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Tofig Yagublu turns 65 years old today. He is wrongfully imprisoned in #Azerbaijan for his criticism of the government, along with hundreds of other journalists, and activists. We call for the release of Tofig and all political prisoners in Azerbaijan www.freedom-now.org/cases/tofig-...
February 6, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Tofig Yagublu turns 65 years old today. He is wrongfully imprisoned in #Azerbaijan for his criticism of the government, along with hundreds of other journalists, and activists. We call for the release of Tofig and all political prisoners in Azerbaijan www.freedom-now.org/cases/tofig-...
It is deeply troubling that 13 Kazakh activists are facing up to 10 years in prison for exercising their right to freedom of expression. We call for their release and for the Kazakh government to end its repression of public protests thediplomat.com/2025/12/burn...
Burning Xi Jinping: Is Kazakh Rights Group Facing Its Final Days?
A group of activists set fire to a portrait of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the Chinese flag during a demonstration against the continued detention of ethnic Kazakhs in Xinjiang.
thediplomat.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
It is deeply troubling that 13 Kazakh activists are facing up to 10 years in prison for exercising their right to freedom of expression. We call for their release and for the Kazakh government to end its repression of public protests thediplomat.com/2025/12/burn...
#Azerbaijan is planning on pardoning 20,000 prisoners, its largest amnesty ever. How many of the country's 400+ political prisoners will be on that list,? oc-media.org/azerbaijan-a...
Azerbaijan announces ‘largest amnesty’ to-date covering 20,000 people
Azerbaijan regularly issues amnesties to commemorate public holidays.
oc-media.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#Azerbaijan is planning on pardoning 20,000 prisoners, its largest amnesty ever. How many of the country's 400+ political prisoners will be on that list,? oc-media.org/azerbaijan-a...
On #HumanRightsDay, we remember the thousands of brave individuals who remain behind bars for exercising our most basic rights. Today we highlight 5 political prisoners whose courage reminds us how important these rights are. 🧵
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
On #HumanRightsDay, we remember the thousands of brave individuals who remain behind bars for exercising our most basic rights. Today we highlight 5 political prisoners whose courage reminds us how important these rights are. 🧵
While Paul Kagame is in DC today to sign a peace deal, critics of his government are in prison on politically motivated charges. Among those wrongfully detained is Victoire Ingabire, a prominent opposition politician. We call for her immediate release www.freedom-now.org/cases/victoi...
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
While Paul Kagame is in DC today to sign a peace deal, critics of his government are in prison on politically motivated charges. Among those wrongfully detained is Victoire Ingabire, a prominent opposition politician. We call for her immediate release www.freedom-now.org/cases/victoi...
This #GivingTuesday you can help individuals wrongfully detained for exercising their most basic human rights. www.freedom-now.org/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This #GivingTuesday you can help individuals wrongfully detained for exercising their most basic human rights. www.freedom-now.org/donate/
We are proud to join @hrf.org and The Tom Lantos Foundation in filing a petition with the UN on behalf of opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, who is wrongfully imprisoned in #Rwanda for her peaceful political activism. www.freedom-now.org/rwanda-petit...
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We are proud to join @hrf.org and The Tom Lantos Foundation in filing a petition with the UN on behalf of opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, who is wrongfully imprisoned in #Rwanda for her peaceful political activism. www.freedom-now.org/rwanda-petit...
We are grateful for the inclusion of Tofig Yagublu in the Lantos Commission's Defending Freedoms Project. Tofig was arrested in 2023 & is serving a 9 year sentence in #Azerbaijan in retaliation for his political work. We call for his immediate release humanrightscommission.house.gov/defending-fr...
Tofig Yagublu
Image Detained: December 23, 2023.
humanrightscommission.house.gov
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We are grateful for the inclusion of Tofig Yagublu in the Lantos Commission's Defending Freedoms Project. Tofig was arrested in 2023 & is serving a 9 year sentence in #Azerbaijan in retaliation for his political work. We call for his immediate release humanrightscommission.house.gov/defending-fr...
Reps from dozens of francophone countries are meeting in Kigali this week. The Francophonie mandate includes “to promote peace, democracy & human rights.” But in some member states, individuals peacefully exercising their rights are wrongfully detained. A 🧵about 3 cases 👇
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reps from dozens of francophone countries are meeting in Kigali this week. The Francophonie mandate includes “to promote peace, democracy & human rights.” But in some member states, individuals peacefully exercising their rights are wrongfully detained. A 🧵about 3 cases 👇
As #COP30 begins today we are reminded of last year's call by @RightsAtCOP that COP hosts must realize the rights to freedom of speech and assembly and that the interests of the fossil fuel industry should not undermine the credibility of COP www.demandrightsatcop.org/statement
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As #COP30 begins today we are reminded of last year's call by @RightsAtCOP that COP hosts must realize the rights to freedom of speech and assembly and that the interests of the fossil fuel industry should not undermine the credibility of COP www.demandrightsatcop.org/statement
Central Asian states have become more authoritarian in recent years. They have continued to imprison activists & peaceful protesters, pass restrictive media laws, and ban opposition parties. The US must ensure human rights are a key part of the C5+1 summit www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Central Asia-US Summit: Address Region’s Growing Repression
(Berlin, November 3, 2025) – Governments attending the Central Asia-US summit on November 6, 2025, should focus on improving their human rights records amid discussions of economic and security cooper...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Central Asian states have become more authoritarian in recent years. They have continued to imprison activists & peaceful protesters, pass restrictive media laws, and ban opposition parties. The US must ensure human rights are a key part of the C5+1 summit www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has spent more than 1/5th of his life imprisoned in #Bahrain on politically motivated charges related to his peaceful activism. He must be released immediately www.gc4hr.org/prisoners-at...
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has spent more than 1/5th of his life imprisoned in #Bahrain on politically motivated charges related to his peaceful activism. He must be released immediately www.gc4hr.org/prisoners-at...
On this International Day of Political Prisoners, we stand together with our colleagues to affirm a simple truth: no one should be imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights or for peacefully expressing their beliefs. www.freedom-now.org/joint-statem...
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this International Day of Political Prisoners, we stand together with our colleagues to affirm a simple truth: no one should be imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights or for peacefully expressing their beliefs. www.freedom-now.org/joint-statem...
ICYMI - We will be sending letters to political prisoner Dzyanis Ivashyn tomorrow! Last chance to get your letter in!
On October 31, we will mail messages of solidarity and hope to imprisoned journalist Dzyanis Ivashyn to let him know he has not been forgotten. Please join us! www.freedom-now.org/write-a-lett...
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
ICYMI - We will be sending letters to political prisoner Dzyanis Ivashyn tomorrow! Last chance to get your letter in!
A truly shameful decision by #Kyrgyzstan to declare independent investigative outlets Temirov Live and Kloop as “extremist.” A country that was once a beacon of press freedom in Central Asia continues its slide into authoritarianism cpj.org/2025/10/kyrg...
Kyrgyzstan declares investigative outlets Kloop and Temirov Live ‘extremist’ - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, October 28, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the reversal of an October 27 court decision in Kyrgyzstan declaring the publications of investigative outlets Temirov Live an...
cpj.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A truly shameful decision by #Kyrgyzstan to declare independent investigative outlets Temirov Live and Kloop as “extremist.” A country that was once a beacon of press freedom in Central Asia continues its slide into authoritarianism cpj.org/2025/10/kyrg...
As the European Union embarks on a new partnership agreement with #Uzbekistan, @leilaseiitbek.bsky.social reminds us that economic interests should never override core values. thediplomat.com/2025/10/repe...
Repeating Past Mistakes? The EU’s ‘Change Through Trade’ Approach to Uzbekistan
Russia serves as a sobering reminder for the EU as it deepens relations with Uzbekistan: economic interests should never override core values.
thediplomat.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
As the European Union embarks on a new partnership agreement with #Uzbekistan, @leilaseiitbek.bsky.social reminds us that economic interests should never override core values. thediplomat.com/2025/10/repe...
On October 31, we will mail messages of solidarity and hope to imprisoned journalist Dzyanis Ivashyn to let him know he has not been forgotten. Please join us! www.freedom-now.org/write-a-lett...
October 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
On October 31, we will mail messages of solidarity and hope to imprisoned journalist Dzyanis Ivashyn to let him know he has not been forgotten. Please join us! www.freedom-now.org/write-a-lett...
On Sunday, Cameroonians go to the polls to vote for president. But so long as journalists are persecuted for their reporting, elections cannot be truly democratic. Thomas Awah Jr and all wrongfully jailed journalists must be freed immediately. www.freedom-now.org/cases/thomas...
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
On Sunday, Cameroonians go to the polls to vote for president. But so long as journalists are persecuted for their reporting, elections cannot be truly democratic. Thomas Awah Jr and all wrongfully jailed journalists must be freed immediately. www.freedom-now.org/cases/thomas...
For a second day, Afghanistan is cut off from the outside world as the Taliban regime has instituted a near total communications blackout. Internet and mobile phones services have been cut nationwide in order to "prevent immorality." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Afghanistan ‘blind without phones and internet’ on second day of telecoms blackout
Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
For a second day, Afghanistan is cut off from the outside world as the Taliban regime has instituted a near total communications blackout. Internet and mobile phones services have been cut nationwide in order to "prevent immorality." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
It has been 10 years since #Tajikistan arrested human rights lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov. He remains imprisoned on politically motivated charges. Freedom Now and 11 human rights organizations renew our call for his immediate and unconditional release www.freedom-now.org/tajikistan-l...
September 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It has been 10 years since #Tajikistan arrested human rights lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov. He remains imprisoned on politically motivated charges. Freedom Now and 11 human rights organizations renew our call for his immediate and unconditional release www.freedom-now.org/tajikistan-l...
Gubad Ibadoghlu turns 54 years old today. It's the 3rd birthday he's spent in #Azerbaijan, a country he cannot leave because of politically motivated charges still pending against him. We call for charge to be dropped against Gubad and all political prisoners in Azerbaijan
September 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Gubad Ibadoghlu turns 54 years old today. It's the 3rd birthday he's spent in #Azerbaijan, a country he cannot leave because of politically motivated charges still pending against him. We call for charge to be dropped against Gubad and all political prisoners in Azerbaijan
Today we filed a petition with the UN on behalf of Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Mariel Domequil, and Alexander Abinguna, three activists who have been wrongfully detained in the #Philippines since 2020 for their human rights work www.freedom-now.org/philippines-...
September 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Today we filed a petition with the UN on behalf of Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Mariel Domequil, and Alexander Abinguna, three activists who have been wrongfully detained in the #Philippines since 2020 for their human rights work www.freedom-now.org/philippines-...
We are deeply concerned about the recent hospitalization of Abdoul Aziz Goma due to his hunger strike and ongoing health issues. Abdoul has spent the last seven years wrongfully imprisoned in #Togo merely for exercising his human rights. (1/2)
September 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We are deeply concerned about the recent hospitalization of Abdoul Aziz Goma due to his hunger strike and ongoing health issues. Abdoul has spent the last seven years wrongfully imprisoned in #Togo merely for exercising his human rights. (1/2)
Journalist Dzyanis Ivashyn has been imprisoned in #Belarus for more than 4 years. Please join us in sending him messages of solidarity and encouragement to let him know he has not been forgotten. www.freedom-now.org/write-a-lett...
August 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Journalist Dzyanis Ivashyn has been imprisoned in #Belarus for more than 4 years. Please join us in sending him messages of solidarity and encouragement to let him know he has not been forgotten. www.freedom-now.org/write-a-lett...
The UN Human Rights Council must establish an independent international accountability mechanism for #Afghanistan to support accountability for gross and systematic human rights violations and abuses and crimes under international law www.freedom-now.org/afghanistan-...
August 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The UN Human Rights Council must establish an independent international accountability mechanism for #Afghanistan to support accountability for gross and systematic human rights violations and abuses and crimes under international law www.freedom-now.org/afghanistan-...