Bill Browder

My copy just arrived at a local bookstore. I didn’t need to give a single penny to Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.
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THURSDAY 6 Nov edition of the IBA Daily News (IBADN) is the last in the series for #IBAToronto 2025. In today’s IBADN: Dr Mark Ellis' interview with @billbrowder.bsky.social, and a profile of the IBA-founded eyeWitness to Atrocities app as it marks its 10th anniversary.

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BREAKING:
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya & Siarhei Tsikhanouski are the winners of the 2025 Magnitsky Award for “Outstanding Opposition Politician,” honouring their leadership and unwavering dedication to democracy in Belarus. Their courage continues to move the world. #MagnitskyAwards

BREAKING:
@glandsbergis.bsky.social is the recipient of the 2025 Magnitsky Award for “Outstanding Contribution to the Magnitsky Justice Campaign,” in honour of his exceptional leadership in mobilising international action for human rights and targeted sanctions. #MagnitskyAwards

BREAKING:
@chloecheung.bsky.social is the recipient of the 2025 Magnitsky Award for “Outstanding Young Human Rights Activist,” in recognition of her impactful campaigning for justice and civil liberties in Hong Kong. Her voice inspires hope for a freer future. #MagnitskyAwards

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Abraham Jiménez Enoa is the winner of the 2025 Magnitsky Award for “Outstanding Journalist.” His persistent work exposing human rights abuses in Cuba, despite constant threats and censorship, is a beacon of journalistic integrity. #MagnitskyAwards

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Ruth Eleonora López is the 2025 Magnitsky Award winner for “Outstanding Human Rights Lawyer,” celebrating her tireless advocacy for victims of injustice and her key role in fighting against corruption and for accountability in El Salvador. #MagnitskyAwards

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Vanessa Tsehaye is the winner of the 2025 Magnitsky Award for “Outstanding Human Rights Activist,” recognising her courageous advocacy for Eritrean political prisoners, including her uncle Seyoum Tsehaye, and her efforts exposing human rights abuse. #MagnitskyAwards

BREAKING: Laila Soueif and Alaa Abd El-Fattah are the 2025 Magnitsky Award winners for “Courage Under Fire”. In the face of immense personal cost, their courage in standing up for human rights and freedom continues to inspire worldwide.
#MagnitskyAwards

I am 70. I just got a new pair of glasses after 5 years. Now I can comfortably read Bill Browder’s “Freezing Order.”
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Very important event on Tuesday next week at the European Parliament to advocate for the confiscation of the $300 billion of frozen Russian reserves for the defence and reconstruction of Ukraine

YouTube video by Times Radio If Trump’s ‘serious’ about ending the war, here’s how he can ruin Putin: Sir Bill Browder

If Trump’s ‘serious’ about ending the war, here’s how he can ruin Putin: Sir Bill Browder youtu.be/i0J1OZUNxD0

EU top court rules against Malta’s golden passport scheme The European Court of Justice on Tuesday said Malta needs to end its golden passport programme that allows wealthy foreigners to buy citizenship, as it is an infringement of EU law.

EU top court rules against Malta's golden passport scheme www.reuters.com/world/europe...

YouTube video by Times Radio How a British citizen has been left ‘to die’ in a Dubai prison: Sir Bill Browder pleads for justice

How a British citizen has been left ‘to die’ in a Dubai prison: I plead for justice for Ryan Cornelius who has been wrongfully detained in Dubai for more than 17 years in one of the most shocking cases of injustices I’ve ever seen.
youtu.be/2tJe6KyWJTo

Germany arrests 2 alleged Russian spies accused of scouting U.S. military facilities for sabotage A German prosecutor says 2 German-Russian nationals were caught snooping around U.S. military facilities used to train Ukrainian forces.

Germany arrests 2 alleged Russian spies accused of scouting U.S. military www.cbsnews.com/news/germany...

YouTube video by TVP WORLD Browder: U.S. wavering on Ukraine will force Europe to seize $200B of Russian assets | On The Record

Browder: U.S. wavering on Ukraine will force Europe to seize $200B of Russian assets | On The Record youtu.be/Yrf5VDiMVL8

‘A masterclass in bureaucratic obstruction’: how Monaco is allegedly protecting Russian criminals Russian businessmen who have been sanctioned in the EU and US for multimillion-dollar fraud may have laundered their money in Monaco “with impunity”. This is according to the campaigner Bill Browder, ...

‘A masterclass in bureaucratic obstruction’: how Monaco is allegedly protecting Russian criminals www.ftm.eu/articles/mon...

OPINION: Europe’s moment of truth to make Russia pay for its war The EU faces both a financial and moral disaster if frozen assets are returned to Russia.

OPINION: Use it or lose it: Europe’s moment of truth to make Russia pay for its war tvpworld.com/86321121/opi...

Russia Asks to Buy Boeing Jets With Frozen Assets in US Talks Russia has asked the US to let it buy Boeing Co. aircraft using money from billions of dollars in frozen state assets once there’s a ceasefire in Ukraine, according to a person in Moscow familiar with...

Russia Asks to Buy Boeing Jets With Frozen Assets in US Talks. It would be absolutely outrageous if the US agrees to this instead of handing over the Russian assets for compensation to Ukraine. I seriously hope this isn’t even being considered.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US removes Orban aide Rogan from sanctions list, Treasury Dept website shows The U.S. Treasury Department has removed sanctions imposed on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's aide Antal Rogan, according to a notice posted to the Treasury Department's website on Tuesday.

Trump removes Orban aide Rogan from Global Magnitsky sanctions list, Treasury Dept website shows www.reuters.com/world/us-rem...

Pro-Putin Soprano Anna Netrebko Returns to London’s Royal Opera House.
Controversial Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, known for backing Putin and the “LPR/DPR,” will return to London’s Royal Opera House in September after a six-year absence. www.kyivpost.com/post/50065

Trump Administration Denies Parole to Harvard Scientist From Russia, Citing Threat to US Security The Trump administration denied parole to a Russian scientist working at Harvard University, saying she is a threat to US security.

DHS Denies Parole to Harvard Scientist From Russia Kseniia Petrova, Citing Threat to US Security. She is a scientist studying frog DNA to prolong longevity for goodness sake. This is kafkaesque in the extreme.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Russia to be placed on Foreign Influence Registration Scheme The Russian state will be specified under the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, as regulations laid in Parliament for implementation.

Russia placed on UK Foreign Influence Registration Scheme. This means that anyone working on behalf of the Russian government in the UK and not declaring it is subject to criminal sanctions. Russia is only the second country under this type of scrutiny
www.gov.uk/government/n...

The time has come to punish Orbán, Germany’s next government says Merz’s incoming coalition wants to press the EU to look at withholding funds and suspending voting rights from Hungary.

The time has come to punish Orbán, Germany’s next government says. Couldn’t have happened soon enough
www.politico.eu/article/germ...

Silencing Dissent: U.S. Moves To Deport Kremlin Critic Kseniia Petrova This incident underscores a troubling trend: the weaponization of immigration laws to silence dissent and appease authoritarian regimes.

Silencing Dissent: U.S. Moves To Deport Kremlin Critic Kseniia Petrova www.forbes.com/sites/andyjs...

She opted to return to France, but when she told a CBP officer who questioned her that she feared political persecution if she returned to Russia, the agency decided to detain her instead, according to one of the petitions filed by her lawyer.”

Interesting detail on the arrest of Russian scientist at Logan airport Kseniia Petrova from reporting by the Harvard Crimson.

“She was initially given a choice after being stopped by CBP: return to France and reapply for a visa, or be deported and barred from entering the U.S. for five years.

Russian Harvard Medical School Researcher Detained at Louisiana ICE Facility After Visa Revocation.

More details on the Kseniia Petrova detention story from the Harvard Crimson.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

@billbrowder.bsky.social
You may be faintly aware of Bill Browder. You may have heard the name Sergei Magnitsky. This book, Red Notice by Bill Browder explains the link between the two and exposes the brutal death of Magnitsky in a Russian prison. Read it. It is just too important not to.