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Sarah Leah Whitson

@sarahleah1

Executive Director of @dawnmenaorg; former head of HRW's Middle East North Africa Division.

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US denies Palestinian officials visas for the UN General Assembly
US denies Palestinian officials visas for the UN General Assembly YouTube video by TRT World Now

Watch TRT World's full interview with DAWN's @sarahleah1.bsky.social about the U.S. State Department's decision to deny visas to Palestinian representatives for September's UN General Assembly meeting in New York. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn9X...

31.08.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe majority of the American people oppose the genocide, want [US] weapons to Israel to stop, believe that the U.S. has gone too far in supporting Israel... What the Trump administration is doing isn't in the interest of the American nation," @sarahleah1.bsky.social w/ @msnbc.com's Ayman Mohyeldin.

26.09.2025 16:07 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman is a murderer, and whatever billions he spends to grease the palms of politicians and businessmen around the world won't erase that," said @sarahleah1.bsky.social.

02.10.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken β€œcontrolling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group.

NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.

10.10.2025 15:54 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 137 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 30
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NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | @sarahleah1.bsky.social - Calls Grow For a UN Peacekeeping Protection
Force in Gaza | George Beebe - What a Peace Plan to End Russia's War on Ukraine Could Look Like | @lktiv.bsky.social - Trump Moves to Use the Military for Domestic Law Enforcement

12.08.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. State Department: Annual Human Rights Report Whitewashes Israeli War Crimes (Washington, DC – August 12, 2025) – The U.S. State Department’s 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Israel, West Bank, and Gaza, released today, deliberately omits any reference to seriou...

From @sarahleah1.bsky.social @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social
dawnmena.org/u-s-state-de...

13.08.2025 01:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Accountability for War Crimes in Gaza: Where We Are The global struggle to hold Israel accountable for war crimes in Gaza represents a critical test for international justice. At stake is not only the enforcement of laws prohibiting genocide, war crime...

US complicity and international inaction have so far failed to halt #Israel’s genocide in #Gaza, though growing isolation suggests the system of impunity may finally be weakening. Read this analysis from @sarahleah1.bsky.social

arabcenterdc.org/resource/acc...

13.08.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/francis-suarez-announces-new-saudi-investment-office-in-miami-22523162

β€œit is concerning that Mayor Suarez is promoting the PIF, given the country’s record of abuses and the nearly $1 trillion fund at its disposal, which the kingdom could use to exert its political influence.”

21.02.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-maine-governor-clash-over-transgender-athletes-2025-02-21/

Kudos to Governor @JanetMillsforME refusing to whither before Trump and his bullying. He’s so easily provoked, so quickly resorts to threats and personal attacks. Whether or not you support trans in sports, respect her backbone.

21.02.2025 22:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DAWN Statement on the Sentencing of Sen. Bob Menendez and Egypt’s Corrupt Influence in U.S. Politics (Washington, D.C., January 27, 2025) – Β In response to the sentencing today by the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York of former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez to 11 years i...

β€œSenator Menendez should spend every day of his next 11 years in prison contemplating not only his betrayal of the American people but the harm he caused millions of Egyptians as he worked to cover up the Egyptian dictatorship’s human rights abuses for a few gold bars," said @sarahleah1.bsky.social.

29.01.2025 23:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social TODAY at 12:30 PM EST for a press conference RE: our lawsuit against The State Department, demanding the US uphold the Leahy Laws and stop military aid to abusive Israeli forces harming Palestinian families. WATCH: www.facebook.com/dawnmenaorg/
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine

17.12.2024 16:00 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Every member state of the International Criminal Court – and even its erstwhile champions like the U.S. – have a duty to swiftly arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant at the first opportunity they get," said @sarahleah1.bsky.social, DAWN's executive director.

21.11.2024 17:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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DAWN Statement in Response to Designation of Amana Settlement Organization to U.S. Sanctions List (Washington, D.C., November 19, 2024) β€” On November 18, theΒ  U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions designations against Amana, an Israeli state-backed settlement organization with approximately...

On Nov. 18, the US Treasury Department announced sanctions designations against Amana, an Israeli state-backed settlement organization with approximately $160 million in assets. On Nov. 8, DAWN submitted to Treasury a detailed dossier urging sanctions on Amana.

DAWN's statement on these sanctions:

19.11.2024 22:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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France’s Shift on Western Sahara Comes With a Huge Cost France says it is committed to the rules-based order. In the Morocco-Western Sahara conflict, it chose short-term political benefits instead.

"For occupying powers, including Russia and Israel, it provides invaluable precedent as well as encouragement that, sooner or later, their 'might' will also one day 'make right'..."

DAWN's Sarah Leah Whitson on the true cost of France abandoning #WesternSahara πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­, via @wpr.bsky.social:

09.09.2024 14:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#ExpelCuellar: ANCA Calls for Expulsion of Rep. Cuellar from Congress Washington, DCβ€” The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today called on the U.S. House to immediately expel Henry Cuellar (D-TX) over his indictment for accepting nearly six hundred thousand...

ANCA Calls for Expulsion of Rep. Cuellar from Congress - Sarah Leah Whitson: Is anyone following the tsunami of foreign government corruption that has overtaken our government?

anca.org/press-releas...

04.05.2024 16:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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US Deploys B-2 Stealth Bombers to Attack Yemen Without Congressional Approval | Common Dreams "Why is the U.S. bombing Yemenβ€”with a B-2 bomber no lessβ€”with zero congressional authorization?"

"Why is the U.S. bombing Yemenβ€”with a B-2 bomber no lessβ€”with zero congressional authorization?" asked Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), following Wednesday's strikes.

www.commondreams.org/news/us-bomb...

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