I think there’s a lot of good points esp around the US.
Yet when a regime sends commandos overseas to assassinate, domestically kidnaps, tortures and murderers its own citizens, etc etc. (I could go on)
Where do you draw the line?
Ok I draw it a lot earlier than some - I did not like us having Under Armour due to their big game hunting range.
Tbh I got advised not to do public emergency fundraising for my friend a few years back for the safety of my own family, and even writing here I start to question the wisdom of it (I kept stuff to GM before for safety), which is exactly how this regime works. It’s well known (eg Channel 4 news stories) the diaspora including in the U.K. is terrified.
I submitted evidence to the solicitors taking the case against UK Govt with the bizarre sending folk there plan
Despite having had multiple death threats against him he decided he couldn’t not go public, ITN flew out and did a headline interview, though the news cycle shifted with the Queen dying, and unless we actually sent folk there I imagine they were reluctant to put him at more risk. So that never got broadcast but if ever anything happens to him it’s in the can. Possible BBC radio programme in the pipeline.
This was the only thing that came out at that point, via Freedon From Torture’s press guy.
https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/19/asylum-seeker-tortured-in-rwandan-prison-slams-uk-deportation-scheme-16838517/amp/When the documentary film finally gets edited there will be plenty more bad publicity and I don’t want Villa involved.
If as a Season Ticket holder you aren’t going to speak out when it’s a regime that’s kidnapped and tortured a close friend then when can you.
I was horrified
https://www.gunnersforpeace.co.uk/ needed to exist for this sportswashing.
Telling as is Arsenal, PSG, Bayern and Athletic all benefitted, I’ll be heartbroken if the my own team takes blood money.
My take on it is there is at lest something in the pipeline and I hope it can be stopped.
