Frank Conde Tangberg
@frankctangberg.bsky.social
Policy Advisor for @Amnesty_Norge 📝Sports & Human Rights 📝🇨🇴🇻🇪🇧🇷. 📝Ethical investments 🇮🇨🇳🇴
🧵FIFA’s collaboration with the Board of Peace should not overshadow the fact that Israeli football has contributed to an illegal occupation, whilst receiving funding from FIFA and UEFA. Although reconstruction is important, the first point of action should be to prevent harm.
February 20, 2026 at 8:48 AM
🧵FIFA’s collaboration with the Board of Peace should not overshadow the fact that Israeli football has contributed to an illegal occupation, whilst receiving funding from FIFA and UEFA. Although reconstruction is important, the first point of action should be to prevent harm.
🧵As #Venezuela approves a new amnesty law, and a slow process of release of prisoners arrested for political motives moves ahead, it is vital that Venezuelan authorities invite the UN Fact-Finding Mission to investigate human rights abuses.
#QueSeanTodos
www.amnesty.org/es/latest/ne...
#QueSeanTodos
www.amnesty.org/es/latest/ne...
Venezuela: Llamado por liberaciones plenas y acompañamiento de Misión de la ONU
Amnistía Internacional pide que la Misión de la ONU acceda a Venezuela para supervisar excarcelaciones y garantizar estándares de derechos humanos.
www.amnesty.org
February 20, 2026 at 7:36 AM
🧵As #Venezuela approves a new amnesty law, and a slow process of release of prisoners arrested for political motives moves ahead, it is vital that Venezuelan authorities invite the UN Fact-Finding Mission to investigate human rights abuses.
#QueSeanTodos
www.amnesty.org/es/latest/ne...
#QueSeanTodos
www.amnesty.org/es/latest/ne...
February 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Reposted by Frank Conde Tangberg
Extraordinary reporting on the deadliest massacre from a police operation in "Brazil's history
"When the Guardian returned to the Complexo da Penha a fortnight after the shootings, there was no sign of change."
Thousands killed annually by police. This is not security policy
"When the Guardian returned to the Complexo da Penha a fortnight after the shootings, there was no sign of change."
Thousands killed annually by police. This is not security policy
In more than two dozen interviews with community leaders, lawyers, security specialists and bereaved relatives, the Guardian pieced together the story of the bloodiest day in Rio’s modern history.
With my great colleague @tomphillips.bsky.social and many others
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
With my great colleague @tomphillips.bsky.social and many others
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Rio’s bloodiest day: the untold story of Brazil’s most deadly police raid
In interviews with community leaders, lawyers, security specialists and bereaved relatives, the Guardian pieces together how an operation targeting a criminal gang left 122 people dead last October
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Extraordinary reporting on the deadliest massacre from a police operation in "Brazil's history
"When the Guardian returned to the Complexo da Penha a fortnight after the shootings, there was no sign of change."
Thousands killed annually by police. This is not security policy
"When the Guardian returned to the Complexo da Penha a fortnight after the shootings, there was no sign of change."
Thousands killed annually by police. This is not security policy
Extraordinary reporting on the deadliest massacre from a police operation in "Brazil's history
"When the Guardian returned to the Complexo da Penha a fortnight after the shootings, there was no sign of change."
Thousands killed annually by police. This is not security policy
"When the Guardian returned to the Complexo da Penha a fortnight after the shootings, there was no sign of change."
Thousands killed annually by police. This is not security policy
In more than two dozen interviews with community leaders, lawyers, security specialists and bereaved relatives, the Guardian pieced together the story of the bloodiest day in Rio’s modern history.
With my great colleague @tomphillips.bsky.social and many others
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
With my great colleague @tomphillips.bsky.social and many others
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Rio’s bloodiest day: the untold story of Brazil’s most deadly police raid
In interviews with community leaders, lawyers, security specialists and bereaved relatives, the Guardian pieces together how an operation targeting a criminal gang left 122 people dead last October
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Extraordinary reporting on the deadliest massacre from a police operation in "Brazil's history
"When the Guardian returned to the Complexo da Penha a fortnight after the shootings, there was no sign of change."
Thousands killed annually by police. This is not security policy
"When the Guardian returned to the Complexo da Penha a fortnight after the shootings, there was no sign of change."
Thousands killed annually by police. This is not security policy
Godt signal fra Klaveness og NFF. Risikoen for at ICE/CBP vilkårlig arresterer fotballsupportere eller andre under VM en reell risiko. Reiseforbud vil også ramme fotballfans, inkludert fans fra Norges motstander NFF. Her må fotballen ta ansvar.
#IceOut
#IceOut
NFF tar USA-grep før VM: – Grunnleggende forhold er satt i spill
Norges Fotballforbund legger planer for et VM der USA ikke lenger ses på som en like trygg arrangør som før.
www.vg.no
February 17, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Godt signal fra Klaveness og NFF. Risikoen for at ICE/CBP vilkårlig arresterer fotballsupportere eller andre under VM en reell risiko. Reiseforbud vil også ramme fotballfans, inkludert fans fra Norges motstander NFF. Her må fotballen ta ansvar.
#IceOut
#IceOut
#UAE Ratifies the ILO Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention.
Commitment must go beyond signing papers. It must translate into legal and practical protection.
www.mrrors.org/2026/02/uae-...
Commitment must go beyond signing papers. It must translate into legal and practical protection.
www.mrrors.org/2026/02/uae-...
UAE Ratifies the ILO Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention - MRRORS
www.mrrors.org
February 16, 2026 at 8:35 AM
#UAE Ratifies the ILO Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention.
Commitment must go beyond signing papers. It must translate into legal and practical protection.
www.mrrors.org/2026/02/uae-...
Commitment must go beyond signing papers. It must translate into legal and practical protection.
www.mrrors.org/2026/02/uae-...
The announcement that ICE will hold a "key role" in security at the #WorldCup2026, in a context of mass-arrests and deportations, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions, must be a warning to FIFA, who should take human rights seriously
www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c62g4322ywno
www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c62g4322ywno
Fifa World Cup: ICE will be 'key part of security' in US
The acting head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has told a congressional committee that the agency is
www.bbc.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:02 AM
The announcement that ICE will hold a "key role" in security at the #WorldCup2026, in a context of mass-arrests and deportations, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions, must be a warning to FIFA, who should take human rights seriously
www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c62g4322ywno
www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c62g4322ywno
Reposted by Frank Conde Tangberg
Not too sure who would want to buy a Tshirt commemorating the 1936 Nazi Olympics. Perhaps they recognise a growing market?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Olympic body criticised for selling Nazi-era Games T-shirt
The International Olympic Committee defends the T-shirt as being part of its Heritage Collection, celebrating styles from all editions of the Games.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Not too sure who would want to buy a Tshirt commemorating the 1936 Nazi Olympics. Perhaps they recognise a growing market?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🚙🇸🇪Om noen dager starter motorene på bilene som skal delta i Rally Sweden, som er en del av FIA World Rally Championship. Løpet som kjøres i dypsnø i Umeå har vært gjenstand for spenning med lokale samebyer 🧵
www.parcferme.no/overkjorer-r...
www.parcferme.no/overkjorer-r...
Overkjører Rally Sweden samers rettigheter?
Når rally-bilene suser igjennom det snøfylte terrenget i Umeå, kjører de inn i de beskyttede beiteområdene. Bør det tråkkes på bremsen?
www.parcferme.no
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Three former police officers sentenced to 20-25 yrs in prison for torture committed under the regime of Alfredo Stroessner, in #Paraguay. It took 50 years…
📝 @santicarneri.bsky.social
elpais.com/america/2026...
📝 @santicarneri.bsky.social
elpais.com/america/2026...
La Justicia paraguaya condena 50 años después a tres torturadores de la dictadura de Stroessner
Los acusados recibieron penas de entre 20 y 25 años de cárcel
elpais.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Three former police officers sentenced to 20-25 yrs in prison for torture committed under the regime of Alfredo Stroessner, in #Paraguay. It took 50 years…
📝 @santicarneri.bsky.social
elpais.com/america/2026...
📝 @santicarneri.bsky.social
elpais.com/america/2026...
Iranian authorities must immediately halt any plans to execute 18 year old wrestling champion Saleh Mohammadi, who was sentenced to public execution in Qom in relation to the January 2026 protests, and halt all use of the death penalty, including against protesters. 1/6
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Iranian authorities must immediately halt any plans to execute 18 year old wrestling champion Saleh Mohammadi, who was sentenced to public execution in Qom in relation to the January 2026 protests, and halt all use of the death penalty, including against protesters. 1/6
🤫 Is it legitimate for the IOC to limit atheltes’ freedom of expression? If so, when and why?
🇺🇦 The IOC’s message to Heraskevych appeared to be, feel free to commemorate and mourn, as long as you do it our way.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
🇺🇦 The IOC’s message to Heraskevych appeared to be, feel free to commemorate and mourn, as long as you do it our way.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
OL i Milano 2026: Ukrainske Vladyslav Heraskevytsj nektes av IOC å bruke hjelm med falne ukrainere
Ukrainske Vladyslav Heraskevytsj har levert anke til idrettens voldgiftsrett, CAS, etter at han ble diskvalifisert før start i skeletonkonkurransen i OL.
www.nrk.no
February 13, 2026 at 10:54 AM
🤫 Is it legitimate for the IOC to limit atheltes’ freedom of expression? If so, when and why?
🇺🇦 The IOC’s message to Heraskevych appeared to be, feel free to commemorate and mourn, as long as you do it our way.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
🇺🇦 The IOC’s message to Heraskevych appeared to be, feel free to commemorate and mourn, as long as you do it our way.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
Reposted by Frank Conde Tangberg
🤫Er det legitimt for IOC å begrene utøvernes ytringsfrihet?
🇺🇦IOCs beskjed til Heraskevych er at du kan minnes og sørge over kollegaer som har blitt drept, så lenge du gjør det på vår måte.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
🇺🇦IOCs beskjed til Heraskevych er at du kan minnes og sørge over kollegaer som har blitt drept, så lenge du gjør det på vår måte.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
OL i Milano 2026: Ukrainske Vladyslav Heraskevytsj nektes av IOC å bruke hjelm med falne ukrainere
Ukrainske Vladyslav Heraskevytsj ønsket å hedre falne barn, utøvere og soldater. Etter et personlig møte med IOC-presidenten kom han imidlertid ikke til start i OL.
www.nrk.no
February 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
🤫Er det legitimt for IOC å begrene utøvernes ytringsfrihet?
🇺🇦IOCs beskjed til Heraskevych er at du kan minnes og sørge over kollegaer som har blitt drept, så lenge du gjør det på vår måte.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
🇺🇦IOCs beskjed til Heraskevych er at du kan minnes og sørge over kollegaer som har blitt drept, så lenge du gjør det på vår måte.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
🤫Er det legitimt for IOC å begrene utøvernes ytringsfrihet?
🇺🇦IOCs beskjed til Heraskevych er at du kan minnes og sørge over kollegaer som har blitt drept, så lenge du gjør det på vår måte.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
🇺🇦IOCs beskjed til Heraskevych er at du kan minnes og sørge over kollegaer som har blitt drept, så lenge du gjør det på vår måte.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
OL i Milano 2026: Ukrainske Vladyslav Heraskevytsj nektes av IOC å bruke hjelm med falne ukrainere
Ukrainske Vladyslav Heraskevytsj ønsket å hedre falne barn, utøvere og soldater. Etter et personlig møte med IOC-presidenten kom han imidlertid ikke til start i OL.
www.nrk.no
February 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
🤫Er det legitimt for IOC å begrene utøvernes ytringsfrihet?
🇺🇦IOCs beskjed til Heraskevych er at du kan minnes og sørge over kollegaer som har blitt drept, så lenge du gjør det på vår måte.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
🇺🇦IOCs beskjed til Heraskevych er at du kan minnes og sørge over kollegaer som har blitt drept, så lenge du gjør det på vår måte.
#MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 🧵
www.nrk.no/ol/ol-i-mila...
🧵In 2021, during the National Strike in #Colombia, Leidy Cadena was shot in the eye, and other parts of her body, with pellets, by the police. She lost her eye.
Today, two men (police) stand trial, accused of the crime.
Today, two men (police) stand trial, accused of the crime.
Leydi ville si det hun mener, ble skutt i øyet.
YouTube video by Amnesty Norge
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🧵In 2021, during the National Strike in #Colombia, Leidy Cadena was shot in the eye, and other parts of her body, with pellets, by the police. She lost her eye.
Today, two men (police) stand trial, accused of the crime.
Today, two men (police) stand trial, accused of the crime.
🧵Utviklingsminister Åsmund Aukrust diskuterer med stråmenn! 🇳🇴🇸🇦
www.panoramanyheter.no/amnesty-saud...
www.panoramanyheter.no/amnesty-saud...
Aukrust diskuterer med stråmenn om Saudi-Arabia
Utviklingsministeren lager seg en motstander som gjør at egne argumenter står bedre. Problemet er at motstanderen ikke finnes.
www.panoramanyheter.no
February 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
🧵Utviklingsminister Åsmund Aukrust diskuterer med stråmenn! 🇳🇴🇸🇦
www.panoramanyheter.no/amnesty-saud...
www.panoramanyheter.no/amnesty-saud...
Reposted by Frank Conde Tangberg
TRÅD UEFA-KONGRESSEN I BRUSSEL 2026: Litt startproblemer med nettilgang og toalettfasiliteter, men snart starter moroa. Kongressen starter 1000 og pressen slipper inn i kongresshallen 0930. Jeg rapporterer for Idrettspolitikk.no og @josimarfootball.bsky.social. /1
February 12, 2026 at 8:29 AM
TRÅD UEFA-KONGRESSEN I BRUSSEL 2026: Litt startproblemer med nettilgang og toalettfasiliteter, men snart starter moroa. Kongressen starter 1000 og pressen slipper inn i kongresshallen 0930. Jeg rapporterer for Idrettspolitikk.no og @josimarfootball.bsky.social. /1
🧵The disqualification of Heraskevych, for wearing a helmet honoring killed athletes from #Ukraine, because it is considered “political”, is hard to understand. The IOC wanted to give him a black armband. How is that different, really? Both express morning and remembrance.
Winter Olympics 2026: Ukrainian athlete disqualified from skeleton over helmet tribute – live
Winter Olympics 2026: Ukrainian athlete disqualified from skeleton over helmet tribute – live
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Per the Associated Press:
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry was waiting for Heraskevych at the top of the track when he arrived at around 8.15am Thursday, or roughly 75 minutes before the start of the men’s skeleton race. Continue reading...
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February 12, 2026 at 8:43 AM
🧵The disqualification of Heraskevych, for wearing a helmet honoring killed athletes from #Ukraine, because it is considered “political”, is hard to understand. The IOC wanted to give him a black armband. How is that different, really? Both express morning and remembrance.
Reposted by Frank Conde Tangberg
What happened at El Helicoide, in #Venezuela, cannot be brushed under the carpet by repurposing the prison where atrocities have taken place
Venezuela has a huge task ahead to guarantee truth, justice, reparations and guarantess of non-repetition
Venezuela has a huge task ahead to guarantee truth, justice, reparations and guarantess of non-repetition
Venezuela plan to turn notorious prison into cultural centre scrubs past horrors, critics say
The move is among several measures the acting president has touted since Maduro’s capture – yet critics say it erases Venezuela’s long history of repression
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
What happened at El Helicoide, in #Venezuela, cannot be brushed under the carpet by repurposing the prison where atrocities have taken place
Venezuela has a huge task ahead to guarantee truth, justice, reparations and guarantess of non-repetition
Venezuela has a huge task ahead to guarantee truth, justice, reparations and guarantess of non-repetition
What happened at El Helicoide, in #Venezuela, cannot be brushed under the carpet by repurposing the prison where atrocities have taken place
Venezuela has a huge task ahead to guarantee truth, justice, reparations and guarantess of non-repetition
Venezuela has a huge task ahead to guarantee truth, justice, reparations and guarantess of non-repetition
Venezuela plan to turn notorious prison into cultural centre scrubs past horrors, critics say
The move is among several measures the acting president has touted since Maduro’s capture – yet critics say it erases Venezuela’s long history of repression
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
What happened at El Helicoide, in #Venezuela, cannot be brushed under the carpet by repurposing the prison where atrocities have taken place
Venezuela has a huge task ahead to guarantee truth, justice, reparations and guarantess of non-repetition
Venezuela has a huge task ahead to guarantee truth, justice, reparations and guarantess of non-repetition
Amnesty warned people would die if #SaudiArabia was awarded the FIFA World Cup, without extensive labour reforms.
Mohammad Arshad did die, and now his family claims they have not been compensated for his death.
Is this acceptable for FIFA?
Mohammad Arshad did die, and now his family claims they have not been compensated for his death.
Is this acceptable for FIFA?
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/11/family-worker-killed-saudi-world-cup-site-still-…
February 11, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Amnesty warned people would die if #SaudiArabia was awarded the FIFA World Cup, without extensive labour reforms.
Mohammad Arshad did die, and now his family claims they have not been compensated for his death.
Is this acceptable for FIFA?
Mohammad Arshad did die, and now his family claims they have not been compensated for his death.
Is this acceptable for FIFA?
US athletes are showing a courage that many, in much more powerful positions in the US, are not. They are speaking out #IceOut 📣
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 AM
US athletes are showing a courage that many, in much more powerful positions in the US, are not. They are speaking out #IceOut 📣
🚨 #Venezuela: We condemn that a court has upheld the unjust 30-year sentences of for Robert Franco and Darío Estrada, solely for belonging to a WhatsApp group
📢 On the 23rd & 26th of this month, they will have been arbitrarily detained for 5 years. We demand their freedom now!
📢 On the 23rd & 26th of this month, they will have been arbitrarily detained for 5 years. We demand their freedom now!
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 AM