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Agora of Restorative Justice Practices, Community-Based Theatre, and Interactive Arts Centered on Human Rights.
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Restorative Justice enters the framework of Human Rights with the EFRJ Manifesto. See Dr. Patrizia Patrizi, Board of the European Forum, address at the Human Rights Corner, Venice Film Festival.
Italian with English subs
#RestorativeJustice

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November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Iran has executed over 1500 people in 2025. Hands off Cain reports torture, unfair trials, and gender based persecution. Silence enables impunity.

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#Iran
#HandsoffCain
#StopExecutionsinIran
Execution in Iran Women Executed in Iran
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Tundu Lissu appeared in court yesterday for a treason trial many call politically motivated. State failed to present witness; judges adjourned. As Hands off Cain reports:”Treason is a common charge in authoritarian regimes.”Update by Valerio Fioravanti here: www.handsoffcain.info/notizia/tanz...
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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💯 accurate reporting🙏

#TanganyikaMassacre Pages 12-18
thecontinent.org The Continent @thecontinent.org · 11d
All Protocol Observed

Welcome to Issue 219 of The Continent

Protests, an internet blackout, and deadly force marked Tanzania’s Election Day. Once online again, 37 readers shared what they witnessed.

Read their stories: bit.ly/219_TC
The cover of The Continent, dated 8 November 2025 (Issue 219), bears the headline “Tanzania’s darkest week” and features a striking political cartoon by Gado that echoes Honoré Daumier’s 1831 caricature Gargantua. At the top, the masthead appears in bold black letters on a beige background. Below it, the illustration dominates the page. It shows a woman seated on a throne-like chair, drawn to resemble Tanzania’s leader. Her mouth is open wide, and a long wooden ramp extends from her mouth, down which small, faceless figures carry large sacks labeled “Corruption,” “Incompetence,” “Fear,” and “Election Fraud.” They march upward to feed these vices into her mouth, while behind them, a long line of weary people stretches toward the horizon, waiting their turn. To the left stands a sign reading “Abductions”, beside a huge pile of skulls — a chilling symbol of death and repression. Below, masked soldiers with rifles shoot civilians on a blood-spattered ground, surrounded by the bodies of the fallen. The entire scene conveys chaos, violence, and fear. The image is a nod to Daumier’s Gargantua, which depicted France’s King Louis-Philippe as a grotesque giant devouring the people’s wealth while rewarding his cronies. Here, that 19th-century metaphor of gluttonous tyranny is adapted to Tanzania’s present moment — portraying a leader who consumes corruption, fear, and human lives themselves.
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Porzia Addabbo Hands off Cain: Articles 3 and 32 of the Italian Constitution remind us that Dignity Equality and Health are Universal Rights.
Neurodiversity is a Human Rights Issue.
#AutismAcceptance
#Neurodiversity
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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At the premiere of Valentina Pacifici’s film starring protagonists with autism, Porzia Addabbo Board Member of Hands off Cain, delivered a compelling speech on Dignity, Justice and the Right to Visibility
#AutismAcceptance
#Neurodiversity
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
Il non Bimbo film flyer
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Shot 16 times. Exiled. Now facing death row. Tundu Lissu’s story is not just about one man—it’s a chilling portrait of political repression in Tanzania. Read the full exposé on Hands Off Cain
#Tanzania
#TunduLissu
#Democracy

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No Hate No Fear Tundu Lissu
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Louisa Atta-Agyemang Chairperson Democracy Union of Africa speaks of Africa’s future at DUA Forum while voices like Tundu Lissu and Dr. Besigye remain silenced in prison.
#Tanzania
#DUAForum
#FreeTunduLissu
#HandsoffCain
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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In a world where authority stifles cultural identity, this image captures the daily struggles many face against oppression. A reminder for justice and acknowledgment of those who fight to maintain their voice and heritage amidst systemic challenges. #Justice #Resilience
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Authority overshadows cultural identity
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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#OnThisDay, 5 Nov 1872, suffragists Susan B Anthony and 13 other women illegally vote in the US Presidential election.

Nine of the voters were initially reported as a "minor topic".

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #WotesForWomen 🗃️

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MINOR TOPICS. Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY has had the honour of leading to the polls the advanced guard of the coming squadrons of female voters. The little band of nine ladies whose ballots were received by the election inspectors at Rochester deserve a permanent place in history, We have heard before of solitary instances of the recognition of the female franchise; but this picket guard of nine is a tangible enough force to make people reflect on the future possibilities which it involves. The fact is not stated, but we may assume with tolerable certainty that the nine ladies at Rochester showed their capacity for an intelligent exercise of the franchise by voting for GRANT and DIX.
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Speaking of elections…
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, was elected New York’s 111th mayor on Tuesday, riding a historic surge of enthusiasm as the nation’s largest city embraced generational and ideological change.

Here are seven takeaways from election night.
7 Takeaways From a Stunning New York City Mayoral Election
Zohran Mamdani motivated voters to head for the polls, using a broad coalition of supporters to overcome Andrew Cuomo’s success in siphoning Republican votes.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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To the world Leaders🔈
PLEASE do NOT CONGRATULATE SAMIA Suluhu

It's the likes of Samia who create this global migration crisis cracking your heads today
We want to thrive in our birth countries, but can't when the Samias are in power
#SamiaMustGo
@sarajacobs.house.gov

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Tanzania election: Samia Suluhu Hassan wins vote as hundreds feared dead in unrest
Demonstrations continued on Friday as young protesters denounced the election as unfair.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Tundu Lissu faces death row after disputed Tanzanian elections. Italian students remain stranded amid unrest. Africa’s democratic hopes dim as global silence persists.

www.handsoffcain.info/notizia/tanz...
#NessunoTocchiCaino
#FreeTunduLissuNow
#Tanzania
DUA FORUM Advocacy for Tundu Lissu
November 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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2025 DUA Forum in Nairobi. Advocacy highlighted Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hon. Tundu Lissu. Dr. Besigye has faced arrests and military trials in Uganda. Hon. Lissu, charged with treason in Tanzania, seeks electoral reform after survival of assassination attempts. Trials are held behind closed doors.
LOUISA ATTA-AGYEMANG DUA forum 2025
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Tanzania erupts after rigged elections. “Barricades, police station assaults, deaths”reports Italian newspaper La Repubblica.Youth demand democracy. Govt imposes curfew, silences media, shuts universities. #Tanzania #Protests#LaRepubblica#HandsoffCain
Italian newspaper La Repubblica
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Tanzania’s repression is under global scrutiny. At Venice Film Festival #NessunoTocchiCaino launched the first Human Rights Corner. International Focus the Advocacy Campaign #FreeTundLissu calling for release and protection, justice transaparency and freedom.
#Tanzania
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October 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Art for Engagement. The Mayday Movement USA is a grassroots coalition promoting democratic values through peaceful protest and community engagement. Art inspires awareness and action on social issues, demonstrating how grassroots efforts can drive meaningful change. maydaymovementusa.org
From MayDay website
October 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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ITALY Violence, gunfire, and internet blackout during the elections in Tanzania.

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Italian press elections in Tanzania
October 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Kizza Besigye, Tundu Lissu honoured as champions of democracy in Africa
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Jailed Tanzanian and Ugandan opposition leaders Tundu Lissu and Kizza Besigye have been recognized as Champions of Democracy in Africa by the Democracy Union of Africa Conference 2025.
Tanzania Elections DUA 2025
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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TANZANIA. The Tundu Lissu case

General elections will be held in Tanzania on Wednesday, 29 October. The only candidate who could challenge this power bloc, Tundu Lissu, was arrested in April and has been on death row ever since, accused of TREASON. www.handsoffcain.info/notizia/tanz...
Official flyer
October 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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The Performative Nature of Restorative Justice.
On October 2, 2023, in Rome's Willy Brandt Foundation, the first Agora of Theatre of Testimony unfolded. Shylock as a case of Prejudice. Public testimony to heal Community wounds.

#RestorativeJustice
#Theatre

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La Colonna Infame. Il caso Shylock
Agorà di teatro di testimonianza che si svolge presso la fondazione Willy Brandt. Una giornata di incontri non convenzionale, fanno sapere gli organizzatori, in cui sono stati chiamati "testimoni del ...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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La figura di Tundu Lissu, parlamentare e giurista tanzaniano, rappresenta un caso emblematico di violazione delle libertà politiche.
La sua vicenda è al centro della Campagna #FreeTunduLissu, rilanciata da NessunoTocchi Caino – Spes Contra Spem
Flyer ufficiale Free Tundu Lissu
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM