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Nobel Peace Prize laureate @mariaressa@twitter.com faces judgement in the Philippines in a few hours on a tax charge that could see her imprisoned for up to 34 years. 11 fellow laureates have penned an open letter to President Marcos to resolve the "unjust charges" thedemocracyreport.com/project

🐦🔗: twitter.com/julieposetti/statu

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Thinking of the thousands of nurses, hospital aides, chaplains, social workers, and doctors who are caring for the sick this Christmas.

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As a human rights lawyer who has done extensive immigration work, let me make something absolutely clear.

Asylum is legal immigration.
There's no "port of entry" requirement.
There's no "visa" requirement.
There's no "first country" requirement.
You enter the United States, and you apply for asylum.

Because asylum is legal immigration. Period.

Period.

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In remembering Ukraine every day, remember also Syria. And remember also Afghanistan.

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#News These five graphics explain the zero-Covid protests in China w.st/3yQuQ

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