Lizzie Eldridge
@lizzie4.bsky.social
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Writer and human rights activist
The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/reject-plans-for-a-mandatory-britcard-digital-id?source=bluesky&utm_campaign=blast140013&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=9becad22-9b5d-464b-991a-150f15c2e81a
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Scottish PEN
14 days ago
Shame on the British Government for failing to ensure the release of British journalist
#SamiHamdi
, arrested by US ICE nearly 1 week ago. As Hamdi's wife says "It’s reminiscent of South Africa during apartheid or the Soviet Union during the purges."
www.thenational.scot/news/2558833...
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Wife of British journalist detained by ICE blasts 'minimal' help from Foreign Office
THE wife of a British journalist detained by US immigration authorities has described the support offered by the UK Government as “minimal” as…
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25588333.wife-sami-hamdi-blasts-minimal-help-foreign-office/?ref=eb&nid=1948&block=article_block_a&u=6d8d1428493b645bb33e4bc26c34befc&date=311025
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Scottish PEN
about 1 month ago
“It is a maxim in Scots law that the law cannot be absurd. To claim that Palestine Action is a terrorist organisation is plainly absurd."
@craigmurrayorg.bsky.social
Scottish PEN,
@peninternational.bsky.social
@englishpen.bsky.social
&
#WalesPENCymru
oppose the proscription of Palestine Action (1)
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Scottish PEN
about 1 month ago
#DaphneCaruanaGalizia
was assassinated in Malta 8 years ago today. Scottish PEN supports the call by 17 press freedom & journalists' organisations for
#Malta
to set up a national action plan on media freedom & journalist safety.
#JusticeForDaphne
@peninternational.bsky.social
@rsf.org
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Scottish PEN
20 days ago
"The night Basim Khandakji’s novel won the 2024 “Arabic Booker Prize”, Israeli prison guards stormed his cell, assaulted him, bound his hands & feet, & threatened him." Exiled in Egypt after 21 years in Israeli prisons, Khandakji keeps writing
#FreePalestine
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
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Award-winning Palestinian author on Israeli prison, exile and homeland
Basim Khandakji describes conditions in Israeli prisons and his journey to writing despite the challenges.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/26/award-winning-palestinian-author-on-israeli-prison-exile-and-homeland
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Scottish PEN
18 days ago
British journalist
#SamiHandi
detained by US authorities for days without access to a judge. The British state has a duty to act when one of its citizens has been interned for exercising
#freedomofexpression
Why has the Foreign Office remained silent?
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
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UK journalist Sami Hamdi detained in US amid pro-Israel lobby pressure
Far-right activist and Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer celebrates Hamdi’s detention as US gov't says he's in ICE custody.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/26/uk-journalist-sami-hamdi-detained-in-us-amid-pro-israel-lobby-pressure
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Zarah Sultana MP
20 days ago
A huge Your Party rally in Glasgow on Friday — and three new councillors defecting from the Greens to mark it! ✊🏽 Independence is a question of democracy: our Scottish members will choose our path. Your Party is the only party that would actually deliver independence with socialism at its heart.
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If you can give, thank you, and please share whether you can donate or not 🇵🇸♥️🇵🇸
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Help Mohammed and his family in Gaza 144397
My name is Mohammad, I’m 22 years old. I used to live in Gaza, in a small home filled with love — with my mother, father, and seven younger siblings. We laughed despite the hardships, planned for the ...
https://chuffed.org/project/144397-i-am-mohammad?utm_campaign=campaign&utm_id=144397&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=chuffedreferral
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I stand with
@DeclassifiedUK.org
- I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.
secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...
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Defend Press Freedom
I stand with Declassified UK - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.
https://secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/petition/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=bs&en_ref=299989386
about 1 month ago
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I stand with
@DeclassifiedUK.org
- I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.
secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...
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Defend Press Freedom
I stand with Declassified UK - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.
https://secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/petition/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=bs&en_ref=299989386
about 2 months ago
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PEN International
about 2 months ago
PEN International joins PEN America’s call urging the court to reconsider the deportation order against journalist Mario Guevara. Deporting a reporter in retaliation for his work would set a dangerous precedent for press freedom in the U.S. and beyond.
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PEN International
about 2 months ago
#Türkiye
:
@pensweden.bsky.social
member Joakim Medin faces years in prison on spurious terrorism grounds in
#Türkiye
. His trial in absentia will open in Istanbul on 25 September. All charges against him must be dropped. Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
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Türkiye: PEN member Joakim Medin to be tried in absentia — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
Turkish version below By prosecuting Joakim Medin in absentia on spurious grounds and barring him from returning to Türkiye, the authorities are sending a chilling message to all journalists and...
https://www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-pen-member-joakim-medin-to-be-tried-in-absentia
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PEN International
about 2 months ago
We join
@pressfreedom.bsky.social
in condemning Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists and media workers, the deadliest attack on the press in 16 years. Journalists are civilians and must be protected under international law. We call for accountability and end to impunity.
@penmena.bsky.social
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PEN International
about 2 months ago
#Egypt
: We welcome reports that British-Egyptian writer, activist & PEN's case Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been granted a presidential pardon after 6 years unjustly imprisoned for his words. We await his release and will be monitoring the situation in the coming days.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah to be freed from prison
Reports say writer, who has served six years for liking a Facebook post, has also been given a presidential pardon
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/22/british-egyptian-activist-alaa-abd-el-fattah-to-be-freed-from-prison
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Laura Webster
about 2 months ago
NEW: Calls are mounting for the Scottish Parliament's Building Bridges With Israel group to be suspended Mothers Against Genocide have written to the Presiding Officer over the matter Members of the group include Fergus Ewing and Douglas Ross
www.thenational.scot/news/2547547...
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The National
about 2 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: A British volunteer taking part in a historic aid mission to Gaza has said she feels 'ashamed' to be from the UK amid its role in the ongoing genocide
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I'm onboard the Global Sumud Flotilla sailing to Gaza – this is what it's like
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25475070.like-onboard-global-sumud-flotilla-gaza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1758122901-2
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"it is rather Orwellian for a piece of journalism, which raises questions about our guest’s relationship with America’s most notorious child sex trafficker to lead to arrests."
@ledbydonkeys.org
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about 2 months ago
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The National
about 2 months ago
Tomorrow's front page 📰 Is sharing this image a crime?
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about 2 months ago
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The National
about 2 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: There are mounting calls for Holyrood’s ‘Building Bridges With Israel’ cross-party group to be suspended amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza
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Calls for Holyrood 'Building Bridges With Israel' group to be suspended
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25475478.call-holyrood-building-bridges-israel-group-suspended/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1758125857-2
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I've signed this open letter to show that I stand in solidarity with migrant workers in Northern Ireland and against racism. Will you sign too?
my.actnowni.org/petitions/so...
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Sign Now: Open Letter against racist attacks on workers
I've signed this open letter to show that I stand in solidarity with migrant workers in Northern Ireland and against racism. Will you sign too? @actnowcampaigns
https://my.actnowni.org/petitions/solidarity-with-migrant-workers?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=2be19b7c-db11-4bc1-a63e-9f77a071297f
about 2 months ago
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@irishpen.bsky.social
@englishpen.bsky.social
@lafabstracts.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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Amnesty International UK
3 months ago
Israel’s horrifying plans to take over Gaza City will lead to more death and destruction. States, like the UK and US, have enabled this escalation by transferring arms and failing to take concrete action to stop the genocidal assault on occupied Gaza.
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Out-Spoken Press
3 months ago
🚨 Haia Mohammed on
@bbclondon.bsky.social
nNews yesterday from Gⓐza on hoping to take up her Goldsmiths scholarship in September & the biometric visa block. 🚨 Please amplify & write your MP to encourage the govt to see sense. Letter template:
bit.ly/44SLnX9
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Association for Scottish Literature
3 months ago
I stand neither in the wilderness nor fairyland but in the fold of a green hill the tilt from one parish into another… —Kathleen Jamie, “The Wishing Tree” SELECTED POEMS (Picador, 2018)
#BookWormSat
#poem
Hear “The Wishing Tree” on
@thepoetryarchive.bsky.social
poetryarchive.org/poem/wishing...
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The National
3 months ago
BREAKING: Award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty has been arrested after wearing a T-shirt reading 'Genocide in Palestine, time to take action' Police arrested the I, Daniel Blake writer in Edinburgh this morning
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The National
3 months ago
Tomorrow's front page 📰 'Growing concern' over far-right's hotel protests
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Scottish PEN
3 months ago
Scottish PEN has issued a statement regarding the arrest of award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty and calling on the authorities to respect the legitimate right of people to protest in support of the ideal of one humanity living in peace in one world 👇
scottishpen.org/statement-on...
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The National
3 months ago
Tomorrow's front page 📰 Refugees are welcome here: New series highlighting their positive stories in Scotland begins
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Normal Island News
3 months ago
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Scottish PEN
3 months ago
On 16 August, Scottish PEN presents Eman Al Haj Ali talking about her recent experiences in Gaza and the deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalists. This event will take place in person at The Ark in Glasgow and by Zoom video. Find out more and register:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eman-al-ha...
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Eman Al Haj Ali - We won’t be silenced (in person and by Zoom)
Eman Al Haj Ali talks about her recent experiences in Gaza and the deliberate targeting of Palestinian journalists
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eman-al-haj-ali-we-wont-be-silenced-in-person-and-by-zoom-tickets-1574577195779
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Scottish PEN
4 months ago
Scottish PEN Vice President
@lizzie4.bsky.social
writes of the Orwellian consequences of the proscription of Palestine Action & its chilling effects on freedom of expression.
@defendourjuries.bsky.social
@englishpen.bsky.social
@peninternational.bsky.social
pib.news/article/they...
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Palestine International Broadcast
https://pib.news/article/theyre-calling-me-a-terrorist?lang=en&fbclid=IwY2xjawL4JnlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFWSmhqS3NiYWFKdWpCTGN2AR63tR2gRgPEVhdO7zSDAjB59oMlutcmDjrhA5gyJ_NYv9u9b52i6INSymgmxw_aem_w27lnQe3ZKE-MA9X94D35A
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One year till Holyrood
huriya.netlify.app/act/scot4pal...
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Demand justice for Palestine
Demand justice for Palestine
https://huriya.netlify.app/act/scot4pal?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadqgYw57cW9nRgFaXaDxZd6Mr2dRtYgsCJV_Ici4Nu2CfJp9alnNtHbVyhFYw_aem_kkYMG1CNd98TXePj9kgwPQ
4 months ago
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Stop Rosebank
4 months ago
BREAKING 🚨: We've just dropped a massive banner off Westminster Bridge to demand the UK Government
#StopRosebank
It's time for Keir Starmer make the right choice 👀
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PEN International
4 months ago
#Mexico
PEN International condemns the killing of journalist Melvin García, found dead in Cozumel on 7 July. He had reportedly left the city after threats linked to his book Mayra, su vida terminó, su historia comenzó, and returned only months ago. (1/2)
aristeguinoticias.com/0807/mexico/...
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Localizan sin vida al periodista Melvin García en Cozumel
Es autor del libro "Mayra, su vida terminó, su historia comenzó", en el que vinculó al exgobernador Félix González Canto con un crimen ocurrido en la isla.
https://aristeguinoticias.com/0807/mexico/localizan-sin-vida-al-periodista-melvin-garcia-en-cozumel/
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Please sign and share
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/yv...
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Yvette Cooper- Proscribe the IDF
The "IDF" has repeatedly carried out large-scale, deliberate acts of violence against civilians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. It is our sincerely held belief that the atrocities and tactics use...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/yvette-cooper-proscribe-the-idf?source=bluesky-share-button&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=1090696d-1895-43dd-880d-8daf2fded7b7
4 months ago
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PEN International
5 months ago
#UK
: We are deeply concerned by the government’s proposal to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism legislation. We urge the authorities to reconsider this step and to ensure full respect for fundamental rights. Read our joint statement ⬇️
pen-international.org/news/united-...
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United Kingdom: Proscribing Palestine Action as terrorist organisation threatens fundamental rights — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
30 June 2025 – English PEN, Scottish PEN, Wales PEN Cymru and PEN International are deeply concerned by the UK government’s proposal to proscribe the protest group Palestine Action under terrorism leg...
http://pen-international.org/news/united-kingdom-proscribing-palestine-action-as-terrorist-organisation-threatens-fundamental-rights
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PEN International
5 months ago
Writers around the world are being persecuted, silenced, and attacked simply for speaking the truth. PEN International is providing emergency help, but requests for support now far exceed our resources. Donate today and share this call for solidarity ⬇️
www.justgiving.com/campaign/sum...
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Supporting Writers at Risk Summer Appeal 2025
PEN International calls for urgent donations to support our core program helping writers at risk.
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/summer-appeal-2025-pen-international
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PEN International
5 months ago
Today marks two years since PEN
#Ukraine
member Victoria Amelina died from injuries sustained in a Russian missile strike. We continue to pay homage to her fearlessness and rich literary legacy, and to urge justice and accountability for her killing.
www.pen-international.org/news/ukraine...
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Ukraine: A tribute to PEN member Victoria Amelina — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
“There are wounds only stories can heal”. Victoria Amelina, London Book Fair, April 2023 01 July 2024: Today marks one year since PEN Ukraine member and war crimes investigator Victoria Amelin...
https://www.pen-international.org/news/ukraine-a-tribute-to-pen-member-victoria-amelina
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Scottish PEN
5 months ago
Photo courtesy of
@lizzie4.bsky.social
, Vice President of Scottish PEN
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Scottish PEN
5 months ago
Statement by Scottish PEN on the move t ban Palestine Action as terorists
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Scottish PEN
6 months ago
(1) Scottish PEN statement April 2025:
scottishpen.org/statement-on...
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Statement on Quaker Meeting House raid and freedom of expression
https://scottishpen.org/statement-on-quaker-meeting-house-raid-and-freedom-of-expression/
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Scottish PEN
6 months ago
"A resounding victory for press freedom & the rule of law." Scottish PEN continues to stand in solidarity with
@asawinstanley.com
, & the use of counter-terrorism powers against journalists & activists must always be opposed at every level. (1)
electronicintifada.net/blogs/omar-k...
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UK court orders police return devices to EI journalist Asa Winstanley
Judge rules Asa Winstanley’s devices were unlawfully seized.
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/omar-karmi/uk-court-orders-police-return-devices-ei-journalist-asa-winstanley
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I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too?
action.wemove.eu/petition/202...
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No trade with War Criminals
EU ministers are meeting today to decide on trade with Israel. From bombings to starvation, these are deliberate acts. One country can stop the deal. Public pressure matters — add your voice!
https://action.wemove.eu/petition/2025-05-trial-EU-trade-Israel-petition-EN?akid=s6215136..bUFxE0
6 months ago
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PEN International
7 months ago
Over 100 years ago, PEN was founded on a vision to connect young writers. Today, that dream lives on through
@youngwriterspen.bsky.social
, uniting voices from 58 countries. Ege Dündar shares how young creatives are building global solidarity. 🔗
www.pen-international.org/committee-ne...
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Ege Dündar Introduces the Young Writers Committee — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
2 May 2025: A century after PEN’s founding, its youngest-ever board member, Ege Dündar, carries forward its mission by championing the voices of young writers worldwide. Today, Dündar reflects on the ...
https://www.pen-international.org/committee-news/ege-dndar-introduces-the-young-writers-committee
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The Continent
7 months ago
Long after whistleblowers hold the powerful to account, the powerful hold them ransom. Protection laws, where they exist, are hardly enforced. You can't ask Babita Deokaran or Ahmed Hussein-Suale. They were killed for trying to tell the truth.
#WorldPressFreedomDay
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No country for truth-tellers
Long after whistleblowers hold the powerful to account, the powerful hold them ransom. Protection laws, where they exist, are hardly enforced.
http://continent.substack.com/p/no-country-for-truth-tellers
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦
7 months ago
💢 EU ambassador calls death of journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna one of Russia's most heinous war crimes
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EU ambassador calls death of journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna one of Russia’s most heinous war crimes
Katarína Mathernová, EU Ambassador to Ukraine, has called the death of journalist and freelance writer for Ukrainska Pravda Viktoriia Roshchyna in captivity “one of the most horrific Russian war crime...
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/3/7510419/
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Scottish PEN
7 months ago
On
#WorldPressFreedomDay
, Scottish PEN remembers the many brave Palestinian journalists murdered by the Israeli military since this genocide began. We stand in solidarity with all the Palestinian journalists who continue to document Israel's war crimes.
www.newarab.com/features/rem...
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Remembering Gaza’s brave journalists on World Press Freedom Day
On World Press Freedom Day, we honour the courageous journalists in Gaza who were killed while documenting Israel’s genocide and fighting for press freedom
https://www.newarab.com/features/remembering-gazas-brave-journalists-world-press-freedom-day
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