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[–] Wudi@feddit.uk 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This politician is a tankie nutjob who happens to be a pro-palestinian activist.

She voted against every single EU resolution condemning Russia's war on Ukraine.

She shared on social media a picture of a politician with this message :

"He is a friend of genociders. He sleeps well at night. That will not last long"

Then he received this message :

"I see your empty eyes in the halls of the European Parliament. You should be afraid. It's just the beginning"

He ended up going to the police :

https://www.franceinfo.fr/politique/la-france-insoumise/francois-xavier-bellamy-depose-plainte-contre-rima-hassan-apres-que-l-eurodeputee-lfi-a-profere-une-menace-a-son-encontre-dans-un-tweet_6686187.html

More recently, the French writer Boualem Sansal was jailed on bullshit charges in Algeria.

He did not have a fair trial. He didn't even get access to a lawyer.

https://www.pen-international.org/news/algeria-novelist-boualem-sansal-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison

The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to condemn his arrest and demand his release.

Rima Hassan was one of the only MEPs to vote against his release 🤦

https://www.20minutes.fr/politique/4135328-20250124-inhumain-honte-vote-rima-hassan-liberation-sansal-fait-reagir-explique

One week ago, the European Parliament issued a warning against her:

The President had decided to impose a penalty on Rima Hassan for having recorded during a plenary session a Member of the European Parliament without his consent, and having subsequently disseminated the video on her social media accounts, accompanied by a personal comment.

Her behaviour had harmed Parliament’s reputation and the principle of mutual respect among Members.

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10_EN.pdf