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1. guidoiaquinti · 1790685221 · focus · HN ↗

   Several International Criminal Court (ICC) judges have been unable to access their bank accounts or receive routine salary payments and financial transfers due to financial blockages triggered by United States sanctions. In the country where they live

   1. rapsey · 1790686393 · focus · HN ↗

      ICC judges getting the right wing activist treatment, except the activists get it from their own government.

      1. flohofwoe · 1790687230 · focus · HN ↗

         Concrete examples to verify such claims please? Also in civilized countries such things are decided by the justice system, not the government (which to the surprise of many simple minded people - like a certain US president and his fanbase - is independent from the government).

         1. ecshafer · 1790688282 · focus · HN ↗

            The concrete example would be Canada "debanking" the truckers who protested in Ottawa for exercising their GOD given right to free speech. Another concrete example would be Germany having banks close accounts for the AFD and AFD related people.

            1. someonebaggy · 1790696207 · focus · HN ↗

               The same people who will tell you it's wrong to debank truckers for blocking highways will also complain that we don't debank climate protestors who block highways.

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