2 years ago #Kazakhstan imprisoned activist Alnur Ilyashev for criticizing the gov't's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, the UN declared his detention a violation of int'l law. We call for all restrictions on him to be lifted. freedom-now.org/kazakhstan-un-…

2 years ago today #Kazakhstan sentenced activist Alnur Ilyashev to 3 years house arrest for criticizing the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We call for his immediate and unconditional release. freedom-now.org/cases/alnur-il…

The IBAHRI has jointly written to #Turkmenistan President, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, expressing grave concern over the continued arbitrary detention of #lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev, who was a vocal critic of proposed changes to Turkmenistan's Constitution. tinyurl.com/2p8vm82u

In an abhorrent and anti-democratic act of executive indecency, Wickremasinghe government includes poet and teacher Ahnaf Jazeem in a terrorist list, officially referred to as a List of Designated Persons, #HandsOffAhnaf 1/4

.Freedom Now Legal Officer, Adam Lhedmat, and Advocacy Director, Matthew Schaaf join Dwight Bashir today to discuss the case of the 5 Sunni Muslims who remain imprisoned in #Kazakhstan for discussing their religious beliefs over WhatsApp. uscirf.gov/news-room/usci…

9 yrs ago today #Tajikistan arrested politician Zayd Saidov, one of the initial victims of a widespread crackdown on opposition political parties. He is serving a 29 year sentence on fabricated charges. We call for his immediate and unconditional release. freedom-now.org/cases/zayd-sai…

Poet & teacher #AhnafJazeem 's Puttalam HC case trial ws taken up today. Principal & a student gave evidence. Student denied being taught anything indoctrinating by Ahnaf, n stated tht his statement ws never readout & explained to him by TID. Rushdie Habeeb AAL appeared for Ahnaf

Today marks 3 years since Nigerian humanist, Mubarak Bala, was arrested. Humanists International, Freedom Now and Freedom House today jointly filed a petition to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: hmnts.in/mb-un-petition #FreeMubarakBala #FreeThemAll

Today we joined Humanists International & Freedom House in filing a petition with UN Human Rights on behalf of Mubarak Bala, a humanist sentenced to a 24 year prison sentence in #Nigeria. We call for his immediate release. freedom-now.org/nigeria-ngos-f… #FreeMubarakBala #FreeThemAll

Hours later we have heard that the whole core team Republic are still being detained having not been given a reason. This goes against their basic human rights and their right to free expression. Metropolitan Police you must provide a reason and/or release them immediately

President Buhari: As you leave office, please exercise your last chance to free Mubarak Bala, a religious prisoner, husband and father of a three-year-old boy. Sentenced to 24 years in Nigeria for his nonviolent humanist activism, Bala must be released. raskin.house.gov/2023/5/rep-ras…

🚨 ALQST has learned that #SaudiArabia’s SCC Appeal Court handed down a jail term of 30 years and six months, to be followed by a travel ban of the same length, to Fatima al-Shawarbi for her peaceful activism on Twitter through an anonymous account. alqst.org/en/prisonersof…

Poet and teacher #AhnafJazeem aquitted. #lka #FreeAhnaf

Kyrgyzstan: The head of the media outlet Temirov Live, Makhabat Tazhibek kyzy, was sentenced to six years in prison, and the akyn of "Ait Ait Dese" Azamat Ishenbekov - to five. Journalists Aktilek Kaparov and Aika Beyshekeeva were given three years of probation. The rest of the

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. freedom-now.org/write-a-letter…

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)

ALTERMIDYA CONDEMNS THE GUILTY VERDICT ON FRENCHIE MAE CUMPIO’S CASE: We strongly condemn the guilty verdict against our colleague, Frenchie Mae Cumpio. While she was acquitted of charges related to the illegal possession of firearms and explosives, it is deplorable that she was