
Richard Branson
@richardbranson
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Screw it, let’s do it.
Joined August 2007
(3/3) The death penalty for drug offences is no deterrent. Singapore would be better off without it:
theonlinecitizen.com
Scheduled for execution on 15 October 2025, Hamzah bin Ibrahim accepts responsibility but questions the justice of his sentence. He cooperated with authorities, received a Certificate of Substantive...
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(2/3) His open letter to Singapore’s President and Home Affairs Minister raises all the right questions: “What does this serve? What do the authorities actually want to achieve?” Hamzah deserves clemency.
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(1/3) Hamzah bin Ibrahim is scheduled to be hanged in Singapore tomorrow for a non-violent drug offence, despite giving substantive assistance to investigating authorities:
theonlinecitizen.com
Scheduled for execution on 15 October 2025, Hamzah bin Ibrahim accepts responsibility but questions the justice of his sentence. He cooperated with authorities, received a Certificate of Substantive...
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A wonderful day for the hostages and prisoners on both sides being released. Now all parties must do their best to keep the peace & usher in a new era for Israelis & Palestinians. A fair, collaborative two-state solution will be critical to that. A Land For All’s pragmatic
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Polymarket is coming back to the US. 🇺🇸 Get on the waiting list to get early access to Polymarket's fully regulated U.S. trading platform:
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Such a well-deserved honour for a true champion of human rights and democracy. @MariaCorinaYA
BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to
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Check out new NYT opinion video re: #RobertRoberson “Shaken Baby” innocence case: #TikTok
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495.6K likes, 5514 comments. “News update: On Thursday, Oct. 9, Robert Roberson was granted a stay of execution by The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The case will now return to the trial court to...
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Dr Jane Goodall was a passionate champion of our beautiful planet and an amazing human being. We were together at the Planetary Guardians report launch in New York just last week - she was inspiring as ever. @JaneGoodallInst
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@LesterHoltNBC investigates the urgent case of #RobertRoberson — an innocent Texas father facing execution Oct. 16 for a crime that never happened. Listen to new @DatelineNBC podcast trailer here:
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Is Texas about to execute an innocent man? Lester Holt examines Robert Roberson’s controversial death row case.
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As the world’s attention is focused on armed conflicts and political crises, several countries have ramped up executions this year. Perhaps most shockingly, Iran has killed more than 1,000 of its own citizens in the first nine months of this year – already surpassing last
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Hard words are not enough. The West must use all its political, financial, and military means to be taken seriously by Putin. As Edward Lucas put it: “Hit Putin hard now, or attacks will worsen":
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When it comes to Ukraine - the world must listen and act. Ukraine has endured unspeakable losses, and its struggle is not just a matter of regional security but a test of international resolve. My thoughts on why we must stand for Ukraine, which is fighting on the frontlines of
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(2/2) Robert could soon become the first person in the U.S. to be executed based on the debunked and discredited “shaken baby syndrome” hypothesis. Add your name to help save an innocent man: https://t.co/AuO37kO7dW
#SaveRoberson @innocence
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Robert remains on death row for a crime that never occurred.
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(1/2)Time is running out to save an innocent father. Texas has set an Oct. 16 execution date for Robert Roberson, who has spent more than 20 years on death row for a crime that never occurred.
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Robert remains on death row for a crime that never occurred.
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We are Live! Enjoy the Peace One Day Broadcast #PeaceDay
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The ‘war on drugs’ has failed. There’s another way to solve the US fentanyl crisis:
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Letters: To defeat the cartels, governments should decriminalise personal use and create legal drug markets, says Richard Branson. And Richard Kilroy decries US military action against suspected...
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How to arm Ukraine for negotiations, and finally bring Russia’s devastating invasion to an end: https://t.co/tzw64FA6k2
@ForeignAffairs
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For a durable peace, Trump must get the order of talks right.
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We must never forget the legacy of over 2,000 nuclear weapons tests carried out over the last 80 years — driving displacement & contaminating lands & oceans. My message to leaders: Stop playing with fire. Now is the time to silence the bombs before they speak again.
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