Throwback to last month at the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation event at former #Stasi HQ in #Berlin . Incredible stories/insights on how to support and free political prisoners from those most directly impacted. Evgenia Kara-Murza Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Hannah Neumann Antje Schippmann

Sober and devastating analysis by ⁦james crabtree⁩ of the „strategic unseriousness“ of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: „Germany’s economic and foreign policies are set in corporate boardrooms, rather than the chancellery and ministries in Berlin“ foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/22/ola…

Few are the times we regret having tried and failed. Many are the times we look back and wonder why we did not do nearly enough. The continued acceptance of these murderous regimes will haunt our collective conscience.

Today is Maria Kalesnikava's birthday. For the 4th year, she has to mark her birthday in jail. She has been held incommunicado for over a year now. Sign the petition on libereco.org/petition for the release of political prisoners in Belarus.
#FreeMaria #WeStandBYyou

April 24 is Maria Kalesnikava's birthday. The birthday of our Masha, whose radiant smile has become a source of support for Belarusians & a symbol of resilience for the world. If the regime is ‘not at war against women’, then how come it is the fourth year already that Masha…

Another day in Ukraine. Never normal, never acceptable.

My full statement as Special Envoy on behalf of the Community of Democracies PA on the case of Vladimir Kara-Murza. His impending transfer constitutes torture and he must be freed immediately.

.Secretary Antony Blinken There is little time left to free Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza, who endures solitary confinement in a Siberian maximum-security prison. His health is in grave danger. We call on you to designate Mr. Kara-Murza as unlawfully detained and secure his freedom.

As an Iranian I strongly condemn the drone and missile attack by Islamic regime against Israel. Now, there is no excuse for the EU not to designate the Islamic Republic Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization. This regime is causing massive suffering in the region. Iran…

„Ich konnte nicht schweigen. Schweigen ist eine Form der Mittäterschaft”, sagte Wladimir Kara-Mursa. Seit Jahren versucht #Putin friedliche Oppositionelle wie ihn mundtot zu machen. Die Wahrheit zu sagen ist kein Verbrechen - Kara-Mursa muss umgehend freigelassen werden.

The Global Scholars for #HongKong have nominated 5 brave Hongkongers for the Nobel Peace Prize this year.
Support Jimmy Lai #FreeJimmyLai, Hang Tung Chow 鄒幸彤, Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 😷, #LeeCheukYan & Gwyneth Kwai-lam Ho are all deserving of the Nobel for their fight for freedom in Hong Kong.

Read our statement ⬇️

Important warning from Masih Alinejad 🏳️ on the operations of the Iranian regime beyond its borders. 👇

Expel Cuba!
My message at the United Nations today.

¡La dictadura cubana debe ser expulsada del Consejo de DDHH de la ONU!

Les comparto mis palabras hoy en la sesión plenaria del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas… y la pataleta del embajador del régimen.…

I gave a speech and read my father's prison letter at Euronest of European Parliament . His letter is his cry for help, because he is dying! We are doing everything to let the world know the condition of prisoners and the fact that my father is dying! There is nobody from civil society…

This Thursday in Berlin!

Free ticket here: eventbrite.de/e/pathway-to-f…

It’s been nearly a year since Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully imprisoned for doing his job as a journalist. If you’re in Brussels, please join us for a 5km run (or walk) on Wed March 27. We’ll meet at 9:30 under the arches of Parc Cinquantenaire. fb.me/e/54WUJNfH9 #FreeEvan

Mehr als 1 Million Menschen sind von autoritären Regimen als politische Gefangene inhaftiert. Wie können wir Inhaftierte unterstützen? Darüber sprechen wir in einer Woche im Campus für Demokratie, u.a. mit ehemaligen politischen Gefangenen und Angehörigen:
bit.ly/pathway-to-fre…

We launched our initiative, called Word Liberty Congress to unite dissidents from 56 authoritarian regimes against an emerging alliance of dictators dedicated to undermining democracy and democratic transitions all over the world. We seek to counter this criminal alliance and…

Today, the WLC, a global alliance of freedom activists, has come together in Washington to condemn the sham elections taking place this year in countries across the world, including Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Venezuela and Rwanda.

We are witnessing a…