💫As 2025 ends, we wish happy New Year and peaceful holidays. Despite challenges, Diaspora in Action advanced human rights through advocacy and accountability. Grateful to supporters, we recommit to resisting injustice and defending inclusive, democratic societies together with hope.🌏

✊🏽 On the 18th of December, International Migrants Day, we celebrated the strength and resilience of people who, for different reasons, find themselves leaving their country of origin.

🌍 Today, on Human Rights Day, we are reminded that human rights belong to everyone, across borders, identities, and beliefs. 🔇Yet, across India, these rights continue to face serious challenges. Read more here👇and check out our work to advance human rights in the world's largest democracy!

🚨 We are hiring! Are you looking for an internship in the field of Social Media & Communications? Do you enjoy content creation and using social media as a tool for positive change?👋 Then visit our website and apply: 👉 dahrd.org/get-involved/ ! 🚨 We receive applications on a rolling basis!

✨ Thank you for joining our event on Occupation, Identity, and Law, and a heartfelt thank you to our speakers Nadim Nashif (7amleh), @alettesmeulers.bsky.social (University of Groningen) and Prof. Helen Duffy (Leiden University) ! ✨ Stay tuned for our next events!🔔

🚨Join our speakers for a dialogue on how disinformation and propaganda have become central tools to legitimize war crimes and how international law can confront ongoing war crimes in Palestine!⚖️ Sign up here👉: gqr.sh/Za8w ! #Disinformation #HumanRights #InternationalLaw #Palestine #Justice

📣HAPPENING THIS FRIDAY!🔔 See you at our event on Occupation, Identity and Law on November 28th ! Our speakers will talk about war crimes, obstacles to justice, and dehumanizing narratives in Palestine. Sign up here 👉: gqr.sh/Za8w ! 📍 The Hague Humanity Hub 📅 November 28th, 17:00-19:00

🔔Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we reflect on one of the world’s most persistent and under-addressed human rights crises: violence against women and girls.

📣HAPPENING THIS FRIDAY!🔔 See you at our event on Occupation, Identity and Law on November 28th ! Our speakers will talk about war crimes, obstacles to justice, and dehumanizing narratives in Palestine. Sign up here 👉: gqr.sh/Za8w ! 📍 The Hague Humanity Hub 📅 November 28th, 17:00-19:00

👋Meet Helen Duffy, speaker at our event on November 28th, who will join us to talk about the pursuit of justice. Sign up here 👉: gqr.sh/Za8w and join us for a dialogue on oppression, identity and justice! 📍 The Hague Humanity Hub 🎙️ Fireside conversation + Q&A+ networking drinks

🚨 We are hiring! Are you looking for an internship in the field of Social Media & Communications? 👋 We look forward to receiving your application! For more information and how to apply, visit our website: 👉 gqr.sh/Uh9d ! 🚨 Deadline: 5th of December

🚨Nadim Nashif will join us online on November 28th to talk about how propaganda, cyberattacks, and disinformation are used to control narratives, legitimize violence, and dehumanize Palestinians. Sign up here 👉: gqr.sh/Za8w and see you in The Hague! 📍The Hague Humanity Hub 📅 November 28, 17:00

📢Meet @alettesmeulers.bsky.social who will join us on November 28th to talk about ongoing war crimes in Palestine and obstacles to justice for Palestinians. Sign up here 👉 gqr.sh/Za8w for a dialogue on oppression, identity and justice! 📍 The Hague Humanity Hub 📅 November 28th, 17:00-19:00

🚨Join our speakers for a dialogue on how disinformation and propaganda have become central tools to legitimize war crimes and how international law can confront ongoing war crimes in Palestine!⚖️ Sign up here👉: gqr.sh/Za8w ! #Disinformation #HumanRights #InternationalLaw #Palestine #Justice

📢SPEAKER UPDATE: Nadim Nashif of @7amleh.bsky.social will join us online on November 28th to discuss how disinformation and propaganda have become central tools to dehumanize Palestinians. Sign up here 👉: gqr.sh/Za8w ! 📍 The Hague Humanity Hub 📅 November 28th, 17:00

📢Join us for a dialogue on oppression and justice with Prof. @alettesmeulers.bsky.social and Prof. Helen Duffy to hear how international law can confront human rights violations and war crimes. 📍 Hague Humanity Hub 📅 November 28, 17:00. 🔥Fireside chat + networking drinks! 👉: gqr.sh/Za8w !

🚨 New Report alert🚨 Our new report reveals how #Meta failed to prevent anti-Muslim hate during the Bihar Assembly elections letting #Facebook become a megaphone for dehumanising #propaganda. Read it here 👉 dahrd.org/report/algor... !

📢Join us for a dialogue on oppression and justice with Prof. @alettesmeulers.bsky.social and Prof. Helen Duffy to hear how international law can confront human rights violations in Palestine. 📍 Hague Humanity Hub 📅 November 28, 17:00-19:00 🔥Fireside chat + networking drinks! 👉: gqr.sh/Za8w !

✊On the 2nd of November, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we stood in solidarity with journalists everywhere and we called on governments around the world to fulfil their duty to protect those who risk their safety to report the truth.

✨ Event Recap ✨ Last Thursday,in The Hague, we hosted a conversation on freedom of religion, democracy, and minority rights! Thank you to our speakers, Isa Kahraman (NSC) and Emre Gungor (Volt), to our co-moderators, and to everyone who joined! 🔥Stay tuned for updates on our next event!

🔔HAPPENING TODAY! 🔔 📢Looking forward to meeting you at our fireside chat today at 17:00 at The Hague Humanity Hub! Come and meet the speakers to talk about the future of democracy and why it matters to all of us! Sign up here👉 shorturl.at/BDsMv !

📣Introducing Dr. Sanjukta Poddar (@unileiden.bsky.social), co-moderator at our event on Faith, Freedom, and the Fracturing of Democracy taking place tomorrow at The Hague Humanity Hub! Take part in this conversation! Sign up here 👉 shorturl.at/BDsMv ! 📅 Date & Time: October 16th, 17:00-19:00.

📣 Speaker Update! 🔥Emre Gungor, candidate for @voltnederland.org, will join @daniellehirsch.bsky.social (GoenLinks-PvdA), Fatimahzra Belhirch (D66) and Isa Kahraman (NSC) at our fireside chat on October 16th ! 🙌 Curious to meet our speakers? Book your spot here 👉 shorturl.at/BDsMv !

👋Meet @daniellehirsch.bsky.social, Member of Parliament for @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social, our third speaker at our event on October 16th! Curious to hear her standpoints and priorities ahead of Dutch elections? Sign up here 👉 shorturl.at/BDsMv and ask your questions! See you there!🔥

👋Meet Fatimazhra Belhirch, Senator of @d66.nl, one of the speakers at our event on Faith, Freedom and the Fracturing of Democracy on October 16th! 🔥Curious to hear her standpoints on minority rights and on the future of democracy? Sign up here 👉 shorturl.at/BDsMv and ask your questions!

🚨Meet Isa Kahraman (NSC), the first of our speakers, who will join our fireside conversation to discuss his standpoints on rights-based politics!✊ Book your spot here 👉 shorturl.at/BDsMv to ask your burning questions to the panellists! ‼️See you on October 16th at The Hague Humanity Hub!

🚨BIG BREAKING: Member of Parliament Danielle Hirsch @daniellehirsch.bsky.social (@gl_pvda ) will also join us on the 16th of October for our conversation on faith, freedom and fractured democracy ! 🔥Join us and ask your burning questions! 🔥 Sign up here👉: shorturl.at/BDsMv!

🔥Join us for a fireside conversation with @mariekekoekkoek.voltnederland.org (Volt), Fatimazhra Belhirch (D66), and Isa Kahraman (NSC) on freedom of religion and civil rights ahead of Dutch elections! Sign up here 👉https://shorturl.at/BDsMv ! #freedomofreligion #dutchelections #humanrights

🚨Join us for a powerful conversation with Marieke Koekkoek (Volt), Fatimazhra Belhirch (D66), & Isa Kahraman (NSC) on civil society, minority rights & polarization! ✊Let’s talk about the future of democracy and why it matters to all of us! Sign up below and see you there!

Join us next week at The Hague Humanity Hub! 🤝Would you like to join MigraVoice as an expert in any field or journalist with a migration background? Are you from a global majority country and would you like to connect? 👉 Sign up to our networking sessions! We look forward to meeting you!

The next article in #MigraVoice blog series is live! Farai Hawthorn, whose name has been changed to protect their identity, describes displaced people's daily life in relief camps in #Manipur. ✴️ Read the full article here (may contain distressing content)➡️ thelondonstory.org/2025/08/22/m...

New blog post: The Karnataka High Court has reserved its judgment on the SAHYOG Portal, a little-known but powerful tool that enables mass online content takedowns. In Part II of our series, we unpack the courtroom arguments: Read here 👉 thelondonstory.org/2025/08/19/s...

🌍 On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we raise our voices to remind the world that India’s indigenous Adivasi peoples face systematic persecution. 1/8 #IndigenousPeoplesDay #Adivasis #humanrights @ldnminingnetwork.bsky.social

🚨Introducing our #Migravoice expert Elena Tacchini, part of the advocacy team at The London Story. Besides her research in political violence and hate speech, Elena has a strong passion for justice. 💪 Join Migravoice as an expert and contribute to a stronger, united voice: ➡️ lnkd.in/eTuA2Bi4

Karnataka’s new draft Misinformation Bill proposes sweeping powers to regulate online "misinformation." Our latest piece in @thewire.in examines how the bill threatens to criminalise dissent and erode free expression. 📰Read our article here:http://bit.ly/46aMhzh Follow our🧵 for more insights! 1/8

📢 Today, as part of the Global Alliance Against Digital Hate and Extremism we issued our open letter to President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu & Commissioners @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social Stéphane Séjourné, @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu & Roberto Viola. Read it: bit.ly/4eBtU8C

🚨 NEW POLL: roughly TWICE as many people in France, Germany & Spain want the EU to break up Big Tech giants, as those who don't. @ec.europa.eu will soon decide whether to dismantle Google's toxic adtech monopoly. Will it listen to EU citizens and #BreakUpBigTech? peoplevsbig.tech/large-majori...

📢The European Commission is deciding if it will dismantle Google's toxic ad-tech monopoly. In France, Germany & Spain, twice as many people want the EU to #BreakUpBigTech compared to those who don't. @ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu European citizens are demanding that you break up Google!

📣 Are you at #IGF2025? Come visit The London Story Booth & discover #Migravoice — a powerful new platform amplifying migrant voices in European newsrooms. 🇪🇺 We're building a media landscape that truly reflects the diversity of Europe — and that means migrant voices must be part of the conversation.

Is India's new data protection law adequate in the eyes of the EU? Not quite! 🔒We outline a case from early 2024 where the European Data Protection Supervisor (@EU_EDPS) denied the European Investment Bank (@EIB)'s request to transfer EU data to India. Here's what happened 🧵1/5

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for our event, Voices from the Margins: Diversifying Voices in European Media during the #JustPeace Festival! 🕊️

👏It’s a wrap! After two content-packed days. We organised the #MigraVoice boot camp training for Europe-based migrant journalists with the hope that it will help diversify migrant voices in the Media. 1/3

This International Day for Countering Hate Speech, follow our thread as we expose how PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Hindu nationalist politicians, journalists and influencers are deliberately using hate speech to divide Indian society, dehumanise minorities, and dismantle democracy. 1/9

Mit über 116.000 Unterschriften waren wir heute in Brüssel und haben die Zerschlagung von #Google gefordert. Der Tech-Konzern missbraucht seine Marktmacht und schadet der Vielfalt im Netz und der Demokratie. Die EU kann und sollte dagegen vorgehen − und Google aufspalten! @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu

Mit mehr als 116.000 Unterschriften waren wir heute in Brüssel und haben die Zerschlagung von Google gefordert. Der Tech-Konzern missbraucht seine Monopolstellung und schadet der Vielfalt im Netz und unserer Demokratie. Die EU kann und sollte dagegen vorgehen − und den Konzern zerschlagen!

🚨 Today we're sending a loud message to the EU to stand up to the tech oligarchy and #BreakUpBigTech! 📣📣 We've delivered a petition from +115,000 people calling on @ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu to break up Google, ahead of its major ruling on Google's toxic online advertising monopoly.

Trump and his tech billionaire friends want to stop the @ec.europa.eu from holding Big Tech to account. Now 116,000+ people and 35+CSOs are urging the @ec.europa.eu and Commissioner @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu to stand firm, Break Up Google and #BreakUpBigTech! Read our declaration bit.ly/4ndufT8!

See you next week in The #Hague for the #JustPeace Festival! 👋🏾 Join us on the 19th of June for our event, Voices from the margins: diversifying voices in European media!

Petitions incoming❕#Google’s ad #monopoly is destroying independent journalism and threatening #democracy by draining the revenue newsrooms rely on 💰📰 Ready to Break up the #BigTech oligarchy? Sign the #petitions! 👇🏾

🤝We're building a new community of #migrant, #refugee & #expat experts here in Europe! Would you like to join as an expert in any field with a migration background? 👨🏾‍🏫👩🏿‍🦰👩🏿‍🏫👨🏻‍💻👷🏾‍♂️👨🏾‍🦰👩🏻‍🏭