Global citizen. Committed to democracy, justice and equality. Chair NL UNESCO Commission. @Annefrankhouse @MensenrechtenNL @ClubdeMadrid. Former MP NL (CDA)
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Enorm genoten van de drie Spaanstalige gastlessen die ik op Bonaire aan SLP mocht geven vandaag, in het kader van de #weekvanrespect. Heb zelf sowieso veel respect voor deze slimme leerlingen. Masha Danki!
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Shubh Diwali to all my friends and followers.
May the light of love shine in our hearts and through our hearts into the world.
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‘Hypocritical’: Hong Kong hits back at criticism of Joshua Wong’s sentence
sc.mp/0ohku?utm_source=twitt… via @scmpnews
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Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, jailed for 10 years bbc.in/4BIzgdp
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The International Court of Justice has announced that it will deliver its judgment on November 19 in the case brought by Gambia against Myanmar for genocide. The ruling will set an important precedent for South Africa's genocide case against Israel. trib.al/QAKVEVv
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Breaking News: Deb Haaland, the former congresswoman and interior secretary, will be the nation’s first female Native American governor after winning in New Mexico, according to The Associated Press. nyti.ms/4BFGoHo
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Breaking news: The US has its first African American female governor. Keisha Lance Bottoms has won in Georgia, according to AP, becoming the first Democrat to win the governor's race since 1998. ft.trib.al/3aqWete
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UPDATE: #JoshuaWong will be sentenced this Thursday (Nov. 5) after pleading guilty to foreign collusion.
Imprisoned for nearly 6 years, he was due for release in Jan. 2027. Now, he could face 10 more years to life imprisonment if the court deems the offense “of a grave nature.”
Siento mucho no haber podido estar presente en esta celebración.
🌼💀 Yesterday we celebrated Día de Muertos 2026 at Instituto Cervantes in Utrecht!
We unveiled an altar honoring Amparo Ochoa and enjoyed a lecture on her legacy, workshops on traditional poems, marigold flowers and piñatas, plus storytelling for all ages! 🇲🇽
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In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump and his family have lost surprise elections, thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.
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La alicaída izquierda latinoamericana celebra por todo lo alto la épica remontada de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, el “Pelé del progresismo” que se prepara para ser presidente de Brasil por cuarta ocasión elpais.com/america/2026-10-2…
It is a good day for democracy.
O povo brasileiro falou.
Parabéns pela sua reeleição, Presidente @LulaOficial!
A União Europeia e o Brasil são parceiros sólidos.
Falei com o Presidente Lula ao telefone ontem à noite para o felicitar pela sua reeleição.
Vamos continuar a trabalhar juntos para aprofundar os nossos laços, enfrentar os desafios globais e construir um mundo mais pacífico e próspero.
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A good day for democracy, with big wins in Serbia and Brazil. Israel could be next on Tuesday, then the US midterms the following week. The best case against the autocrats is the autocrats (and how they govern with corrupt self-promotion). trib.al/l5x6pNO
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ELEIÇÕES 2026 | O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), candidato à reeleição, realizou uma ato na orla de Copacabana, na Zona Sul do Rio de Janeiro.
O petista demonstrou confiança na virada, depois de ficar atrás do oponente no primeiro turno, por 47% a 45% dos votos válidos. Ele afirmou que espera ser reeleito presidente neste domingo e se referiu a um dos motes de campanha de Flávio, de que o povo quer "mudança", mas chamou a atenção para o legado da gestão de Jair Bolsonaro.
#JornalOGlobo #Eleições2026
Oxalá…
“Tens of thousands of supporters of Brazil’s president Lula have streamed on to Rio’s most famous beach for a giant protest they hope will propel him towards a historic election fightback against his far-right rival, Flávio Bolsonaro.”
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Lula: “Yo era menor de edad y trabajaba de noche cuando perdí mi dedo, todo por culpa de la irresponsabilidad de los patrones que tenía. Yo no voy a aceptar que un terrorista paramilitar que es un inútil y que nunca trabajó en su vida, me llame 9 dedos”.
Lula liquidó a Flavio Bolsonaro.
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Internationaal Strafhof krijgt Europese mensenrechtenprijs in tijd van ‘ongekende uitdagingen’ nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/10/22/int…
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Sunday’s election will determine the fate of Brazilian democracy, the fate of Latin American sovereignty, and the survival of the Amazon rainforest — which is to say, that of all humanity.
In a sane world, Trump's (and Zuckerberg’s) escalating efforts to bring Bolsonaro back to power would be front-page news, but alas… we are not so lucky to live there.
Instead, we live in a world where Lula and Bolsonaro are neck-and-neck ahead of Sunday’s run-off. progressive.international/wi…
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The face of Myanmar’s regime: claiming that that bombing civilian targets serves peace….
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El primer ministro de Países Bajos, Rob Jetten, tendrá un hijo por vientre de alquiler con su novio, Nicolás Keenan. La pareja ha anunciado la noticia en una publicación en redes sociales en la que aparece con la madre del bebé elpais.com/sociedad/2026-10-…
