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By collaborating with @Article19org, @CIVICUSalliance, & @ICNLalliance on the #CivicSpaceInitiative, World Movement is helping civil society activists understand their rights to peacefully assemble, associate, and express themselves. Learn more here:
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How can international support and relationships with Parliamentarians support #RightToFunding for CSOs? In #Kyrgyzstan CSOs develop relationships to oppose restrictions and maintain public support. Learn more here: https://t.co/ehbMHZE9ex
Vietnamese blogger & Radio Free Asia contributor Truong Duy Nhat was kidnapped from Thailand in January 2019 while seeking political asylum from #Vietnam. He has been held in T-16 prison in Hanoi, Vietnam ever since. Join the call to #SetThemFree: https://t.co/2vekZnmPbu
Activists in #Azerbaijan are “some of the most suppressed and persecuted groups in the country, living under the constant threat of arbitrary arrest, imprisonment, or violence.” Learn their stories and #SetThemFree: https://t.co/VJnV2vHhdZ
The government in #Venezuela has brutally cracked down on all protesters with arbitrary arrests & excessive use of force. We spoke to the family of @gilbercaro, former opposition party legislator and political prisoner, to learn his story. Watch below and #SetThemFree!
Nelson Mandela was detained for 27 years solely because of his political advocacy. Today, thousands remain in jail as prisoners of conscience. This #MandelaDay, we are spotlighting their stories. Join the call to #SetThemFree! https://t.co/lnKVHcjbr5
Live-stream now: Monitoring #MediaFreedom in Latin America: How Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 is Boosting Civil Society Engagement: . Featuring #mediadev #pressfreedom #NEDevents #SDGs #SDG16
Happening now! #Nigerian #BreakingBarriersWestAfrica ambassador @zeechampion2019 @Freedom Radio Dutse,JIGAWA state, educating the public on creating an enabling environment for young women’s participation in politics@WYMDnetwork @MoveDemocracy
In a letter to the editor re: @NEDemocracy President, Carl Gershman's piece on the treatment of Uyghurs in China, Rosemary Burke from Fairfax says:
"It is a crime against humanity. Each such crime makes us all less human."