Caroline Hawley (@carolinehawley) 's Twitter Profile
Caroline Hawley

@carolinehawley

BBC Diplomatic Correspondent interested in the human impact of international news. Previously in Iraq - and various other parts of the Middle East.

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linkhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ calendar_today28-11-2009 10:01:35

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David Challen (@david_challen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I cannot fathom the levels of strength, courage and dignity GisĆØle has gathered to walk these steps today. To face down what these men did, determined to show all women that they, too, can reclaim their voice. In GisĆØle’s words: ā€˜it’s not for us to have shame – it’s for them’

I cannot fathom the levels of strength, courage and dignity GisĆØle has gathered to walk these steps today. To face down what these men did, determined to show all women that they, too, can reclaim their voice. 

In GisĆØle’s words:

ā€˜it’s not for us to have shame – it’s for them’
Bahman Kalbasi (@bahmankalbasi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It only took a few hours for the regime in Iran to promise punishment for Parastoo Ahmady and her fellow musicians who took the extraordinary step of performing outdoors in Iran. The judiciary issued a statement saying she and her team will face consequences. ā€œA case/an

It only took a few hours for the regime in Iran to promise punishment for Parastoo Ahmady and  her fellow musicians who took the extraordinary step of performing outdoors in Iran. 

The judiciary issued a statement saying she and her team will face consequences. 

ā€œA case/an
Jeremy Bowen (@bowenbbc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The man who led the offensive that overthrew Bashar al Assad invited me to the presidential palace in Damascus for an interview - now using his real name Ahmed al Sharaa - aka Abu Mohammed al Jolani #Syria #bbcnews youtu.be/SNVfDEqeapQ?fe…

Caroline Hawley (@carolinehawley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

After not eating since Sept, she's more and more tired. But vows to keep going - to pressure the UK government to do more to get her British-Egyptian son, Alaa, out of jail.

Center for Human Rights in Iran (@ichri) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The first woman political prisoner in 14 years in Iran is facing imminent execution after a blatantly unfair appeal process that upheld her death sentence. Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Pakhshan Azizi, a 40-year-old Kurdish humanitarian worker, and

The first woman political prisoner in 14 years in Iran is facing imminent execution after a blatantly unfair appeal process that upheld her death sentence. 

Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Pakhshan Azizi, a 40-year-old Kurdish humanitarian worker, and
Habib Khan (@habibkhant) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧵I love cricket and grew up playing it. I supported Afghanistan’s rise from Division 5 to their first World Cup, back when we followed matches through scorecards. Unfortunately, the team has now become a Taliban propaganda tool and should be boycotted. Here’s why:

🧵I love cricket and grew up playing it. I supported Afghanistan’s rise from Division 5 to their first World Cup, back when we followed matches through scorecards. Unfortunately, the team has now become a Taliban propaganda tool and should be boycotted. Here’s why:
Mariam Claren #FreeNahid (@mariam_claren) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#BreakingNews It’s over. Nahid is free! After more than 4 years as a political prisoner in the Islamic Republic of Iran my mother #NahidTaghavi was freed and is back in Germany. Thanks to everyone who campaigned to #freenahid. I kindly ask the media to respect our privacy.

#BreakingNews 
It’s over. Nahid is free! 
After more than 4 years as a political prisoner in the Islamic Republic of Iran my mother #NahidTaghavi was freed and is back in Germany. Thanks to everyone who campaigned to #freenahid. I kindly ask the media to respect our privacy.
BBC Radio 4 Today (@bbcr4today) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"I don't want to lose my mother." Saana Soueif, daughter of Laila Soueif and sister of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, tells #R4Today she doesn't want her mother to die, as Laila reaches 150 days on hunger strike in protest at Alaa's continued detention in Egypt.

Mona Seif (@monasosh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Have you seen my mother's photo? My mother is dying in extreme slow motion Anyone with open eyes and an honest heart will say so Day 219 of Mama's hunger strike Day 67 of Alaa's hunger strike facebook.com/share/p/1CheKW… #FreeAlaa #SaveLaila #ReuniteOurFamily

Have you seen my mother's photo?

My mother is dying in extreme slow motion
Anyone with open eyes and an honest heart will say so 

Day 219 of Mama's hunger strike
Day 67 of Alaa's hunger strike
facebook.com/share/p/1CheKW…

#FreeAlaa
#SaveLaila
#ReuniteOurFamily
Mona Seif (@monasosh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

-What are we going to do Mama? - You mean practically? - No! I mean, me and Sanaa .. What are we going to do? How are we meant to deal with this??? - You resume your life, Alaa resumes his life .. and Sanaa starts one of her own! #conversations_no_one_should_have #SaveLaila

-What are we going to do Mama?

- You mean practically?

- No! I mean, me and Sanaa .. What are we going to do? How are we meant to deal with this???

- You resume your life, Alaa resumes his life .. and Sanaa starts one of her own!

#conversations_no_one_should_have 
#SaveLaila
Mona Seif (@monasosh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There is a space within my heart reserved for those who have faced great injustice, survived and conquered it at a great personal price, and then chose to use their story and voice to help others. Nazanin is lodged in that precious space. šŸ’™ @freenazanin #SaveLaila #FreeAlaa

There is a space within my heart reserved for those who have faced great injustice, survived and conquered it at a great personal price, and then chose to use their story and voice to help others.

Nazanin is lodged in that precious space.
šŸ’™ @freenazanin

#SaveLaila #FreeAlaa
Free Alaa (@freedomforalaa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

7pm last night, in the gardens of St. Thomas' Hospital, people came together in a beautiful vigil in support of Laila Soueif and her struggle to save her family. As the sun set on the 242nd day of Dr. Laila's hunger strike, people spoke about all the things her fight had grown

7pm last night, in the gardens of St. Thomas' Hospital, people came together in a beautiful vigil in support of Laila Soueif and her struggle to save her family.

As the sun set on the 242nd day of Dr. Laila's hunger strike, people spoke about all the things her fight had grown
Caroline Hawley (@carolinehawley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œThe pain of being separated from your child by prison walls is almost impossible to convey .. Alaa’s case - like Nazanin’s before it - asks a simple question .. when it comes to unfair imprisonment overseas what does the protection of a British passport actually mean?

Caroline Hawley (@carolinehawley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œAll that is asked of us is that we fight for what is rightā€ – Alaa’s words spoken here by his hunger striking and desperately ill Mum

Free Alaa (@freedomforalaa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Every day there's a vigil outside St Thomas Hospital for Laila Soueif, on hunger strike inside. Richard Ratcliffe joined the vigil and spoke powerfully about his and Nazanin's painful experiences. CC Free Nazanin

Mona Seif (@monasosh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

šŸ”“Mama left the hospital last night For a while now, our mother has been looking more fed up with feeling restrained within the hospital. After long and tedious conversations - and many fights - a plan was agreed upon with her medical team facebook.com/share/p/1AmSQU… #saveLaila