Basma Mostafa
@basmamostafa.bsky.social
Journalist in exile, voice from the margins | Fighting censorship with stories. https://basmamostafa.carrd.co/
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Zum heutigen #internationalenTagderBeseitigungvonGewaltgegenFrauen hat die Coalition against Transnational Repression in Germany eine Pressemitteilung herausgegeben. Sie macht auf die besondere Bedrohung von Frauen durch autoritäre Staaten aufmerksam. Wir fordern besseren Schutz für Betroffene!
Geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt als Instrument transnationaler Repression - Coalition Against Transnational Repression in Germany
Frauen im Visier transnationaler Repression. Autoritäre Regime bedrohen gezielt Frauen im Exil – mit Gewalt, Einschüchterung und sexualisierten Drohungen. Die Koalition gegen transnationale Repression...
stop-transnational-repression.de
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Zum heutigen #internationalenTagderBeseitigungvonGewaltgegenFrauen hat die Coalition against Transnational Repression in Germany eine Pressemitteilung herausgegeben. Sie macht auf die besondere Bedrohung von Frauen durch autoritäre Staaten aufmerksam. Wir fordern besseren Schutz für Betroffene!
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Transnational Repression Escalates: Sexual Violence and Threats Against Zimbabwean Journalist in Exile in Sweden ldsf.info/blog/2025/11...
Transnational Repression Escalates: Sexual Violence and Threats Against Zimbabwean Journalist in Exile in Sweden - Law and Democracy Support Foundation e.V.
Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) strongly condemns the sexual and physical assaults, threats, and surveillance targeting journalist and human rights defender Sophia Tekwani and her family i...
ldsf.info
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Transnational Repression Escalates: Sexual Violence and Threats Against Zimbabwean Journalist in Exile in Sweden ldsf.info/blog/2025/11...
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Am Samstag, den 29. November, findet beim @penberlin.de Kongress ein Panel mit der ägyptischen Journalistin @basmamostafa.bsky.social und unsere Advocacy-Referentin Dr. Noura Chalati statt. Sie diskutieren, ob Autorin*innen im Exil wirklich sicher sind. [1/2]
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Am Samstag, den 29. November, findet beim @penberlin.de Kongress ein Panel mit der ägyptischen Journalistin @basmamostafa.bsky.social und unsere Advocacy-Referentin Dr. Noura Chalati statt. Sie diskutieren, ob Autorin*innen im Exil wirklich sicher sind. [1/2]
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On 18 September 2025 at 17:00 Berlin time, I received threatening WhatsApp messages on my new German number.
The messages contained explicit sexual insults, direct threats of violence, and attempts to intimidate me by suggesting a wide network was protecting the senders.
On 18 September 2025 at 17:00 Berlin time, I received threatening WhatsApp messages on my new German number.
The messages contained explicit sexual insults, direct threats of violence, and attempts to intimidate me by suggesting a wide network was protecting the senders.
September 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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On 18 September 2025 at 17:00 Berlin time, I received threatening WhatsApp messages on my new German number.
The messages contained explicit sexual insults, direct threats of violence, and attempts to intimidate me by suggesting a wide network was protecting the senders.
On 18 September 2025 at 17:00 Berlin time, I received threatening WhatsApp messages on my new German number.
The messages contained explicit sexual insults, direct threats of violence, and attempts to intimidate me by suggesting a wide network was protecting the senders.
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Behörden in #Ägypten haben heute die MadaMasr-Chefredakteurin Lina Attalah vorgeladen und gegen Kaution freigelassen. Anlass war offensichtlich ein Beitrag über Misshandlungen im Badr3-Gefängnis - ein Ort, an dem die Rechte von Häftlingen nicht viel zählen.
www.madamasr.com/en/2025/08/0...
www.madamasr.com/en/2025/08/0...
Supreme State Security Prosecution summons Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah for investigation
The Supreme State Prosecution summoned Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah on Saturday to appear for questioning next Monday in case 6182/2025.
Although the summons did not specify the reason for...
www.madamasr.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Behörden in #Ägypten haben heute die MadaMasr-Chefredakteurin Lina Attalah vorgeladen und gegen Kaution freigelassen. Anlass war offensichtlich ein Beitrag über Misshandlungen im Badr3-Gefängnis - ein Ort, an dem die Rechte von Häftlingen nicht viel zählen.
www.madamasr.com/en/2025/08/0...
www.madamasr.com/en/2025/08/0...
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Find a recording of the gathering and full conversation with El-Behairy’s father, novelist @ahmednaji.bsky.social, PEN International’s @minathabet.bsky.social, and journalist @basmamostafa.bsky.social in our latest blog. Read and share with #FreeGalal
pen.org/poetry-in-ch...
pen.org/poetry-in-ch...
Poetry in Chains: Writers Gather in Solidarity With Detained Poet Galal El-Behairy - PEN America
If you have something different inside of you, don’t lose it, don’t suppress it. Feed it by reading poetry, by participating in such campaigns and solidarity.
pen.org
July 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Find a recording of the gathering and full conversation with El-Behairy’s father, novelist @ahmednaji.bsky.social, PEN International’s @minathabet.bsky.social, and journalist @basmamostafa.bsky.social in our latest blog. Read and share with #FreeGalal
pen.org/poetry-in-ch...
pen.org/poetry-in-ch...
Honored to speak at the launch of the first-ever UN guidance on #TransnationalRepression — a crucial step to protect exiles & defenders.
📄 My statement: ishr.ch/wp-content/upl…
🔗 UN brief: ⬇️ishr.ch/latest-updat...n/
📄 My statement: ishr.ch/wp-content/upl…
🔗 UN brief: ⬇️ishr.ch/latest-updat...n/
New UN brief prompts growing global action against transnational repression
On 30 June 2025, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched its first-ever brief on transnational repression (TNR) at a side event during the 59th session of the UN Human...
ishr.ch
July 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Honored to speak at the launch of the first-ever UN guidance on #TransnationalRepression — a crucial step to protect exiles & defenders.
📄 My statement: ishr.ch/wp-content/upl…
🔗 UN brief: ⬇️ishr.ch/latest-updat...n/
📄 My statement: ishr.ch/wp-content/upl…
🔗 UN brief: ⬇️ishr.ch/latest-updat...n/
My recent interview with @ishr.ch about #TransnationalRepression and what should be done.
When safety becomes conditional, so does democracy.
We don’t need more praise — we need protection.
We don’t need to be admired for our resilience — we need systems that prevent violence in the first place.
When safety becomes conditional, so does democracy.
We don’t need more praise — we need protection.
We don’t need to be admired for our resilience — we need systems that prevent violence in the first place.
🇪🇬 UN and governments must tackle Egypt’s transnational repression
ISHR interviewed Basma Mostafa, an Egyptian journalist and #HumanRights defender, who recounted threats and attacks she faced for documenting enforced disappearances in Egypt and the MENA region.
ishr.ch/latest-updat...
ISHR interviewed Basma Mostafa, an Egyptian journalist and #HumanRights defender, who recounted threats and attacks she faced for documenting enforced disappearances in Egypt and the MENA region.
ishr.ch/latest-updat...
UN and governments must tackle Egypt’s transnational repression of Basma Mostafa
Transnational repression (TNR) has become a concerningly wide practice in recent years as human rights defenders, journalists and other individuals in exile face increasing threats and attacks due…
ishr.ch
July 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My recent interview with @ishr.ch about #TransnationalRepression and what should be done.
When safety becomes conditional, so does democracy.
We don’t need more praise — we need protection.
We don’t need to be admired for our resilience — we need systems that prevent violence in the first place.
When safety becomes conditional, so does democracy.
We don’t need more praise — we need protection.
We don’t need to be admired for our resilience — we need systems that prevent violence in the first place.
Join us at DW Global Media Forum! @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de
Wir sind beim #GMF25 dabei! Am 7. Juli um 14.15 Uhr im Raum Antigua sprechen wir mit Basma Mostafa und einem weiteren Exiljournalisten über ihre Erfahrungen mit transnationaler Repression im Exil in Deutschland. Anja Osterhaus wird moderieren. Schaut gerne vorbei!
July 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Join us at DW Global Media Forum! @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de
Egypt must release poet Galal El-Behairy, unjustly jailed since he was 28 years old for his poetry and song lyrics. Today marks his 35th birthday—his 7th spent behind bars. How many more birthdays will Egypt rob from him? #FreeGalal #PoetryIsNotACrime
June 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Egypt must release poet Galal El-Behairy, unjustly jailed since he was 28 years old for his poetry and song lyrics. Today marks his 35th birthday—his 7th spent behind bars. How many more birthdays will Egypt rob from him? #FreeGalal #PoetryIsNotACrime
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Joint Statement
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Egyptian government to immediately end its campaign of transnational repression targeting exiled Egyptian journalists – specifically Egyptian journalist @basmamostafa.bsky.social.
Read the full Statement: penberlin.de/basma-mostafa/
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Egyptian government to immediately end its campaign of transnational repression targeting exiled Egyptian journalists – specifically Egyptian journalist @basmamostafa.bsky.social.
Read the full Statement: penberlin.de/basma-mostafa/
June 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Joint Statement
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Egyptian government to immediately end its campaign of transnational repression targeting exiled Egyptian journalists – specifically Egyptian journalist @basmamostafa.bsky.social.
Read the full Statement: penberlin.de/basma-mostafa/
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Egyptian government to immediately end its campaign of transnational repression targeting exiled Egyptian journalists – specifically Egyptian journalist @basmamostafa.bsky.social.
Read the full Statement: penberlin.de/basma-mostafa/
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To honor El-Behairy’s birthday, @ahmednaji.bsky.social joins us with @minathabet.bsky.social & @basmamostafa.bsky.social to discuss creativity, dissent, and repression in Egypt. El-Behairy’s father will join us as a guest of honor.
RSVP for Friday 6/27 at 11 AM ET: pen.org/event/poetry...
RSVP for Friday 6/27 at 11 AM ET: pen.org/event/poetry...
Poetry in Chains: A Conversation with Egyptian Poets and Writers In Honor of Galal El-Behairy’s 35th Birthday - PEN America
Join us to mark the 35th birthday of PEN America’s 2025 Freedom to Write honoree Galal El-Behairy, currently detained in Egypt for his words.
pen.org
June 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
To honor El-Behairy’s birthday, @ahmednaji.bsky.social joins us with @minathabet.bsky.social & @basmamostafa.bsky.social to discuss creativity, dissent, and repression in Egypt. El-Behairy’s father will join us as a guest of honor.
RSVP for Friday 6/27 at 11 AM ET: pen.org/event/poetry...
RSVP for Friday 6/27 at 11 AM ET: pen.org/event/poetry...
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(1/2) RFKHR joins partner organizations in condemning #Egypt’s transnational repression against journalist
@basmamostafa.bsky.social, who has been targeted across 4 countries, in connection with her work.
cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...
@basmamostafa.bsky.social, who has been targeted across 4 countries, in connection with her work.
cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...
CPJ, others call on Egypt to end transnational repression against exiled journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
In a joint statement, led by the Committee to Protect Journalists, 25 press freedom and human rights organizations called on the Egyptian government to end its transnational repression campaign agains...
cpj.org
June 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
(1/2) RFKHR joins partner organizations in condemning #Egypt’s transnational repression against journalist
@basmamostafa.bsky.social, who has been targeted across 4 countries, in connection with her work.
cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...
@basmamostafa.bsky.social, who has been targeted across 4 countries, in connection with her work.
cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...
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We join @pressfreedom.bsky.social and human rights groups to demand an end to Egypt’s transnational repression targeting exiled journalist @basmamostafa.bsky.social in Germany. German authorities must act urgently to ensure safety for Mostafa and all writers living in exile. cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...
CPJ, others call on Egypt to end transnational repression against exiled journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
In a joint statement, led by the Committee to Protect Journalists, 25 press freedom and human rights organizations called on the Egyptian government to end its transnational repression campaign agains...
cpj.org
June 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We join @pressfreedom.bsky.social and human rights groups to demand an end to Egypt’s transnational repression targeting exiled journalist @basmamostafa.bsky.social in Germany. German authorities must act urgently to ensure safety for Mostafa and all writers living in exile. cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...
Important work by @mmichae1sen.bsky.social on #TNR
This is not theory, my case is one of many and despite complaints, my case acknowledged by Germany&UN. Still unprotected.
This study shows why that must change!! what EU states must do to fix it!
👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
This is not theory, my case is one of many and despite complaints, my case acknowledged by Germany&UN. Still unprotected.
This study shows why that must change!! what EU states must do to fix it!
👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
Transnational repression of human rights defenders: The impacts on civic space and the responsibility of host states | Think Tank | European Parliament
Transnational repression of human rights defenders: The impacts on civic space and the responsibility of host states
www.europarl.europa.eu
June 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Important work by @mmichae1sen.bsky.social on #TNR
This is not theory, my case is one of many and despite complaints, my case acknowledged by Germany&UN. Still unprotected.
This study shows why that must change!! what EU states must do to fix it!
👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
This is not theory, my case is one of many and despite complaints, my case acknowledged by Germany&UN. Still unprotected.
This study shows why that must change!! what EU states must do to fix it!
👇
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
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End transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa
www.article19.org/resources/eg...
www.article19.org/resources/eg...
Egypt: End transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa - ARTICLE 19
Civil society calls on the Egyptian government to immediately end campaign of transnational repression targeting exiled Egyptian journalists.
www.article19.org
June 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
End transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa
www.article19.org/resources/eg...
www.article19.org/resources/eg...
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Egypt: End transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa
->International Federation for Human Rights | More info from EcoSearch
->International Federation for Human Rights | More info from EcoSearch
Egypt: End transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa
The undersigned human rights organisations, including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, urge the Egyptian authorities to stop targeting...
www.fidh.org
June 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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🔵 26 organizations—including HuMENA, Human Rights Watch, and CPJ—call for:
▪️ An official response from Egypt to UN communication AL EGY 6/2024
▪️ Full protection & accountability from German authorities
📖 Full statement:
🔗 humena.org/statements/stop-egypt-transnational-repression-basma-mostafa
▪️ An official response from Egypt to UN communication AL EGY 6/2024
▪️ Full protection & accountability from German authorities
📖 Full statement:
🔗 humena.org/statements/stop-egypt-transnational-repression-basma-mostafa
Egypt | Rights organizations call on Egypt to end transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa - HuMENA
26 rights organizations call on Egypt to end its cross-border campaign of harassment and surveillance targeting exiled journalist Basma Mostafa. The statement urges Egypt to respond to a UN report and...
humena.org
June 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🔵 26 organizations—including HuMENA, Human Rights Watch, and CPJ—call for:
▪️ An official response from Egypt to UN communication AL EGY 6/2024
▪️ Full protection & accountability from German authorities
📖 Full statement:
🔗 humena.org/statements/stop-egypt-transnational-repression-basma-mostafa
▪️ An official response from Egypt to UN communication AL EGY 6/2024
▪️ Full protection & accountability from German authorities
📖 Full statement:
🔗 humena.org/statements/stop-egypt-transnational-repression-basma-mostafa
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🇪🇬 | #Egypt #TransnationalRepression
🔵 Even in exile, journalist Basma Mostafa remains under threat.
UN experts documented surveillance, harassment & gender-based digital abuse targeting her across 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 🇰🇪 🇱🇧.
🔗 humena.org/statements/stop-egypt-transnational-repression-basma-mostafa
🔵 Even in exile, journalist Basma Mostafa remains under threat.
UN experts documented surveillance, harassment & gender-based digital abuse targeting her across 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 🇰🇪 🇱🇧.
🔗 humena.org/statements/stop-egypt-transnational-repression-basma-mostafa
June 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🇪🇬 | #Egypt #TransnationalRepression
🔵 Even in exile, journalist Basma Mostafa remains under threat.
UN experts documented surveillance, harassment & gender-based digital abuse targeting her across 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 🇰🇪 🇱🇧.
🔗 humena.org/statements/stop-egypt-transnational-repression-basma-mostafa
🔵 Even in exile, journalist Basma Mostafa remains under threat.
UN experts documented surveillance, harassment & gender-based digital abuse targeting her across 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 🇰🇪 🇱🇧.
🔗 humena.org/statements/stop-egypt-transnational-repression-basma-mostafa
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I’m joining Poetry in Chains, hosted by @penamerica.bsky.social on Friday, June 27, to mark poet #GalalElBehairy’s 7th birthday behind bars — jailed for his words, not crimes.
Writing is not a threat.
Join us & raise your voice to #FreeGalal.
➡️ To register: pen.org/event/poetry...
Writing is not a threat.
Join us & raise your voice to #FreeGalal.
➡️ To register: pen.org/event/poetry...
Poetry in Chains: A Conversation with Egyptian Poets and Writers In Honor of Galal El-Behairy’s 35th Birthday - PEN America
Join us to mark the 35th birthday of PEN America’s 2025 Freedom to Write honoree Galal El-Behairy, currently detained in Egypt for his words.
pen.org
June 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I’m joining Poetry in Chains, hosted by @penamerica.bsky.social on Friday, June 27, to mark poet #GalalElBehairy’s 7th birthday behind bars — jailed for his words, not crimes.
Writing is not a threat.
Join us & raise your voice to #FreeGalal.
➡️ To register: pen.org/event/poetry...
Writing is not a threat.
Join us & raise your voice to #FreeGalal.
➡️ To register: pen.org/event/poetry...
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Catch MCJN member @basmamostafa.bsky.social speaking in this Global Media Forum breakout session, hosted by
@rsf.org.
📍July 7 | 2:15 PM | Global Media Forum | @news.dw.com
#TransnationalRepression #Journalists #Exile #MediaFreedom
@rsf.org.
📍July 7 | 2:15 PM | Global Media Forum | @news.dw.com
#TransnationalRepression #Journalists #Exile #MediaFreedom
June 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Catch MCJN member @basmamostafa.bsky.social speaking in this Global Media Forum breakout session, hosted by
@rsf.org.
📍July 7 | 2:15 PM | Global Media Forum | @news.dw.com
#TransnationalRepression #Journalists #Exile #MediaFreedom
@rsf.org.
📍July 7 | 2:15 PM | Global Media Forum | @news.dw.com
#TransnationalRepression #Journalists #Exile #MediaFreedom
Saudi HRD Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi has spent over 3 years in detention in #Bulgaria.
He’s at risk of deportation to 🇸🇦 where prison, torture, or execution await. Yesterday, Saudi Arabia executed journalist Turki Al-Jasser for tweeting. #FreeAlKhalidi
#NoDeportation #TransnationalRepression
He’s at risk of deportation to 🇸🇦 where prison, torture, or execution await. Yesterday, Saudi Arabia executed journalist Turki Al-Jasser for tweeting. #FreeAlKhalidi
#NoDeportation #TransnationalRepression
June 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Saudi HRD Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi has spent over 3 years in detention in #Bulgaria.
He’s at risk of deportation to 🇸🇦 where prison, torture, or execution await. Yesterday, Saudi Arabia executed journalist Turki Al-Jasser for tweeting. #FreeAlKhalidi
#NoDeportation #TransnationalRepression
He’s at risk of deportation to 🇸🇦 where prison, torture, or execution await. Yesterday, Saudi Arabia executed journalist Turki Al-Jasser for tweeting. #FreeAlKhalidi
#NoDeportation #TransnationalRepression
Glad to join #NetzwerkRecherche2025. I’ll speak about #TransnationalRepression alongside Vietnamese journalist Trung Khoa Lê and Chinese journalist Yutong Su. Hosted by @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de moderated by Anne Renzenbrink. More Details: nr25.sched.com/speaker/basm...
#ExiledVoices #PressFreedom
#ExiledVoices #PressFreedom
Basma Mostafa's schedule for NR25
Check out what Basma Mostafa will be attending at NR25
nr25.sched.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Glad to join #NetzwerkRecherche2025. I’ll speak about #TransnationalRepression alongside Vietnamese journalist Trung Khoa Lê and Chinese journalist Yutong Su. Hosted by @reporter-ohne-grenzen.de moderated by Anne Renzenbrink. More Details: nr25.sched.com/speaker/basm...
#ExiledVoices #PressFreedom
#ExiledVoices #PressFreedom
1) I spoke at theEuropean Parliament to expose how #TransnationalRepression doesn’t stop at borders.
After 3 arrests in #Egypt, I was forced into exile. But the threats followed me to Beirut, Nairobi, Berlin, and most recently, Geneva, where I was targeted for working with the UN.
After 3 arrests in #Egypt, I was forced into exile. But the threats followed me to Beirut, Nairobi, Berlin, and most recently, Geneva, where I was targeted for working with the UN.
June 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
1) I spoke at theEuropean Parliament to expose how #TransnationalRepression doesn’t stop at borders.
After 3 arrests in #Egypt, I was forced into exile. But the threats followed me to Beirut, Nairobi, Berlin, and most recently, Geneva, where I was targeted for working with the UN.
After 3 arrests in #Egypt, I was forced into exile. But the threats followed me to Beirut, Nairobi, Berlin, and most recently, Geneva, where I was targeted for working with the UN.