"Misuse of power"

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29 June 2025

A protest float featuring a bishop figure resting in a hammock tied between two crosses criticizes 15 years of failure to rigorously address church abuse cases at the Christopher Street Day parade in Munich, Germany, on June 28, 2025. The float highlights calls for accountability and justice for victims of sexual violence within church institutions.

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24 March 2024

Members of a local band are playing traditional musical instruments, entertaining the crowd during the mass celebration of the festival of Holi, the festival of colors, in Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 24, 2024. Thousands of locals and tourists have gathered at the ancient palace courtyard on Sunday to mark the festival with fervor and gaiety. The festival, also known as the Spring festival, signifies the arrival of spring and the harvest season. Celebrated for two days in the Hills and Terai, people are coming out of their homes, smearing colors on each other's faces, and exchanging greetings. According to Hindu mythology, demon king Hiranyakashyapu, who was unhappy with his son Prahlad for his wholehearted devotion to the God Vishnu, ordered his sister Holika to kill Prahlad. Following her brother's instructions, Holika, who had a boon from the gods that fire would not harm her, sat on fire with Prahlad on her lap but was burnt to death while Prahlad remained unhurt due to the blessing of God Vishnu. From then onwards, the festival, also known as Holi, is celebrated by smearing color with enjoyment. There is also a saying that Lord Vishnu had told Holika that the boon she had received would be meaningless if it was misused.

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24 March 2024

A foreign national is gesturing as she participates in the mass celebration of the festival of Holi, the festival of colors, at Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 24, 2024. Thousands of locals and tourists are gathering at the ancient palace courtyard to mark the festival with fervor and gaiety on this Sunday. The festival, also known as the Spring festival, signifies the arrival of spring and the harvest season. Celebrated for two days in the Hills and Terai, people are coming out of their homes to smear colors on each other's faces and exchange greetings. According to Hindu mythology, the demon king Hiranyakashyapu, who was unhappy with his son Prahlad's devotion to the God Vishnu, ordered his sister Holika to kill Prahlad. Following her brother's instructions, Holika, who had a boon that fire would not harm her, sat on fire with Prahlad on her lap but was burnt to death, while Prahlad remained unharmed due to the blessing of God Vishnu. Since then, the festival also known as Holi is celebrated by smearing color with enjoyment. It is also said that Lord Vishnu had told Holika that the boon she had received would be meaningless if it was misused.

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24 March 2024

A foreign national is gesturing as she participates in the mass celebration of the festival of Holi, the festival of colors, at Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 24, 2024. Thousands of locals and tourists are gathering at the ancient palace courtyard to mark the festival with fervor and gaiety on this Sunday. The festival, also known as the Spring festival, signifies the arrival of spring and the harvest season. Celebrated for two days in the Hills and Terai, people are coming out of their homes to smear colors on each other's faces and exchange greetings. According to Hindu mythology, the demon king Hiranyakashyapu, who was unhappy with his son Prahlad's devotion to the God Vishnu, ordered his sister Holika to kill Prahlad. Following her brother's instructions, Holika, who had a boon that fire would not harm her, sat on fire with Prahlad on her lap but was burnt to death, while Prahlad remained unharmed due to the blessing of God Vishnu. Since then, the festival also known as Holi is celebrated by smearing color with enjoyment. It is also said that Lord Vishnu had told Holika that the boon she had received would be meaningless if it was misused.

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15 March 2024

Former de facto Polish leader and head of the Law and Justice party Jaroslaw Kaczynski is seen on television during his testimony at the Pegazus inquiry committee on 15 March, 2024. Former heads of governmant are being probed for their alleged invvolvement into illegal surveillance with the use of Israeli Pegazus software, a case in which opposition government officials and even members of the Law and Justice party were being spied on without proper legal consent.

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29 January 2024

Police are seen outside parliament anticipating the arrival of two formerly imprisoned politicians in Warsaw, Poland on 25 January, 2024. On Thursday two former politicians, Mariusz Kaminski and Maciej Wasik were expected to try to enter parliament despite a ban by the chamber's speaker. The two men had been pardoned from jail the night before by President Andrzej Duda, a close ally of the Law and Justice party. Both men have been convicted of abuse of power.

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30 October 2023

Several dozen people are seen at an anti-government rally in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland on 29 October, 2023. Protesters accuse the Law and Justice led government of overstepping their powers and backsliding on democracy.

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