar than coal in 2024

Report reveals solar power generated 11% of bloc’s electricity, surpassing coal at 10%

The Guardian
An image of Musk’s Hitler salute has been beamed onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin.
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-controversial-salute-image-beamed-tesla-factory-berlin-2019279
Elon Musk Controversial Salute Image Beamed on Tesla Factory in Berlin

The large image shows Musk giving the salute with the words "Heil Tesla" beamed above him.

Newsweek
Elon Musk: Ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß

Elon Musk streckt den rechten Arm, und alle springen drüber. Willkommen im neuen Aufmerksamkeitsregime.

ZEIT ONLINE

📘 546 pages.

🌍 More than 100 countries covered.

📢 Human Rights Watch’s 35th annual World Report.

🚨 Now live: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025

#Rights2025

World Report 2025

World Report 2025, Human Rights Watch’s 35th annual review of human rights practices and trends around the globe, reviews developments in more than 100 countries.

Human Rights Watch
Another breakfast in a hospital in #Hungary: a roll with some low-grade liver paste. Served (thrown) onto patient’s stomach (patient was lying down). Apparently they ran out of paper plates as it came on a paper towel.