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Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes
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Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes
Department of State
@StateDRL
Official account of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL). TOU: State.gov/tou RT ≠ Endorsement
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    Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes
    Department of State
    @StateDRL
    Jun 16
    Today marks three months since 16-year-old Jonathan David Muir Burgos was sent to a maximum-security Cuban prison, supposedly for participating in a demonstration. He urgently needs medical attention and has not received it. No person - especially no child - should be imprisoned
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    U.S. Embassy Kyiv
    Department of State
    @USEmbassyKyiv
    Jun 15
    Цієї ночі Росія атакувала християнську святиню - собор XI ст в Києві, а також забрала життя п’ятьох рятувальників у Харкові. Я на власні очі побачила руйнування унікальної історичної памʼятки в Києво-Печерській лаврі. Також були удари по житлових будинках, внаслідок яких було
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    Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes
    Department of State
    @StateDRL
    Jun 12
    It was an honor to visit the Republic of Korea to reaffirm our ironclad alliance, advance key human rights priorities in North Korea, and encourage the ROK government to recommit to protecting freedom of expression and religious liberty. I look forward to continuing this
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    Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes
    Department of State
    @StateDRL
    Jun 12
    Thank you to @twtNKDB for the tour of the “Her Day in North Korea” exhibit, where we learned how the DPRK regime controls the everyday lives of North Koreans. The United States will continue to shine a spotlight on the regime’s pervasive human rights abuses.
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    Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes
    Department of State
    @StateDRL
    Jun 12
    Choi Jinyoung’s father, Choi Chun-gil, has been unjustly detained by the DPRK for more than a decade. The Choi family’s story is a powerful reminder that the tearing apart of families is not an isolated issue – from Korean-American divided families, those abducted from the ROK
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    Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes
    Department of State
    @StateDRL
    Jun 11
    Today is Dr. Gulshan Abbas’s 8th birthday in detention on unfounded charges.  The CCP must stop its acts of transnational repression and attempts to silence U.S. citizens through coercion and intimidation and release Dr. Abbas so she can reunite with her family.
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    Secretary Marco Rubio
    Department of State
    @SecRubio
    Jun 11
    Today, I am sanctioning Cuba’s state-owned energy company, Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET), under President Trump’s EO 14404. Cuba’s Communist elites have weaponized energy as a tool of social control and kleptocratic profit. For decades, the regime has stolen and hoarded available
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    Secretary Marco Rubio
    Department of State
    @SecRubio
    Jun 8
    The Murillo-Ortega dictatorship is an enemy of humanity. The Trump Administration will not ignore their crimes and brutality, including the dictatorship’s singular role in the death of political opposition leader Brooklyn Rivera. Today, @StateDept took steps to impose visa
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    Ambassador Richard Buangan
    Department of State
    @USAmbMongolia
    Jun 7
    Great to host Assistant Secretary @StateDRL during his visit to Mongolia. We are committed to supporting Mongolia’s progress in strengthening democracy, human rights, and religious freedom.
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    Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes
    Department of State
    @StateDRL
    Jun 6
    Thank you to His Eminence Khamba Lama D. Javzandorj for his warm hospitality as I visited the beautiful Gandan Monastery — the Center of Mongolian Buddhism.
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    Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes
    Department of State
    @StateDRL
    Jun 6
    Had meaningful conversations with religious leaders representing multiple faith groups about their experiences in Mongolia.
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    USForeignAssist
    Department of State
    @USForeignAssist
    Jun 5
    Today, @StateDept announced more than $240 million in humanitarian assistance to @CatholicRelief (CRS). This funding will support CRS’ life-saving assistance around the world, leveraging faith in action to address humanitarian needs via their extensive network of local partners.
    Senior Bureau Official Ryan Shrum made the announcement in Rome, Italy, alongside U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN Agencies in Rome Lynda Blanchard, CRS Vice President for Humanitarian Response Jennifer Poidatz, and Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Alistair Dutton.
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    Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes
    Department of State
    @StateDRL
    Jun 5
    “The violent persecution of Christians is a barbaric evil, and my Administration remains firmly committed to ending it in all its forms.” - @POTUS
    Presidential Message on Global Coptic Day
    From whitehouse.gov
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