Bill Browder
CEO Hermitage Capital, Head of Global Magnitsky Justice campaign, and Author of Red Notice
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Blizzard says its ‘relationships in China had no influence on our decision’ to punish an esports athlete who voiced his support for Hong Kong protestors
Blizzard CEO J Allen Brack issued the company's first public statement since it was accused of censoring a Hong Kong-based esports competitor.
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Bill Browder
Blizzard Activision claims 'China had no influence' on decision to ban gamer who called out the injustices in Hong Kong. First, this appears to be a brazen lie. Second, if true it suggests they wanted to punish him based on their own views. Not good.
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Queen's Speech 2019: What can we expect?
Potential bills that may be announced in the Queen's Speech.
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Bill Browder
BREAKING: The implementation of the British version of the Magnitsky Act will be a central part of tomorrow’s Queens Speech (which outlines the new government’s priorities)
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Pentagon to Deploy Around 2,000 Additional Troops to Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon is deploying three new anti-missile systems, two squadrons of jet fighters and approximately 2,000 additional troops to Saudi Arabia in an accelerating U.S. buildup meant to counter Iranian hostilities in the region, officials said...
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Bill Browder
Trying to make sense of this. US to deploy 2,000 additional troops to Saudi Arabia, but at the same time pull a few hundred troops from northern Syria and let our Kurdish allies get butchered???
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Mr Jones review – newsman's heroic journey into a Soviet nightmare
Agnieszka Holland’s powerful drama stars James Norton as the real-life Welsh journalist who uncovered Stalin’s genocidal famine in Ukraine
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Bill Browder
Just came out of the London premiere of @MrJones_Film and was blown away. If the Russian government hated Chernobyl, they’ll be even madder about this shocking depiction of Stalin’s man made famine in Ukraine and the brave reporter who exposed it
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Disturbing video shows hundreds of blindfolded prisoners in Xinjiang — CNN
A drone video appearing to show hundreds of blindfolded men being led from a train in China has raised new concerns over the ongoing crackdown on Muslim Uyghurs in the far western region of Xinjiang.
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Shocking new video shows hundreds of blindfolded Uighur prisoners in Xinjiang being led to a train. Brings back horrifying similarities with the holocaust. The organizers should be sanctioned immediately under the Global Magnitsky Act.
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Chinese official caught with 13.5 tonnes of gold and £30bn in bribes
Thousands of golden bars and bricks were discovered at the man's home during a raid this month. Inspectors also discovered £30 billion in suspected bribes on the man's account.
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Bill Browder
Chinese kleptocrats giving Russians a run for their money. Corrupt Chinese official caught with 13.5 tonnes of gold and £30bn in bribes
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Britain to introduce a Magnitsky law after Brexit: foreign minister
Britain will introduce laws after it leaves the European Union to freeze assets ...
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Bill Browder
BREAKING: UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab said today “We will bring into force a UK Magnitsky law, to place visa bans and asset freezes on those individuals deemed responsible for serious human rights abuses, including torture.”
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Bill Browder
Time to turn the screw on human rights abusers by aggressively applying Magnitsky sanctions. Thank you @LantosFndn and Katrina Lantos Swett for shining a bright light on this powerful new tool
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Hermitage Capital CEO Bill Browder on Putin's crimes and DoNotPay CEO Josh Browder on robot lawyers for consumers
Recode's Kara Swisher talks with Hermitage Capital CEO Bill Browder, a hedge fund manager turned human rights activist and his son, Josh Browder, whose company DoNotPay helps consumers fight everything from parking tickets to the Equifax leaks. They...
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Bill Browder
Wonderful podcast discussion with the amazing journalist @karaswisher and my son @jbrowder1 about justice, entrepreneurship and family.
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Pussy Riot - 1937 (Official Music Video)
Требуем: 1) освободить политзаключенных и закрыть Московское дело; 2) зарегистрировать независимых кандидатов в Мосгордуму и сделать перевыборы. *** EPILEPSY...
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Bill Browder
The bravery of young Russians standing up to Putin never ceases to amaze me. After spending more than a year in jail for defying Putin, @pussyrrriot is at it again with this music video. Please watch and share.
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Helsinki Commission Leaders Introduce Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention (TRAP) Act
WASHINGTON—Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20) and Ranking Member Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) today introduced the Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention (TRAP) Act in the House of Representatives. Helsinki...
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Bill Browder
BREAKING: US Congress introduces sweeping legislation to clean up Interpol so dictators like Putin can’t abuse it to chase their enemies around the world like they’ve done to me.
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Russia carries out mass raids on Kremlin critic Navalny's supporters
Russian law enforcement authorities on Thursday carried out mass raids on the ho...
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Bill Browder
Local elections were a disaster for Putin so he instructs Russian law enforcement to carry out massive raids on supporters of Alexei Navalny, the man who caused all his troubles.
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Why You Should Read the European Court Ruling on Magnitsky
For many, the name Magnitsky has become synonymous with individual sanctions that states can impose for gross human rights violations in other countries.
HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights
The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-Law Information Note), the European Commission of...
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Bill Browder
BREAKING: Sergei Magnitsky’s family wins resounding victory against Russian government at the European Court of Human Rights. ECHR found his right to life was violated, he was tortured, unjustly imprisoned and he didn’t receive a fair trial
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Russia's propaganda machine discovers 2020 Dem contender Tulsi Gabbard
Experts who track websites and social media linked to Russia have seen stirrings of a possible campaign of support for Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard.
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Bill Browder
Russia's propaganda machine discovers 2020 Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard. This is totally confirmed by the comments under my previous critical tweet about her. Total Russian bot explosion.
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Gabbard hits DNC over poll criteria for debates
Democratic presidential candidate Rep.
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Bill Browder
Tulsi Gabbard openly supports Assad after his crimes against humanity are well known, and then complains she's being treated unfairly by the DNC when she's not popular enough to get on the debates. Seems like the system is working as it should
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'The Government Is Very Afraid': Meet Moscow's New Opposition Leader, Lyubov Sobol
Lyubov Sobol's tenacity in standing up to the authorities, combined with a savvy use of social media, has put her at the center of attention as a new protest leader.
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Bill Browder
New 31 year old Russian Opposition Leader, Lyubov Sobol is terrifying Putin and his cronies. His heavy handed reaction to her has allowed the whole world to see how scared Putin is.
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As China Cracks Down on Uighurs, a Uighur American Joins the White House
Trump’s new China hand could be a sticking point in talks with Beijing.
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Bill Browder
As China cracks down on Uighurs, a Uighur American joins the White House to determine national security policy for China. They must be going crazy in Beijing right now.
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A truly global future awaits us after Brexit
We will always stay close to our European friends, but Brussels is not the only trading partner in town
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Bill Browder
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab commits to implementing the Magnitsky Act in today’s Telegraph “This government will implement the Magnitsky provisions of the UK Sanctions Act. That means human rights abusers anywhere in the world will face consequences”
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