July 9, 2024 A Saudi court has sentenced Asaad al-Ghamdi, a 47-year-old teacher, to 20 years in prison solely for his peaceful social media activity. Human Rights Watch highlights this case as part of Saudi Arabia’s escalating crackdown on freedom of expression and transnational repression. On May 29, 2024, the […]
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Leah Levin, a pioneering British human rights advocate and author of the influential 1981 book “Human Rights: Questions and Answers,” passed away on May 25 in London at age 98. Her book, a fundamental resource translated into 36 languages, remains a cornerstone in human rights education. Born in Lithuania in […]
Source: frontlinedefenders.org Laureates hail from Cyprus, Honduras, Mozambique, Pakistan and Palestine Front Line Defenders announced the five winners of its top distinction, the 2024 Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk, at a special ceremony in Dublin this morning.Laureates from each of the major global regions traveled to Ireland to accept […]
Source: Axios.com In a shocking development, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has reportedly died, according to a statement from Russia’s prison service. Navalny, 47, known for exposing corruption within Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, had been imprisoned and relentlessly persecuted by the Russian state. The Russian penitentiary service announced that Navalny […]