#citizenship — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #citizenship, aggregated by home.social.
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Twenty Years Late and Several Republics Short: On EJ, Atiku and Nigeria’s Habit of Reheating Cold Corruption by Lawson Akhigbe
In 1999, Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar rode into Aso Rock together, a presidential double act that Nigerians assumed would age like most political marriages: quietly, then not at all. They survived one term. They won a second in 2003. Then, somewhere in that second term, Obasanjo discovered a constitutional itch that the 1999 Constitution's two term, eight year ceiling on the presidency simply would not scratch. He wanted a third term. Atiku, nursing a presidential ambition of his own and possessed of the inconvenient habit of reading the Constitution literally, said so publicly. The friendship ended there. -
The Union Jack Won’t Fix Britain: Farage, Braverman and the Politics of National Nostalgia by Lawson Akhigbe
When a political movement cannot quite explain where Britain should go, it apparently finds comfort in explaining where Britain used to be. -
The Union Jack Won’t Fix Britain: Farage, Braverman and the Politics of National Nostalgia by Lawson Akhigbe
When a political movement cannot quite explain where Britain should go, it apparently finds comfort in explaining where Britain used to be. -
The Union Jack Won’t Fix Britain: Farage, Braverman and the Politics of National Nostalgia by Lawson Akhigbe
When a political movement cannot quite explain where Britain should go, it apparently finds comfort in explaining where Britain used to be. -
The Union Jack Won’t Fix Britain: Farage, Braverman and the Politics of National Nostalgia by Lawson Akhigbe
When a political movement cannot quite explain where Britain should go, it apparently finds comfort in explaining where Britain used to be. -
The Union Jack Won’t Fix Britain: Farage, Braverman and the Politics of National Nostalgia by Lawson Akhigbe
When a political movement cannot quite explain where Britain should go, it apparently finds comfort in explaining where Britain used to be. -
Should your political representatives be allowed to put another country before your country, including when this is against your and your country’s interests?
(For example, as an American, would/do you approve of your representatives to put Israel before the US?)
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A Trillion-Dollar Economy, But Whose Nigeria? By Lawson Akhigbe
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his APC government have proclaimed an ambition to build a one-trillion-dollar Nigerian economy.https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/06/a-trillion-dollar-economy-but-whose-nigeria-by-lawson-akhigbe/
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A Trillion-Dollar Economy, But Whose Nigeria? By Lawson Akhigbe
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his APC government have proclaimed an ambition to build a one-trillion-dollar Nigerian economy.https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/06/a-trillion-dollar-economy-but-whose-nigeria-by-lawson-akhigbe/
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A Trillion-Dollar Economy, But Whose Nigeria? By Lawson Akhigbe
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his APC government have proclaimed an ambition to build a one-trillion-dollar Nigerian economy.https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/06/a-trillion-dollar-economy-but-whose-nigeria-by-lawson-akhigbe/
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A Trillion-Dollar Economy, But Whose Nigeria? By Lawson Akhigbe
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his APC government have proclaimed an ambition to build a one-trillion-dollar Nigerian economy.https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/06/a-trillion-dollar-economy-but-whose-nigeria-by-lawson-akhigbe/
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A Trillion-Dollar Economy, But Whose Nigeria? By Lawson Akhigbe
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his APC government have proclaimed an ambition to build a one-trillion-dollar Nigerian economy.https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/06/a-trillion-dollar-economy-but-whose-nigeria-by-lawson-akhigbe/
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If implemented, the proposal would require all #parents to provide proof of their own #citizenship, such as a valid #US passport or birth certificate, or evidence of their #immigration status, such as an I-94 form or a legal permanent residency card, when submitting a #passport application for their #children. The information would be used by the government to determine if the child qualifies for citizenship under #Trump’s new [unconstitutional] order, the #State Dept proposal says.
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https://www.europesays.com/people/201021/ Supreme Court permits work on Trump plan to regulate mail ballots #california #citizenship #decision #DonaldTrump #effect #election #EmergencyAppeal #MailBallot #november #order #PresidentTrump #state #SupremeCourt #Trump #use #year
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Supreme Court permits work on Trump plan to regulate mail ballots https://www.byteseu.com/2305388/ #California #citizenship #decision #effect #election #EmergencyAppeal #MailBallot #november #order #Politics #PresidentTrump #state #SupremeCourt #trump #use #year
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When Laws Become Optional: Suspicious Deaths, Colonial Legacies, and the Dignity Deficit in Nigeria by Lawson Akhigbe
The difference between the United Kingdom and Nigeria is not primarily in the letter of the law. It is in the general application and consistent enforcement of that law. This divergence reveals a deeper reality about how the Nigerian state relates to its citizens. -
The People Did Vote for Mass Immigration – Through Parliament by Lawson Akhigbe
One of the most persistent slogans of Britain’s political far right is the claim that “the people did not vote for mass immigration.” It is a phrase repeated endlessly in television studios, social media posts, and political rallies. It sounds persuasive. It sounds democratic. It is also fundamentally wrong. -
Sabah bukan negeri biasa — ia pengasas Persekutuan 1963. Hak-hak MA63 memerlukan pengukuhan: Sabah IC untuk pengesahan penduduk, kementerian keselamatan untuk autonomi sempadan, Borneonisasi dalam pentadbiran.
#Sabah #MA63 #rights #sovereignty #justice #petition #security #autonomy #Malaysia #Borneo #citizenship #accountability #future #generations #democracy
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https://www.europesays.com/people/156088/ Republicans control Congress, so why is Trump’s SAVE America Act stuck? | National #citizenship #DonaldTrump #election #Elections #Government #Legislation #MikeJohnson #OrganizedEvents #PoliticalEvents #Politics #PoliticsOfTheUnitedStates #RepublicanParty(unitedStates) #SAVEAmerica #tncen #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesCongress #UnitedStatesSenate
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#OnTyranny — Special 250th Edition
With friends, on video, to recall and to rebel #timothySnyder with friends #Thinkingabout... #tyranny #freedom #liberty #democracy #readbooks #usa #independanceday #citizenshiphttps://snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny-special-250th-edition
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Laws Every Scout Should Know
Being a Scout means more than camping, hiking, and earning merit badges. Scouts are also expected to be good citizens who understand the rules and laws that help keep our communities safe and fair. While Scouts are not expected to be lawyers, learning about important laws can help them become informed and responsible leaders. 1. The Scout Law and the Law of the Land The Scout Law teaches Scouts to be Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, […]https://troop161ma.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/laws-every-scout-should-know/
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A quotation from Henry Commager
We are shocked when we see educators, timid before criticism and confused about first principles, betray their trust. And we wonder what can be that "philosophy of education" which believes that young people can be trained to the duties of citizenship by wrapping their minds in cotton wool.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-09), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 1, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #censorship #citizenship #controversy #education #highereducation #intellectualfreedom #intimidation #pedagogy #timidity #university
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#DOJ Targets Hundreds of #Citizens in New Push for #Denaturalization
The #Trump admin is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of US citizenship.
The DOJ has identified 384 foreign-born Americans whose #citizenship it wants to revoke, part of a push to increase the pace of denaturalizations by assigning the cases to prosecutors in dozens of #USattorney’s offices across the country.
#law #immigration
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/us/politics/justice-dept-citizens-denaturalization.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
CW: uspol, canada, citizenship, descent
so apparently they're getting people whose ancestors were last in canada in the mid-18th century? my ancestors left Nova Scotia in the mid-19th, is there a reason I shouldn't try to get CA citizenship???
https://www.reddit.com/r/Canadiancitizenship/comments/1r3vpd0/to_all_acadiancajuns_unless_they_made_a_mistake_w/ -
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#ScoutingAmerica will alter several policies after threats from the #Trump #Pentagon, including a requirement that members use “biological sex at birth & not gender identity,” #Defense Secy #Hegseth announced Friday.
Some of the changes…include discontinuing its #Citizenship in #Society #MeritBadge & introducing a #Military Service merit badge as well as waiving registration fees for children of military personnel.#law #discrimination #heterosexism #LGBTQIA #Scouts
https://apnews.com/article/scouting-america-pentagon-military-boy-scouts-14a5fc1521fcd1e51103638f6f504214?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-27-Breaking+News -
#GOP Sen. #LisaMurkowski comes out against #Trump's #ElectionBill, with a warning to her party
The Alaskan reminded her fellow Republicans that they claimed to oppose any new #FederalElectionLaws just a few years ago, insisting that the issue should be left to the states.
by Sahil Kapur, February 10, 2026
WASHINGTON — "Sen. Lisa Murkowski became the first Republican senator to speak out against the SAVE Act, a sweeping election bill backed by President Donald Trump that would require proof of #citizenship to vote nationwide.
"In doing so, the Alaskan reminded her colleagues on Tuesday that they roundly claimed to oppose new federal election laws as recently as Joe Biden’s presidency.
" 'When Democrats attempted to advance sweeping election reform legislation in 2021, Republicans were unanimous in opposition because it would have #FederalizedElections, something we have long opposed,' Murkowski said in a statement. 'Now, I’m seeing proposals such as the SAVE Act and #MEGA that would effectively do just that. Once again, I do not support these efforts.' "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/cWRoV#USPol #SAVEAct #Authoritarianism #VotingRights #VoterDisenfranchisement
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Lost Canadians no longer?
Here’s the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) information page on the coming into force of C-3 amendments to the Citizenship Act.
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Canada’s *Lost Canadians* amendments to its Citizenship Act came into force on Monday, December 15, 2025.
What this means is that if you have at least one Canadian ancestor — born in Canada or by naturalization — you probably are now a Canadian citizen.
This includes ancestors who were were British subjects domiciled in Canada for periods prior to 1947.
This recent podcast has the two Canadian citizenship expert lawyers who literally wrote the book on citizenship by descent, one of who provided expert testimony at the Senate hearings on the legislative amendments in C-3 and contributing the briefs from the Canadian Bar Association.
They note that their research shows that many Americans, especially in the North East, likely qualify. While it’s necessary to establish the line of descent to obtain a certificate of citizenship, it’s also necessary to renounce formally citizenship *to Canadian authorities* to avoid it.
New Canadian citizens as a result of these amendments include numerous well known Americans, including Hilary Clinton and Tucker Carlson.
It’s noted that Carlson vehemently opposes dual citizenship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1siBJvxqc9Q
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#Canada #Citizenship #DualCitizenship #LostCanadians #TuckerCarlson #CdnPoli #HilaryClinton #Canadian
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"The lies and culture that made Israeli society support genocide"
Watch a conversation with Orly Noy, a political activist, and a translator of Farsi poetry and prose. She is the chair of B’Tselem’s executive board and an activist with the Balad political party.
#JewishSupremacy #citizenship #coloniality #israel #israelPalestine #israelApartheid #JewishState #segregation #TelAviv #zionism #entitlement #Zionists #IsraelWars #israeliWars #warOnPalestine #ongoingGenocide #ongoingNakba #genocide #genocideSupport #OrlyNoy
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We shouldn't have to be told to love our country—it should make us want to. Thoughts? #Patriotism #CivicPride #PublicService #GoodGovernance #InclusiveGrowth #MyTake #CivicNationhood #PrideWithPurpose #LeadershipMatters #CountryFirst #Citizenship #Democracy #Accountability #India #Respect #Empathy #Responsibility #SystemicChange #PeopleMatter
https://medium.com/@mohindroo.sanjay66/to-make-us-love-our-country-our-country-ought-to-be-lovely-edmund-burke-4b42ee259521 -
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Russia increasingly targets Ukraine’s cities with cluster munitions, raising civilian toll — [vlog,video] Failed US peace effort left Ukraine worse off, expert argues — Military aid delays will ‘encourage Russia to continue war — Russia cannot launch 500 drones every day … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/thursday-july-3-2025/
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Italy’s ‘referendum weekend’ is at risk amid an expected low turnout.
This weekend, Italians can vote in five rather technical referendums covering issues ranging from labour rights to citizenship.
But low public awareness and poor turnout projections threaten to sink them - a result the government may not mind, having urged abstention instead of a clear “No” vote.
#Italy #Politics #Referendums #Citizenship #LabourLaws #Labour #Naturalisation #Residency #Democracy
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#Durbin’s departure will reverberate in the #Senate, where he played a prominent role on a host of big issues & was considered a forceful advocate of party positions. He was among the first to push for a path to #citizenship for some #undocumented immigrants brought to the #UnitedStates illegally as children, a group that came to be known as #Dreamers that became the focal point of successive failed efforts to overhaul #immigration laws.
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#Trump seeks to mandate proof of #citizenship in #VoterRegistration
"Only about half of Americans have a U.S. passport, and only five states currently offer enhanced driver's licenses that show proof of citizenship."
By Jude Joffe-Block, March 26, 20251:09 AM ET
Excerpt: "#VotingRights advocates, however, warn outdated databases can erroneously list naturalized citizens as noncitizens. Past efforts by states to purge noncitizens from voter rolls have sometimes swept up eligible U.S. citizens.
"The executive order also seeks to stop states from counting mail or absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after by withholding funding from states that allow such ballots to be counted.
"Proof of citizenship requirement
"Ahead of the 2024 election, Trump and his allies made baseless claims about the threat of noncitizens voting in large numbers.
"The current federal voter registration form asks registrants to swear, under penalty of perjury, that they are U.S. citizens and eligible to vote, and to provide a driver's license number, state ID number or Social Security number. Those who attempt to vote illegally can face prison time, fines or deportation. Past audits and studies have shown such cases are incredibly rare.
"Yet Republicans have made requiring documentary proof of citizenship a policy priority. The executive order borrows heavily from the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, known as the #SAVEAct, a Republican-backed bill. House Republicans have signaled that they intend to pass it in their chamber but it faces difficult odds in the Senate.
"The executive order shows #Trump isn't waiting for Congress. But legal experts say that he does not have the authority through #ExecutiveOrder to make such changes, and the order conflicts with existing #FederalVotingLaw.
"'It's illegal at many different levels,' said Sean Morales-Doyle, the voting rights director at the #BrennanCenter for Justice, a nonprofit that studies and advocates for voting rights. The order directs the #ElectionAssistanceCommission, a small, independent bipartisan agency, to make various changes, including to the federal #VoterRegistration form, but Morales-Doyle said the president can't tell that commission what to do.
"Requiring documentary proof of #citizenship would radically upend voter registration if such a mandate were to take effect.
"The order is explicit that applies to anyone who uses the federal voter registration form. What is less clear is if the order would also pressure states to require showing proof of citizenship with state registration forms, such as by #WithholdingFunds.
"The order only lists a limited number of ways to prove U.S. citizenship. The options given are a U.S. passport, an ID that complies with the #RealIDAct that shows citizenship or a military ID that shows citizenship. A fourth option is a valid government photo ID that 'indicates that the applicant is a United States citizen or if such identification is otherwise accompanied by proof of United States citizenship,' but does not say if a birth certificate would count."
Read more:
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/g-s1-55927/trump-voting-citizenship-executive-order#TrumpIsABully #USPol #TrumpIsPutinsPuppet #Fascism #Authoritarianism #DictatorInChief
Are #LiteracyTests Next? #VoterDisenfranchisement #CharacteristicsOfFascism #SAVEAct #SAVEAmericaAct -
Three key decisions by #US President #POTUS47 have been overturned or suspended by judges. These are the decisions around #birthright #citizenship, the #dismissal of federal officials and the removal of #trans people from the US military. 1/2
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#UponEntry @Netflix #movie depicting brittle #storytelling on #bordering #citizenship #surveillance #geopolitics
Probably it debunks fantasies of #DigitalNomadism #Web3. A must for those #crypto advocates sometimes living in a parallel world around #WorldCitizenship #Diaspora
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#NotNews24 | #UnbreaklingMovieNightNotNews... #DefinitelyNot24; #IT's #DefinitelyNotNews...
Our #WestWingMarathon... #Continues...
#SeasonTwo is #WellUnderway... I'm #Developing a #MiniManCrush on #JoshLyman again... #IT happened #TheFirstTime; #IT'll #Probably #HappenAgain... #Toby became the 17th #Person and #Considered whether or not there had been a #Fictional #CoupDEtat, and #Ainsley made a #StrongDefence of #The14thAmendment #Apropos #Citizenship... #TheStackhouseFilibuster was #Outstanding... That was #SomeTelevision...
We have #ChristmasChocolates even though #IT's #NotChristmas and #ChristmasIsBullcrap...
#GetYourselvesComfy... #IT's going to be a #LongNight...
#BTW: The #OpeningSequence / #TitleMenu of #Halo is #Sumptuous...
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#NotNews24 | #UnbreaklingMovieNightNotNews... #DefinitelyNot24; #IT's #DefinitelyNotNews...
Our #WestWingMarathon... #Continues...
#SeasonTwo is #WellUnderway... I'm #Developing a #MiniManCrush on #JoshLyman again... #IT happened #TheFirstTime; #IT'll #Probably #HappenAgain... #Toby became the 17th #Person and #Considered whether or not there had been a #Fictional #CoupDEtat, and #Ainsley made a #StrongDefence of #The14thAmendment #Apropos #Citizenship... #TheStackhouseFilibuster was #Outstanding... That was #SomeTelevision...
We have #ChristmasChocolates even though #IT's #NotChristmas and #ChristmasIsBullcrap...
#GetYourselvesComfy... #IT's going to be a #LongNight...
#BTW: The #OpeningSequence / #TitleMenu of #Halo is #Sumptuous...
🧙🏛️🤖:wolfparty:🤖🏛️🧙 | 🍫🎠🦹🦄🦹🎠🍫
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Swedish minister wants to cancel permanent residency and deport those who carry the flag of Hezbollah or Hamas in Sweden.
Not only the flag of Hamas, but also any support for the Hamas leader or Hezbollah fighters.Media have watered down his words who is far worse than what Germany suggested to demand those who want to become German citizens to pledge allegiance to Israel (kind of), but the Swedish migration minister want to push their agenda to cleanse the Swedish society from non nordic inhabitants, but starting the cleansing process by removing those who "glorify and celebrate terrorism".
"Runt om i Sverige hyllas terrorledare, bland annat i demonstrationståg mot Israels krig i Gaza. Nu vill migrationsminister Johan Forssell (M) kunna utvisa dem som viftar med terrorflaggor.
– Ägnar man sig åt terrorromantik och sprider antisemitism, och inte är svensk medborgare, då ska man lämna Sverige, säger han."
Anyone who wants to become a swedish citizen "must be well behaved and willing to embrace Swedish values" , in his case the Swedish values are tolerance and cooperation with neo Nazis and right wing extremists.#Sweden #Fascism #Politics #Imigration #Citizenship #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Hamas #Hezbollah #Svpol
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The #JusticeDepartment #warned #ElonMusk’s #AmericaPAC in recent days that his $1 million #sweepstakes to #registeredvoters in #swingstates may #violate #federallaw, people briefed on the matter told #CNN.
#Federallaw #bars #paying #people to #registertovote.
— #EminentDomain his #companies, #Revoke his #citizenship, and then #ban him from the country forever.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/elon-musk-justice-department-letter
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"What they really mean when they scaremonger about tax is 'be greedy, be selfish, don't care about your society and community'. All for the sake of a very few pounds."
Touched by this all too true comment by @LordWoolamaloo on a repost about taxes exceptionally well-spent
#taxes #politics #community #civicpride #civicduty #goodcitizen #citizenship
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Stand of State governments will not impact CAA: official
As the applications will be filed online, the procedure leaves little scope for the involvement of the State government officials or local police, a senior Home Ministry official said.
#CAA #MHA #StateGovernments #citizenship #TamilNadu #MKStalin #india
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Feds won't appeal landmark citizenship ruling for 'Lost Canadians' | CBC News https://ap236.com/ETK4i6 #LostCanadians #Citizenship #CanadianCharter #cdnpoli @canadiangreens @cdnpoli
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#Rückkopplungen seien kein #Spiel mehr, wenn der #Staat an #Verhalten #Konsequenzen knüpfe;
#Grenze als #Möglichkeit der #Bestimmung; In #Bezug auf #Spiel wird #unhinterfragt davon ausgegangen, der #Staat liege #außerhalb;
#Hinweis auf "The rise of #cybernetic #citizenship": https://doi.org/10.1080/13621025.2022.2077567
#FAS, 26.11.23, S.60, #Wissenschaft, #Soziale #Systeme, Gerald #Wagner - Der #kybernetische #Bürger, Was spricht gegen #Regelkreise für #soziales #Wohlverhalten
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The Shattering of the Muslim Hope in India
"I see and remember the face of Faizan’s mother. I see and remember the horror and the plea for mercy in the eyes of Qutbuddin Ansari from 2002; the tears in the eyes of the lady in Karnataka, who was forced to take off her burqa to enter the school where she had been teaching for years; the faces of the Muslims who have spent their entire youth in prison because of wrongful incarceration; and the pain in the eyes of fellow Muslims, every time I see them raise their hands in supplication." Salik Ahmad writes. (Article from March 2022)
#IndianMuslims #islamophobia #HumanRights #ReligiousFreedom #persecution #marginalisation #hindutva #majoritarianism #muslims #minorities #citizenship #identity #democracy #india
https://www.theindiaforum.in/article/crushing-hope-muslim-indian
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Fear, Depression in Indian Muslims Is Palpable Even Among Those Who Are ‘Privileged’
The bigotry, both open and with dogwhistles, is leading us towards a downward spiral that will derail the Indian nation, writes Rakshanda Jalil.
#IndianMuslims #islamophobia #HumanRights #ReligiousFreedom #persecution #marginalisation #hindutva #majoritarianism #muslims #minorities #citizenship #identity #democracy #india
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Tipping point
The violence in Manipur exhibits two symptoms-- The impunity with which Meitei mobs have been allowed to loot police armouries and the instrumental use of rape to announce the end of Kuki citizenship, writes Mukul Kesavan.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #BirenSingh #rape #ManipurPolice #citizenship #christians #christianity #assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #hindutva #india
https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/tipping-point-notes-on-the-violence-in-manipur/cid/1955455
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Digital #SelfDefense is just one component. Stopping here would be naïve. It takes #sovereignty, too (owning your data), and #citizenship (getting involved with policy making), otherwise public spaces will just wither under growing #surveillance.
When the #EU started discussing the #GDPR, lots of people were "sure" it would never make a difference. Now it's in effect, we have court rulings like #SchremsI & #SchremsII, plus legal action taken by orgs like @noybeu.
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In the intervention application filed in the #SupremeCourt, the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed certain reservations about the #CitizenshipAmendmentAct 2019.
Read Application: http://bit.ly/2uPcELH
