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Researcher & journalist | Italian by birth, German by choice, European by belief | Focused on reconciliation, memory & disinformation • Email: simone.zpl@gmail.com • Signal: @SimoneZop.01

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Neither my eye nor my camera can see the end of the crowd at tonight’s weekly march in Tbilisi.

The rally is dedicated to the 120+ prisoners of conscience in Georgia.

Day 472 of daily, uninterrupted, nationwide protests.

14.03.2026 16:27 👍 108 🔁 51 💬 1 📌 0
Graphic from PEN International featuring a portrait of a woman with short grey hair wearing a red scarf and red jacket against a dark background with abstract writing symbols. Next to the portrait is a quote that reads: “I hope you will be free very soon. No woman should ever be in jail for expressing her opinion. You are a heroine to all of us. Stay strong, dear Valeryja, we are all with you.” The PEN International logo appears in the top left.

Graphic from PEN International featuring a portrait of a woman with short grey hair wearing a red scarf and red jacket against a dark background with abstract writing symbols. Next to the portrait is a quote that reads: “I hope you will be free very soon. No woman should ever be in jail for expressing her opinion. You are a heroine to all of us. Stay strong, dear Valeryja, we are all with you.” The PEN International logo appears in the top left.

A letter can remind someone in prison that they are not forgotten. 💌

Belarusian writer, editor and political scientist Valeryja Kaściuhova is imprisoned for speaking truth to power.

Send her a message of solidarity today: www.pen-international.org/our-campaign...

10.03.2026 16:41 👍 14 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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Il sistema carcerario russo: uno specchio della società (di A. Dubowy, Memorial Italia) Non ci sono mai stati così pochi prigionieri: all'interno della Russia le carceri si stanno svuotando, poiché ai detenuti è data la possibilità di arruolarsi n…

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📌 𝐈𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨: 𝐮𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚̀

di Alexander Dubowy per dekoder

09.03.2026 13:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Yazidi: un decennio dal genocidio Yazidi: minoranza curda perseguitata, segnata dal genocidio ISIS del 2014; diaspora, traumi e rischi attuali tra Iraq, Siria ed Europa.

𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢 𝐬𝐮𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢. 𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐢 𝐲𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐝𝐢, 𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐢 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐞 𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐚̀ 𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚 𝐬𝐢 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚.

06.03.2026 15:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Trump writes: "Wars can be fought forever".

Trump writes: "Wars can be fought forever".

After all of Sleepy Joe Biden's globalist wars, we can finally relax.

03.03.2026 07:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AfD e Russia: la rete di influenza del Cremlino in Germania – MicroMega I legami tra AfD e Russia dimostrano come l'estrema destra tedesca sia uno dei principali canali della penetrazione di Putin in Europa.

𝐀𝐟𝐃 𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚: 𝐥𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐢 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚

𝐿’𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑖 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑖 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑖 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝑑𝑖 𝑃𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑎.

Mio articolo appena uscito per MicroMega.

27.02.2026 09:39 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Ulviyya Ali, a journalist imprisoned as part of the criminal case against the independent media outlet Meydan TV, said to her family that she was receiving threats in the Baku Pretrial Detention Centre. Ali claimed that she had received threats from the administration after her voice was broadcast on social media using AI.

Ulviyya Ali, a journalist imprisoned as part of the criminal case against the independent media outlet Meydan TV, said to her family that she was receiving threats in the Baku Pretrial Detention Centre. Ali claimed that she had received threats from the administration after her voice was broadcast on social media using AI.

Via @ocmedia.bsky.social.

27.02.2026 15:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AfD e Russia: la rete di influenza del Cremlino in Germania – MicroMega I legami tra AfD e Russia dimostrano come l'estrema destra tedesca sia uno dei principali canali della penetrazione di Putin in Europa.

𝐀𝐟𝐃 𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚: 𝐥𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐢 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚

𝐿’𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑖 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑖 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑖 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝑑𝑖 𝑃𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑎.

Mio articolo appena uscito per MicroMega.

27.02.2026 09:39 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Erinnerung an Stalins Opfer: Kreml schafft Gulag-Museum ab Nur wenige Orte in Russland erinnern an die Opfer der Stalin-Herrschaft. Ein Museum soll künftig an den „Völkermord am sowjetischen Volk“ erinnern.

Nur wenige Orte in Russland erinnern an die Opfer der Stalin-Herrschaft. Ein Museum soll künftig an den „Völkermord am sowjetischen Volk“ erinnern.

25.02.2026 20:50 👍 26 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 2
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Quattro anni di guerra? Non è così (di T. Bezruchenko, Memorial Italia) Il 2022 non ha inaugurato la guerra: ha solo reso impossibile per l'Europa continuare a non vederla. Oggi ridurre tutto a quattro anni crea una cornice che esp…

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📌 Quattro anni di guerra? Non è così
a cura di Tetyana Bezruchenko

Il 2022 non ha inaugurato la guerra: ha solo reso impossibile per l'Europa continuare a non vederla.

24.02.2026 15:15 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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“Angels of Kharkivshchina” Exhibition in Ghent: Memory Without Borders and Accountability for War Crimes From February 22 to March 20, the “Angels of Kharkivshchina” exhibition is on display in Ghent, dedicated to the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The opening took place a...

📍 From February 22 to March 20, the “Angels of Kharkivshchina” exhibition is on display in Ghent, Belgium, dedicated to the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

To honor the memory of Ukrainian children killed as a result of Russian aggression.

adcmemorial.org/en/news/ange...

24.02.2026 16:17 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Jutta Leerdam, la diva dei pattini regina della velocità: l’oro della dolce Venere di rimmel La pattinatrice olandese da oltre 5 milioni di follower, fidanzata con il pugile youtube Jake Paul, trionfa sui 1000 metri con il record olimpico

La "dolce Venere di rimmel," scrive Repubblica. Ha vinto un oro olimpico, ma ciò conta è il trucco, si capisce.

16.02.2026 08:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Slavoj Žižek and renowned scholars demand freedom for Bahruz Samadov | Free Bahruz Campaign Support unjustly imprisoned Azerbaijani scholar Bahruz Samadov!

If you are a scholar who wants to join this public appeal, please write to:

contact@freebahruzcampaign.org

16.02.2026 06:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Quite the chart

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For nearly a year, Darejan Tskhvitaria has lived in a tent outside Georgia’s parliament in protest against Georgian Dream. Yesterday and today, her tent was attacked, her small donations stolen, threats made. “Even if the whole army comes, I will continue my fight”, she told me.

05.02.2026 18:31 👍 79 🔁 34 💬 1 📌 2
Copertina del nuovo numero della rivista 'Una città'.

Copertina del nuovo numero della rivista 'Una città'.

Nel nuovo numero della rivista 'Una città', appena uscito, fra le molte interviste e contributi interessanti, trovate anche una mia intervista a Paola Bassani Pacht, figlia dello scrittore e presidente della Fondazione Giorgio Bassani che ne porta avanti la memoria.

unacitta.it/it/sommario/...

04.02.2026 07:24 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Samadov loses appeal in prison determination, starts hunger strike Imprisoned researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov announced an indefinite hunger strike in protest of the court’s decision.

Imprisoned Azerbaijani researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov has gone on hunger strike after losing an appeal to stop his transfer from Penitentiary N11 to the high-security Umbaki Correctional Prison.

05.02.2026 13:34 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Nagorno-Karabakh leaders sentenced in Azerbaijan  - CIVILNET By Paul Vartan Sookiasian Seven former Nagorno-Karabakh officials held by Azerbaijan were sentenced Thursday by a Baku military court, with five receiving life imprisonment and two receiving 20-year t...

Seven former Nagorno-Karabakh officials held by Azerbaijan were sentenced Thursday by a Baku military court, with five receiving life imprisonment and two receiving 20-year terms, Azerbaijani media reported.

05.02.2026 12:12 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Copertina del nuovo numero della rivista 'Una città'.

Copertina del nuovo numero della rivista 'Una città'.

Nel nuovo numero della rivista 'Una città', appena uscito, fra le molte interviste e contributi interessanti, trovate anche una mia intervista a Paola Bassani Pacht, figlia dello scrittore e presidente della Fondazione Giorgio Bassani che ne porta avanti la memoria.

unacitta.it/it/sommario/...

04.02.2026 07:24 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Sudanese war reporter and wrongly imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist win Free Press Awards 2025 Free Press Unlimited proudly announces the winners of the Free Press Awards 2025: AlMigdad Hassan (Sudan), winner of the Newcomer of the Year – Hans Verploeg Award, and Ulviyya Guliyeva (Azerbaijan), ...

🏆 Most Resilient Journalist: Ulviyya Guliyeva

"An Azerbaijani journalist who continues to report despite severe repression and imprisonment. Even from detention, Ulviyya documents human rights violations and amplifies silenced voices."

Well deserved!

03.02.2026 21:13 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Day 431 of daily, uninterrupted protests in Georgia.

I’m blurring faces, as 5 people have already gone to jail for standing here peacefully, and I don’t want my photos to put anyone at risk.

01.02.2026 17:40 👍 70 🔁 37 💬 0 📌 3
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Georgien: Bis zum letzten Atemzug - Die ganze Doku | ARTE Ein Jahr nach dem Beginn des Aufstands des georgischen Volkes haben sich die Methoden des Regimes noch immer nicht geändert. Die letzten Kommunalwahlen am 4. Oktober wurden wieder einmal manipuliert. ...

An excellent short documentary by @artede.bsky.social on the resistance of Georgian civil society. Until the last breath.

01.02.2026 17:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congrats! Well deserved.

01.02.2026 15:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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‘The state plans to end my life’ — Bahruz Samadov calls for solidarity in prison letter In an appeal shared from prison, Azerbaijani researcher and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov warned that Baku may try to end his life.
31.01.2026 14:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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"Alle sue spalle" di Haska Shyyan: un canto d’amore per l’Ucraina Un rimedio contro la retorica disumanizzante della guerra, nella prospettiva di chi resta.

𝐔𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐝'𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐥'𝐔𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐞 𝐮𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐥𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚, 𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚 𝐝𝐢 𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚

Mia recensione, appena uscita su MicroMega, dello splendido romanzo di Haska Shyyan tradotto da Alessandro Achilli per Nuova Editrice Berti.

30.01.2026 10:35 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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"Alle sue spalle" di Haska Shyyan: un canto d’amore per l’Ucraina Un rimedio contro la retorica disumanizzante della guerra, nella prospettiva di chi resta.

𝐔𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐝'𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐥'𝐔𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐞 𝐮𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐥𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚, 𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚 𝐝𝐢 𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚

Mia recensione, appena uscita su MicroMega, dello splendido romanzo di Haska Shyyan tradotto da Alessandro Achilli per Nuova Editrice Berti.

30.01.2026 10:35 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said his face-to-face meeting with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Jan. 17 left him deeply alarmed about the U.S. president’s state of mind.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said his face-to-face meeting with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Jan. 17 left him deeply alarmed about the U.S. president’s state of mind.

We are in excellent hands.

28.01.2026 06:59 👍 119 🔁 39 💬 3 📌 7
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Peace activist, PhD candidate Bahruz Samadov to be moved to the high-security Umbaki prison 🇦🇿

He should not be transferred. He should not be in prison. He asked internationals to attend the hearing ⚠️

📆 29 January 2026
📍 Baku Court of Appeal

➡️ free-anar.site/political-pr...

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said his face-to-face meeting with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Jan. 17 left him deeply alarmed about the U.S. president’s state of mind.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said his face-to-face meeting with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Jan. 17 left him deeply alarmed about the U.S. president’s state of mind.

We are in excellent hands.

28.01.2026 06:59 👍 119 🔁 39 💬 3 📌 7
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Slavoj Žižek and renowned scholars demand freedom for Bahruz Samadov | Free Bahruz Campaign Support unjustly imprisoned Azerbaijani scholar Bahruz Samadov!

freebahruzcampaign.org/news/zizek-s...

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