NEWS Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have begun ordering the confiscation of property and bank accounts belonging to members of the Baháʼí community in the city of Isfahan, informing them of the action via text message. The Baháʼís have long been persecuted by the

2853 DAYS IN DETENTION Tomorrow, Wednesday 27 August 2025 will see Jaggi being presented at Patiala House court in Delhi in what will be his 43rd trial hearing. #FreeJaggiNow

My op-ed in tomorrow's The Age The Sydney Morning Herald on revelations that the IRGC were behind a series of antisemitic attacks in Australia, including the firebombing of Melbourne's Adass Israel synagogue theage.com.au/national/when-…

The IRGC is finally listed as a terrorist organization in Australia. Welcome news—yet tragic that it took orchestrated attacks on Australian soil to prompt action. Many of us have been advocating for this for years, to protect not only Iranians but the free world.

The family of a British couple imprisoned in Iran have urged Keir Starmer to personally intervene to secure their release. Allowing the abuse & torture to continue is unacceptable. David Lammy Please do anything possible to bring Lindsay and Craig Foreman home.

Three Swedish citizens silenced in three corners of the world: Iran: Ahmadreza Djalali, doctor sentenced to death; Eritrea: Dawit Isaak, journalist held 24 years without trial; China: Gui Minhai, publisher imprisoned in secrecy. Three cases that prove Sweden’s silent diplomacy

Day 233: 🇬🇧 Lindsay & Craig Foreman remain unlawfully detained in Iran. Innocent civilians caught in Iran’s cruel hostage diplomacy, they have done nothing wrong, yet were arrested, separated, & imprisoned in inhumane conditions. We urge Keir Starmer & David Lammy to act

Craig and Lindsay will be in court soon if David Lammy does not get a move on. Hostage diplomacy is very predictable. No one is protected by governments putting their head in the sand.

1,700 days imprisonment, almost all in solitary confinement. Jimmy Lai is 77 and diabetic. His detention has been condemned by multiple Governments, multiple Parliaments, UN experts, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Roman Catholic leaders, NGOs, academics,

The Iranian authorities have a well rehearsed playbook in the exploitation of their hostages. A continued "wait and see" approach by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office allows the hostage-takers to grip their captives ever more tightly. Keir Starmer David Lammy #FreeLindsayAndCraig #EndHostageDiplomacy

Day 3,410 of injustice for Ahmadreza Djalali and his family. What is being done to help him? It is very hard to distinguish between silent diplomacy and inaction. #SaveAhmadreza #BringDjalaliHome Ulf Kristersson Maria M Stenergard Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs AmnestySverige

Partagez, s’il vous plaît. Please share. Cécile Kohler et Jacques Paris sont détenus illégalement en #Iran depuis 1208 jours. 1208 jours derrière des barreaux sans raison, loin de leurs proches. Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris are unlawfully detained in #Iran for 1208 days.

#Day3411 of the unjust detention of Swedish national and EU citizen Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran. Do you have any news on Ahmadreza's whereabouts and fate, Ulf Kristersson Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Maria M Stenergard? Leave no stone unturned! #SaveAhmadreza's life! Roberta Metsola European Parliament

“Maybe Swedish officials will not merely threaten serious consequences for the horrendous and continuing crimes committed against their own citizens but will actually find the courage to enact them.” open.substack.com/pub/susanneber…

French writer Boualem Sansal is serving a 5 year prison sentence under harsh conditions despite suffering from cancer. His only crime: speaking freely. Emmanuel Macron, France must not stay silent. Please act now to secure his release & bring him home. Jean-Noël Barrot Comité de soutien international à Boualem Sansal

We are asking the international community to do everything in their power and halt the execution of political prisoners in #Iran. Eleanor Sanders David Lammy @uk

HAW Daily Brief 1/4 In Search of Moral Courage hostageaid.org/in-search-of-m… Sweden - Susanne Berger Dawit Isaak (Eritrea, 23 years); Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali (9 1/2 years) & Gui Minhai (almost 10 years). For the 3 current Swedish citizens languishing in foreign prisons, no hero has come

3/4 Türk Calls on Egypt to End “Rotation” Practice that Facilitates Prolonged Arbitrary Detentions hostageaid.org/turk-calls-on-… Geneva - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on Egyptian authorities to put an end to a practice that allows Government

4/4 Family of British Man Detained in India without Trial Calls on UK Government to Act hostageaid.org/family-of-brit… UK - Lbc Christian's son Alois Michel, 28, said the UK Government has so far done "nothing" to help his father, but he met with Foreign Office minister Catherine West

Day 3,411 of injustice for Ahmadreza Djalali. "Without any direct contact, we fear for (his) life & safety. The lack of transparency & the total isolation, he is facing are unacceptable & in clear violation of his basic human rights." Ulf Kristersson Maria M Stenergard #BringDjalaliHome